Where does Kyle Forster work?

Kyle Forster is Founder of Big Switch Networks and Founder at Runwhen.

What companies did Kyle Forster found?

Kyle Forster founded Big Switch Networks, Runwhen.

Where did Kyle Forster go to school?

Kyle Forster studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA, Business); Stanford University (MS, Computer Science); Princeton University (BSE, Electrical Engineering).

Kyle Forster

Founder

Founder at Runwhen

London, England, United Kingdom

FoundedBig Switch Networks Runwhen

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299 people in our graph share verified history with Kyle — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Kulpreet SinghunlockedKyle: together at Runwhen (2025–2026)

×9Kyle: together at Seedcamp 2023

×2Kyle: together at Scient Corporation

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Runwhen's investors · 2

Aviso VenturesSeattle SeedcampLondon · $378K – $1.1M checks

Experience

RunWhenFounder / CEOcurrent2021 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
GoogleSr Director, Kubernetes2020 — 2021Sunnyvale, California, United States
Big Switch NetworksFounder2010 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
JoostVP, Product Management and Design2007 — 2009
Cisco SystemsProduct Management / Strategy2004 — 2007
MicrosoftProduct Management2003
Scient CorporationDeveloper/Engineering Manager/Project Leader1999 — 2002

Skills & more

Business Strategy12Cisco Technologies10Enterprise Software25Start-ups56Routing5Strategy41Mobile Applications9Security3Product Marketing6Switches6Product Management79Java1

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Kyle Forster?: Founder at Runwhen
Where does Kyle Forster work?: Kyle Forster is Founder of Big Switch Networks and Founder at Runwhen.
What companies did Kyle Forster found?: Kyle Forster founded Big Switch Networks, Runwhen.
Where did Kyle Forster go to school?: Kyle Forster studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA, Business); Stanford University (MS, Computer Science); Princeton University (BSE, Electrical Engineering).

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Fabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ Labs Ryan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)Dario AmodeiCo-founder & CEO of Anthropic Fei-Fei LiCo-founder & CEO of World Labs; Sequoia Professor of Computer Science at Stanford AndrewAdvisor at Clear Ventures Christal NgAssociate at Golden Gate Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at RunWhen1

Kulpreet SinghOperating Advisor at OpenOcean

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Shirish SathayePartner at Cervin Ventures Howie XuDirector, Advisory Board at Reaction Alexandre VillelaManaging Director at Qualcomm Ventures David EricksonCEO and Co-founder at Forward Douglas MurrayChief Executive Officer at Auvik Networks Meena SankaranExecutive Officer, Director at KETOS

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