Emmett Shear

Emmett Shear is a seasoned entrepreneur and investor known for their pivotal role as CEO of Twitch and their founding of Justin.TV Inc. Currently, Emmett serves as a Visiting Group Partner at Y Combinator and holds the position of part-time Partner. Additionally, Emmett is an angel investor for Fathom, a Y Combinator startup from the W21 cohort. Emmett's educational background includes a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Yale University, where studies were completed between 2001 and 2005, along with earlier coursework at the University of Washington from 1997 to 1998.