James Boehm is an entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and COO of several companies related to online gaming services, including Mixer, MCProHosting, and Rule.

In August 2011, when he was 14 years old, Boehm and Matt Salsamendi co-founded a game server provider called MCProHosting.

^[4]It was the first of multiple companies that they founded together.

In July 2013, they founded RuleMedia.

A sister company of MCProhosting, a company that provides services related to film production aid, post-production mastering, and graphic design to enhance the standards within the online entertainment industry. ^[5]

In August 2014, Boehm co-founded Beam, an interactive live game streaming service.

He worked as their COO until August 2016, when the company was bought by Microsoft and renamed Mixer.

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When the acquisition took place, Microsoft employed Boehm as a Senior Community Manager.

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In 2016, Boehm and his co-founder Matt Salsamendi won 2016's TechCrunch Disrupt New York. They received a $50,000 reward. ^{[6] [2]}

Later that year, he became Thiel fellow. ^[8]

In late 2017, it was announced that Boehm would be on the Forbes 30 Under 30 for 2018. He was listed in the 'Gaming' and 'Youngest' categories. ^{[9] [0]}