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Known for these resultsRole0%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 0% of these rows — the rest have no title at all, mostly 2019–2023. Those rows stay in the result and are counted as Unknown, never as No.Bio100%Bio coverage: 100% of these founders have a bio on their YC profile. Every bio-derived facet (ex-company, school, credentials, discipline) is Unknown for the rest.Ex-company100%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 100% of these rows have at least one match.School40%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 40% of these rows have at least one match.
- Alex Hsia@AlexYHsiaFounder · GaitF24B2B · San Francisco
- Arman Rafati@gillbates408Founder · GlimmerW24B2B · San Francisco
- Kyle Maloney@kylemaloney_Founder · ProperW22B2B · San Francisco
- Vincent PribbleFounder · Micro MeatS21Industrials · Monterrey
- Jamie Quint@jamiequintFounder · Interstate AnalyticsW16B2B · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Alex HsiaGaitFounderFall 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/AlexYHsiaArman RafatiGlimmerFounderWinter 2024B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/gillbates408Kyle MaloneyProperFounderWinter 2022B2BSan Francisco, United States10https://x.com/kylemaloney_Vincent PribbleMicro MeatFounderSummer 2021IndustrialsMonterrey, Mexico0—Jamie QuintInterstate AnalyticsFounderWinter 2016B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/jamiequint
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Kyle Vogt
Founder/CEO·Cruise
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size3000
BatchWinter 2014
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusAcquired
StageGrowth
BIO
Kyle started Cruise in 2013, eventually selling it to GM for $1 billion. He stayed on and led Cruise to a $30 billion valuation, over $7 billion in investment, and 250,000 fully driverless rides delivered. Kyle also co-founded Twitch (acquired by Amazon), Socialcam (acquired by Autodesk), and Justin.tv. Kyle studied computer science and electrical engineering at MIT.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
Credentialsnone mentioned
DisciplineEngineerKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
2× YC founderVerified prior exitExit mentioned in bio
- W07TwitchAcquired
- W14CruiseAcquired · this entry
COMPANY CONTEXT
CruiseSelf-driving cars.
IndustryIndustrials
Websitegetcruise.com
Team size3000
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchWinter 2014
Co-foundersDaniel Kan
