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Twitch Founders

Justin Kan
Justin Kan
Cofounder of Twitch, working on Rye & Stash
 Kevin Lin
Kevin Lin
CEO of Metatheory, GP Lifelike Capital, Co-founder and former COO of Twitch, Co-...
 Kyle Vogt
Kyle Vogt
CEO at The Bot Company

YC Companies Founded by Twitch Alumni

40 YC-backed companies founded by former Twitch employees

Direct - 13 companies

Inkeep YC W23
inkeep.com
Twitch → Inkeep
Robert Tran Robert Tran (Software Engineer)
Jam.gg YC S20
jam.gg
Twitch → Jam.gg
Benjamin Devienne Benjamin Devienne (Head of Research)
OpenSea YC W18
opensea.io
Twitch → OpenSea
Batuhan Buyukakkan Batuhan Buyukakkan (Content Creator)
Scout
cpgscout.ai
Twitch → Scout
Jordan W. Jordan W. (Software Engineering Intern)
SlashAuth
slashauth.xyz
Twitch → SlashAuth
Ned Rockson Ned Rockson (Director of Engineering, Video on Demand) Nic Salhuana Nic Salhuana (Senior Software Engineer)
T3 Chat YC W22
t3.chat
Twitch → T3 Chat
Theo Browne Theo Browne (Software Engineer)
Zerocater
zerocater.com
Twitch → Zerocater
Arram Sabeti Arram Sabeti (Office Operations)
Canvas AI (YC F24) YC F24
canvas.inc
Twitch → Canvas AI (YC F24)
Essam Sleiman Essam Sleiman (Applied AI Research)
Cruise YC W14
getcruise.com
Twitch → Cruise
Kyle Vogt Kyle Vogt (Co-Founder)
Debrief
getdebrief.com
Twitch → Debrief
Nic Salhuana Nic Salhuana (Senior Software Engineer)
Ecliptor (YC W24) YC W24
ecliptor.ai
Twitch → Ecliptor (YC W24)
Andre Fu Andre Fu (Machine Learning Engineer) Nanki Grewal Nanki Grewal (Software Engineer)
Firebender YC W24
firebender.com
Twitch → Firebender
Aman Gottumukkala Aman Gottumukkala (Software Engineer)
Gather YC S19
gather.town
Twitch → Gather
Alex Chen Alex Chen (Software Engineer, Intern)

Level 1 - 25 companies

edgetrace YC W24
edgetrace.ai
Twitch → Cruise → edgetrace
David Okao David Okao (Senior Software Engineer)
Ferveret YC S21
ferveret.com
Twitch → Cruise → Ferveret
Reza Azizian Reza Azizian (Senior Thermal Design Engineer)
Gather YC S19
gather.town
Twitch → Cruise → Gather
Nathan Foss Nathan Foss (AV Software Engineering Intern)
Kabilah YC W24
kabilah.com
Twitch → OpenSea → Kabilah
Sarah Raza Sarah Raza (Product Engineer)
Hestus YC W19
hestus.co
Twitch → Cruise → Hestus
Kevin Chu Kevin Chu (Director of Autonomous Vehicle Engineering)
Ironledger Ai YC S25
ironledger.ai
Twitch → Cruise → Ironledger Ai
Nick Amore Nick Amore (Business Operations)
Kiyo Robotics
kiyorobotics.com
Twitch → Cruise → Kiyo Robotics
Dar Mehta Dar Mehta (Perception Software Engineering Intern)
LanceDB YC W22
lancedb.com
Twitch → Cruise → LanceDB
Lei Xu Lei Xu (Staff Software Engineer)
Lexer
lexer.ai
Twitch → Cruise → Lexer
Zheng Hao Tan Zheng Hao Tan (Senior Software Engineer)
Mocha YC S23
getmocha.com
Twitch → Cruise → Mocha
Nicholas Charriere Nicholas Charriere (Senior Software Engineer) Ben Reinhart Ben Reinhart (Engineer and Team Lead)
Openmart YC W24
openmart.com
Twitch → Cruise → Openmart
Richard He Richard He (Senior Software Engineer)
Revoy YC W22
revoy.com
Twitch → Cruise → Revoy
Ian Rust Ian Rust (Founding Engineer)
Rocketable YC S14
rocketable.com
Twitch → Cruise → Rocketable
Alan Wells Alan Wells (Senior Manager, Product Management - AV Behavior)
Socratix Ai YC S25
getsocratix.ai
Twitch → Cruise → Socratix Ai
Satya Vasanth Reddy Satya Vasanth Reddy (Senior Software Engineer II - AI Foundations)
SpaceRyde YC W19
spaceryde.com
Twitch → Cruise → SpaceRyde
Sohrab Haghighat Sohrab Haghighat (Controls Engineer)
Thorntale (YC W24) YC W24
thorntale.com
Twitch → Cruise → Thorntale (YC W24)
Ellen Hui Ellen Hui (Senior Site Reliability Engineer)
Turntable (YC W23) YC W23
turntable.so
Twitch → Cruise → Turntable (YC W23)
Justin Leder Justin Leder (Manager, Operations Analytics)
Unthread YC S22
unthread.io
Twitch → Cruise → Unthread
Tom Bachant Tom Bachant (Senior Engineering Manager) Jake McCloskey Jake McCloskey (Senior Software Engineer)
Airtrain AI (YC S22) YC S22
airtrain.ai
Twitch → Cruise → Airtrain AI (YC S22)
Emmanuel Turlay Emmanuel Turlay (Senior Software Engineer)
Aquarium (acq. Notion) YC S20
aquariumlearning.com
Twitch → Cruise → Aquarium (acq. Notion)
Peter Gao Peter Gao (Engineering Manager) Quinn Johnson Quinn Johnson (Engineering Manager)
AtoB YC S20
atob.com
Twitch → Cruise → AtoB
Vignan Velivela Vignan Velivela (Software Engineer)
baserun YC S23
baserun.ai
Twitch → Cruise → baserun
Effy Zhang Effy Zhang (Staff Product Designer)
Centaur.ai YC W19
centaur.ai
Twitch → Cruise → Centaur.ai
Tom Gellatly Tom Gellatly (Engineering Manager: Mapping + Data Labeling)
Craftwork YC S23
craftwork.com
Twitch → Cruise → Craftwork
Joey Skavroneck Joey Skavroneck (MBA Intern, Deployments)
MathDash YC W24
mathdash.com
Twitch → Gather → MathDash
Akshaj K. Akshaj K. (Software Engineer)

Level 2 - 3 companies

Pingo Ai YC S25
mypingoai.com
Twitch → Cruise → Openmart → Pingo Ai
Michael Xing Michael Xing (AI Engineering Intern)
Centralize YC S20
usecentralize.com
Twitch → Cruise → AtoB → Centralize
Rachit Kataria 👨🏽‍🌾 Rachit Kataria 👨🏽‍🌾 (Senior Software Engineer)
Telophase (YC S23) YC S23
telophase.dev
Twitch → Cruise → AtoB → Telophase (YC S23)
Ethan Blackburn Ethan Blackburn (Engineering Manager)

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Who founded Twitch?

Twitch was founded by Justin Kan, Kevin Lin and Kyle Vogt.

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