Reddit Names Y Combinator’s Michael Seibel to Board, Replacing Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian
Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorReddit announced the appointment of Michael Seibel, a venture-capital investor, adviser and entrepreneur, to its board of directors.The news comes less than a week after co-founder Alexis Ohanian said he was resigning from the company’s board and urged Reddit to select a Black candidate to replace him.Seibel is a partner at early-stage VC firm Y Combinator and CEO of the YC startup accelerator program (which, prior to Seibel’s tenure, helped launch Reddit in 2005). He previously co-founded Justin.tv, the forerunner of Twitch; and mobile social-video startup Socialcam.