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Kyle Vogt

Investor2× unicorn founder

CEO at Cruise · Founder at The Bot Company · Founder at Twitch

San Francisco, California

Writes $10K – $500K checks · typically $100K

FoundedCruise$30B · YCThe Bot Company$2BTwitch · YC

30 Under 30 2017 · All Star Alumni30 Under 30 2015 · Enterprise Technology

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CEO at CruiseYC W14

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YC

Kyle went through Y Combinator (Winter 2014) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Cruise's investors · 38

11.2 CapitalLas Vegas · $500K – $3M checksAlsop Louie PartnersSan FranciscoAME Cloud VenturesPalo Alto · $1M – $10M checksAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checksCoelius CapitalSan Francisco · $200K – $1M checksCrystal Towers CapitalMountain ViewDraper AssociatesSan Mateo · $500K – $5M checksFelicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checksFounder CollectiveCambridgeFounders FundSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checksGeneral CatalystSan Francisco · $30M checksGreenoaksSan Francisco · $1M – $50M checks · since 2025Greylock PartnersSan Francisco · $100K – $10M checks · since 2018HomebrewBurlingame · $100K – $500K checksInitialized CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checksJazzya InvestmentsAlcobendasKyber Knight CapitalSan FranciscoM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Seattle · $100K – $10M checks · since 2021Maven VenturesPalo Alto · $1M checksNKM CapitalSan FranciscoParade VenturesSan Francisco · $1M checksPIPELINE CAPITAL PARTNERSLas VegasQuiet CapitalSan Francisco · $100K – $25M checks · since 2025Quotidian VenturesBrooklyn · $100K – $200K checksSignia Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $500K – $2M checksSoftBank GroupTokyoSoftBank Vision FundLondon · since 2018Soma CapitalSacramento · $100K – $300K checksSpark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checksStandard CapitalSan FranciscoSV AngelSan Francisco · $150K – $20M checksT. Rowe PriceBaltimore · since 2019Threshold VenturesPalo Alto · $500K – $20M checksTrucks VCSan FranciscoTuesday CapitalSan FranciscoVenture Investment AssociatesPeapackY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2014ZillionizePalo Alto · $200K checks

Co-founders at Cruise

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Dan KanFounder

Founder at TwitchYC W07

Intro paths

YC

Kyle went through Y Combinator (Winter 2007) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Kyle can intro founders to Twitch's investors below.

Co-founders at Twitch

JKJustin Kan
Justin KanFounder
KLKevin Lin
Kevin LinFounder

Founder at The Bot Company

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Co-founders at The Bot Company

PJParil Jain
Paril JainFounder

Investments

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Network15

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Kyle Vogt?
Investor at Cruise Automation, Inc.
Where does Kyle Vogt work?
Kyle Vogt is CEO of Cruise and Founder at Twitch and Founder at The Bot Company.
What check size does Kyle Vogt write?
Kyle Vogt typically writes checks of $10K – $500K.
What companies did Kyle Vogt found?
Kyle Vogt founded Cruise, The Bot Company, Twitch.
What companies has Kyle Vogt invested in?
Investments tracked here include Alpine Bio, Alpine Bio, Apres, Aquarium, Aquarium Learning, Atrium, Atrium LTS, Basis, Bedrock Ocean Exploration, BetterBrand, Blue, Boom Supersonic, and 57 more.

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