Overview
- Gender
- male
- Investor Type
- Angel
- Investor Stage
- Seed
Emmett Shear is founder and CEO of Twitch (www.twitch.tv), the world’s leading video platform and community for gamers. Mr. Shear is also co-founder of Justin.tv and a part-time partner at venture capital firm Y Combinator, where he advises fledgling startups on product and strategy. Mr. Shear graduated from Yale University in 2005 and in 2012 was included in Forbes Magazine on their 30 under 30 list. Twitch launched in 2011, and in 2014 The Wall Street Journal cited the brand as having the 4th largest peak internet traffic in the U.S.
Personal Investments
Number of Investments
5
Emmett Shear has made 5 investments. Their most recent investment was on
Apr 30, 2018, when Substack raised $2M.
| Date | Company Name | Round | Money Raised | Industry | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2018 |
Biobot Analytics
|
Seed | $2.50M | Analytics | Detail |
| Apr 30, 2018 |
Substack
|
Seed | $2M | Content Creators | Detail |
| Oct 4, 2017 |
Torch
|
Seed | $2.40M | Corporate Training | Detail |
| Aug 12, 2015 |
Scentbird
|
Seed | $1M | Beauty | Detail |
| Mar 14, 2014 |
Cruise
|
Seed | $4.30M | Artificial Intelligence | Detail |
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