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Michael Seibel (born October 7, 1982) is a partner at Y Combinator and co-founder of two startups – Justin.tv/Twitch and Socialcam. He first joined Y Combinator in 2013, advising hundreds of startups, and has been active in promoting diversity efforts among startup founders.
Michael Seibel works at Y Combinator as a Group Partner and Managing Director of YC early stage. He joined YC in 2013 as a Part-time Partner and in 2014 as a full-time Group Partner. Michael also serves on the board of two YC companies, Reddit and Dropbox.
Michael Seibel is a partner at Y Combinator, a startup accelerator that invests in early-stage companies. He is also the founder of Mattermost, an open source Slack-alternative for privacy-conscious enterprises.
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Mar 15, 2024 · Michael Seibel, the former CEO of YC, announced that he will return to his original role of YC Group Partner after 8 years of leading the accelerator. He shared his reasons for the transition and his vision for the next 10+ years at YC.
Michael Seibel is a Group Partner at Y Combinator, the accelerator that invested in Airbnb, Stripe, and Coinbase. He cofounded Justin.tv and Socialcam, which sold to Autodesk and Twitch, respectively.
Aug 4, 2017 · Learn how Michael Seibel, who sold his first company Twitch to Amazon for $970 million, became the CEO of Y Combinator, the most successful startup accelerator in the world. Watch the video and read the article to discover his story and advice.
Jun 8, 2021 · Michael Seibel, managing director of Y Combinator, talks to Nilay Patel about the problems and opportunities for founders in the pandemic era. He also addresses the controversies around the program's decisions to kick out some founders for their tweets.
