Twitch

About

Twitch is a social video platform where gamers can broadcast, watch, and talk about video games.

San Francisco,California,United States
1001 - 5000
https://www.twitch.tv

Highlights

Details

Last Funding Type: Series B
Last Funding Money Raised: $15M
Industries: Gaming,Media and Entertainment,Social Media,Video,Video Games,Video Streaming
Founded date: Jan 1, 2007
Number Of Employee: 1001 - 5000
Operating Status: Active
Legal Name: Twitch Interactive, Inc.
Also Known As: twitch.tv,Twitch Interactive

Twitch is a social video platform where gamers can broadcast, watch and talk about video games. Twitch’s video platform is the backbone of both live and distribution for the entire video game ecosystem. This includes game developers, publishers, media outlets, events, user-generated content, and the entire esports scene. In February 2014, Wall Street Journal ranked Twitch as the 4th largest website in terms of peak internet traffic in the U.S. fortifying the brand as an entertainment industry leader and the epicenter of social video for gamers.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds

Total Funding Amount

3

$35M

Twitch has raised a total of $35M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Sep 30, 2013 from a Series C round.

Announced Date	Round	Money Raised	Number of Investors	Lead Investors	Post Valuation
Sep 30, 2013	Series C	$20M	6	Thrive Capital	—	Detail
Sep 19, 2012	Series B	$15M	3	Bessemer Venture Partners	—	Detail
Mar 19, 2007	Seed	—	2	—	—	Detail

Investments

Number of Investments

Number of Lead Investments

8

0

Twitch has made 8 investments. Their most recent investment was on Mar 16, 2022, when Wasoko raised $125M.

Date Company Name	Round	Money Raised	Industry	Lead Investor
Mar 16, 2022 Wasoko	Series B	$125M	Consumer Goods	—
Oct 12, 2021 NFTically	Seed	$500K	Blockchain	—
Jul 14, 2021 OneCode	Seed	$5M	Digital Marketing	—
Mar 4, 2021 Euler Motors	Series A	₹300M	Automotive	—
Feb 8, 2021 Newton School	Series A	$5M	E-Learning	—

Investors

Number of Lead Investors

Number of Investors

2

9

Twitch is funded by 9 investors. Thrive Capital and Alsop Louie Partners are the most recent investors.

Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round
Thrive Capital	Yes	Series C
Alsop Louie Partners	—	Series C
Bessemer Venture Partners	—	Series C
Nelstone Ventures	—	Series C
Take-Two Interactive Software	—	Series C
WestSummit Capital	—	Series C
Draper Associates	—	Series B
SVA	—	Seed
Y Combinator	—	Seed

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles

92

Twitch has 92 current employee profiles, including Employee Deval Shah

Employee

Employee

Employee

Executive

Employee

Acquisition

Twitch has acquired 6 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was GoodGame on Dec 9, 2014. They acquired GoodGame for 0.

Date Company Name	Industry	Acquisition Type	Price
Dec 9, 2014 GoodGame	Gaming	—	—	Detail
Aug 16, 2016 Curse	Digital Media	acquisition	—	Detail
Aug 17, 2017 ClipMine	Internet	—	—	Detail
Dec 13, 2018 Revlo	Computer	acquisition	—	Detail
Jun 18, 2019 Bebo	Internet	acquisition	$ 25M	Detail