Kyle Vogt
3× unicorn founderFounder/CEO at Cruise · Co-Founder, President, CTO, and later CEO at GM Cruise Holdings · Founder at TheBotCompany · Founder at Twitch
San Francisco, California
Writes $10K – $500K checks · typically $100K
FoundedCruise$30B · YCGM Cruise Holdings$30BTheBotCompany$2BTwitch · YC
30 Under 30 2017 · All Star Alumni30 Under 30 2015 · Enterprise Technology
Find your path to Kyle
406 people in our graph share verified history with Kyle — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Kyle DohertyunlockedKyle: together at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2004)
×8Kyle: together at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Kyle: together at Cruise
×2Kyle: together at Twitch
Founder/CEO at CruiseYC W14
Intro paths
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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In turn, Kyle can intro founders to Cruise's investors below.
Cruise's investors · 22
11.2 CapitalLas Vegas · $500K – $3M checksCoelius CapitalSan Francisco · $200K – $1M checksDraper AssociatesSan Mateo · $500K – $5M checksFelicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checksFounder CollectiveCambridgeGreenoaksSan Francisco · $1M – $50M checks · since 2025HomebrewBurlingame · $100K – $500K checksJazzya InvestmentsAlcobendasKyber Knight CapitalSan FranciscoMaven VenturesPalo Alto · $1M checksNKM CapitalSan FranciscoParade VenturesSan Francisco · $1M checksPIPELINE CAPITAL PARTNERSLas VegasQuiet CapitalSan Francisco · $100K – $25M checks · since 2025Signia Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $500K – $2M checksSoftBank GroupTokyoSoftBank Vision FundLondonSpark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checksStandard CapitalSan FranciscoSV AngelSan FranciscoTrucks VCSan FranciscoY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2014
Co-founders at Cruise
DK
Daniel KanFounder/COO
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.
Twitch's investors · 5
Co-founders at Twitch
JK
Justin KanFounder
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Emmett ShearFounder
Experience
- The Bot CompanyFounder and CEOcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- CruiseFounder and CEO2013 — 2023
- TwitchCo-Founder2006 — 2013
Skills & more
Parallel Programming10Mobile Applications19System Architecture14Web Development13Strategic Partnerships9Programming11Start-ups40Testing12Product Management19Software Engineering3Strategic Visionary4Product Development7
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PythonRuby on RailsLinuxEmbedded SystemsBashGitOpen SourceFrom Kyle's professional profile.
Network13
Elad GilScout
Solo general partner investing through Gil Capital
Balaji SrinivasanScout
Angel investor and founder of The Network School
Drew HoustonScout
Co-founder & CEO of Dropbox
Arash FerdowsiScout
Co-founder of Dropbox
Amjad MasadScout
Co-founder & CEO of Replit
Amitt MahajanScout
Managing Partner at Presence Capital
Anji IsmailScout
Scout at Leonis Capital
Bre PettisScout
Angel
Cameron McLainScout
Building things that endure, and living fully along the way.
Claire Hughes JohnsonScout
Corporate Officer, Stripe at Operator Collective
Darren LiccardoScout
Co-founder at Catapult Ventures
Elad SchulmanScout
Angel
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kyle Vogt?
- Investor at Cruise Automation, Inc.
- Where does Kyle Vogt work?
- Kyle Vogt is Founder/CEO of Cruise and Founder at Twitch.
- 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, GM Cruise Holdings, TheBotCompany, Twitch.
- Where did Kyle Vogt go to school?
- Kyle Vogt studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Sam AltmanPresidentFounded Tools for Humanity +3Garry TanPresident & CEOFounded Y Combinator +1Jessica LivingstonCo-founderFounded Y CombinatorAlexis OhanianPartnerFounded RedditFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded Nudge +1Matt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded Paradigm +1
+ 10,223 more
Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia1,221
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Elad GilPhDFounded Brain Co. +1Hemant TanejaMinorFounded Hippocratic AINat FriedmanBachelor of ScienceFounded XamarinBrad FeldS.B.Founded TechstarsMatt HuangB.S.Founded Paradigm +1Delian AsparouhovDropoutFounded Nightingale +1
+ 1,214 more
Cruise mafia45
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Daniel KanFounder/COOFounded GM Cruise Holdings +2Kaitlyn KnoppHead of Compensation & People AnalyticsFounded Pequity +1Oliver CameronVP, ProductFounded Everyme +1Matthew DeitersDirector of Product & Technical OperationsFounded Assembly Made +1Sohrab HaghighatControls EngineerFounded Hestus, Inc. +1Richard HeSenior Software Engineer - ML PlatformFounded Openmart +1
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Twitch mafia18
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Justin KanFounderFounded Stash +5Kevin LinCROFounded Lifelikecap +1Aleksander Leonard LarsenPartnered StreamerFounded Stendr +1Emmett ShearFounderFounded Softmax +1Arram SabetiOffice OperationsFounded ZerocaterParham Michael OssarehHacker / Director of Site EngineeringFounded Heysan
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TheBotCompany mafia4
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology2,000
Fred WilsonCo-founder & Partner at Union Square VenturesElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesHemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystPhilippe LaffontFounder & CIO of Coatue ManagementNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDG
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Shared employers
Also worked at The Bot Company8
Nabeel HyattInvestor helping founders and working on AI that enables human creativity and agencySunny DhillonFounder and Managing Partner at Kyber Knight CapitalCharly MwangiPartner at Eclipse VenturesSol BierFounding Partner at Factorial FundsBlake ByersGeneral Partner at GV (Google Ventures)Paril JainFounder at TheBotCompany
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Also worked at Cruise68
Nabeel HyattInvestor helping founders and working on AI that enables human creativity and agencyDavid BeyerPartner at Amplify PartnersJimManaging partner of Maven Ventures, a consumer-focused micro-VC fund and incubator in Palo AltoJordan CroomInvestor at Side Door VenturesSunny DhillonFounder and Managing Partner at Kyber Knight CapitalSandy YuanAdvisor, AV & Robotics at Verissimo Ventures
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