Gaby Spartz

In 2009, Spartz launched Spartz Media (now Dose), a company that crowdsourced content from its users, across dozens of websites.[3] GivesMeHope, one of the web properties, asked readers to share their answer to the question “What gives you hope?” in short anonymous stories.[4] The website was created as a response to FMyLife,[5] and went on to become a published book.[6]

In 2015, the company changed its name to Dose, launched Dose.com and raised $25 million in venture financing.[7][8]

Spartz started streaming on Twitch in 2015, while working at Dose. She became a Twitch partner in April 2015, and that summer, she left Dose to focus on full-time streaming and doing commentary at high-level Magic: The Gathering events.[1] As a contractor for Wizards of the Coast, she writes articles for their website, DailyMTG.com.[9] She’s been involved in tournament reporting,[10] the worldwide release of Magic: The Gathering Arena[11] and special game modes in Arena, such as “Gaby’s Greedy Draft”.[12]

Spartz was named to INC’s 30 under 30 class of 2013.[2] She’s on Built in Chicago’s list of female founders who have raised over $1M.[13] Spartz was named one of the “Best Female Streamers To Watch” by Tech Junkie,[14] one of the “Best Streamers to Improve your Gameplay” by Gamerant,[15] and a Twitch Ambassador for Twitchcon 2019.[16]

Spartz was born and raised in Quito, Ecuador. She is the younger of two sisters. She went to school at the University of Notre Dame.[17] She now lives in Denver, Colorado.[18]

Spartz married Emerson Spartz, her college boyfriend, in 2011.[19] They divorced in 2017.[20]