Emmett Shear (born 1983) is an Internet entrepreneur and investor. He is the co-founder of live video platforms
Justin.tv and
TwitchTV. He's also a part-time partner at venture capital firm
Y Combinator. Shear is also co-founder of Kiko Software, the first
AJAX-based online calendar. Shear graduated from
Yale University in 2005 with a degree in computer science.