Twitch
Twitch was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in San Francisco, US
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Key People/Management at Twitch
Emmett Shear
CEO and Founder
Sara Clemens
COO
Chris Millward
VP Engineering
Colin Carrier
CSO
Zia Syed
Director of Engineering
Matthew DiPietro
SVP Marketing
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Twitch Office Locations
Twitch has offices in San Francisco, Maplewood, Hamburg, Weston and in 15 other locations
San Francisco, US (HQ)
225 Bush Street, Suite 900
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Twitch Financials and Metrics
Summary Metrics
Founding Date | 2007 |
Total Funding | $35 m |
Investors | Draper Associates, WestSummit Capital, Alsop Louie Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, Take-Two Interactive Software, Thrive Capital |
In total, Twitch had raised $35 m. Twitch is a subsidiary of Amazon
Twitch Acquisitions / Subsidiaries
| Acquired Company | Date | Deal Size |
|---|---|---|
| Curse (205) | August 16, 2016 |
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Twitch News and Updates
April 20, 2018
Twitch becomes unexpected casualty in Russia’s Telegram ban
The world’s most popular livestreaming site appears to be caught in the crossfire as Russia fights popular encrypted messaging app Telegram. Russian streamers are reportedly unable to stream or watch other channels, having to find tricks to get around the ban. One of the first acknowledgements came …
April 19, 2018
Russia’s game of Telegram whack-a-mole grows to 19M blocked IPs, hitting Twitch, Spotify and more
As the messaging app Telegram continues to try to evade Russian authorities by switching up its IP addresses, Russia’s regulator Roskomnadzor (RKN) has continued its game of whack-a-mole to try to lock it down by knocking out complete swathes of IP address. The resulting chase how now ballooned to n…
April 19, 2018
Rarebits raises $6 million for site where you can buy and sell CryptoKitties
Rarebits has raised $6 million in venture funding for its blockchain-based store where you can buy and sell digital assets such as CryptoKitties. CryptoKitties are blockchain-based digital kittens that can be bought and sold for as much as $200,000. That seems kind of nutty, then you probably think…
April 11, 2018
Drake played 'Fortnite' on Twitch with Ninja again, but with $5,000 on the line
Drake joined Fortnite streamer Ninja once again, but this time he upped the ante.
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On Tuesday, Drake played a duos live stream of Fortnite with Twitch streamer Ninja. He played under his handle TheBoyDuddus.…
April 11, 2018
Drake gave his favorite video game streamer $5,000 after another successful round of 'Fortnite'
Drake made his second appearance on video game streaming service Twitch last night, again playing "Fortnite: Battle Royale" with Tyler "Ninja" Blevins.
Last time Drake played with Ninja, they set records for peak viewership for the platform.
Drake gave Ninja $5,000 at the end of the evening, fulf…
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