Twitch

company

About

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

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