Kevin Lin

Kevin Lin (Chinese name: ) is an entrepreneur and technology executive who co-founded the live-streaming service Twitch and served as its chief operating officer (COO). Twitch emerged from the live-video platform Justin.tv and was acquired by Amazon in 2014 for about $970 million. After leaving Twitch, Lin founded the interactive entertainment company Metatheory, which raised a $24 million Series A round in 2022.

Early life Lin was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1982. He graduated from Yale University with a degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.

Career

Twitch Lin was an executive at Justin.tv and Twitch during the period when the company focused its gaming category into Twitch as a separate brand in 2011.

Metatheory In 2021, Lin founded Metatheory, an interactive entertainment company focused on games and virtual worlds that use blockchain technology. Taipei Times reported that Lin acquired the Sundance Asia license and organized the event in Taipei with partners Iris Wu and Jonathan Liao under a three-year deal.

Gold House With Bing Chen, Kevin Lin co-founded Gold House in 2018. The organization aims to support the Asian American community "By connecting executives across industries, financing new ventures and reshaping AAPI portrayals" and other initiatives.