Bessemer Venture Partners - Twitch Memo
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- Jul 7, 2012
- #StartupInvesting #Business
A spin-out of a famously failed startup (Justin.tv), Twitch lets you watch others play games. Back in 2012, the whole idea struck us as ridiculous, and there was no monetization yet...
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Mar 16, 2021
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A spin-out of a famously failed startup (Justin.tv), Twitch lets you watch others play games. Back in 2012, the whole idea struck us as ridiculous, and there was no monetization yet, but first-time founder/CEO Emmet Shear impressed David Cowan and Ethan Kurzweil. Just two years later, Amazon bought Twitch for a billion dollars.