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About
Emmett Shear was the Founder and CEO of Twitch. Mr. Shear was also a 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.
Position in the VCSift Database
- • 2,490 investors hold the Founder role in VCSift. Emmett Shear is one of them.
- • 7,285 investors are based in San Francisco, California, United States.
Data sourced from 410,343 investor profiles. Updated July 2026.
Investment Focus
- Stages
- seed
- Location
- San Francisco, US
Contact Information
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