Additionally, Amazon Inc. paid him $970 Million to acquire his asset company.
The two created the calendar app Kiko while they were at Y Combinator, and when Google Calendar was released, they sold it on eBay for a price of $250,000.
Justin.tv, which debuted in 2007, was one of the biggest live video platforms in the world, with over 30 million unique users monthly.
Twitch was formally acquired by Amazon on August 25, 2014, for an alleged $970,000,000. Shear announced his resignation as CEO in March 2023, and Daniel J. Clancy will succeed him.