Justin Kan
VCGeneral Partner, Goat Capital
Twitch co-founder turned early-stage VC
Background
Justin Kan co-founded Justin.tv in 2007 and Twitch in 2011, which Amazon acquired for $970M in 2014. He co-founded legal-tech startup Atrium in 2017, which shut down in 2020. In 2020 he co-founded Goat Capital with Robin Chan, an early-stage fund with ~$50M AUM that positions itself as founder-operators investing alongside teams rather than passive capital. The fund has backed 94+ companies with 8 unicorns in the portfolio including Razorpay and Mercury. Goat Capital's most recent investment was in Wabi in November 2025.
Investment Thesis
Founder-operator investing alongside teams rather than as passive capital; targets consumer, gaming, digital health, climate, and robotics at pre-seed to Series A globally with emphasis on US and Southeast Asia.
Investment Focus
Stages
Typical check: $500K–$3M
Sectors
Based in: Global, US and Southeast Asia focus (North America)