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Known for these resultsRole25%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 25% 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.Bio88%Bio coverage: 88% 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-company25%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 25% of these rows have at least one match.School25%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 25% of these rows have at least one match.
- Guillaume Luccisano@luckwiFounder · Yuma AIW23B2B · Boston
- Alan Chan@alanchan_twFounder · HeptabaseW22Consumer · Manchester
- Ethan WuFounder · HeptabaseW22Consumer · Manchester
- Yeefun LinFounder · HeptabaseW22Consumer · Manchester
- Kyle VogtFounder/CEO · CruiseW14Industrials · San Francisco
- Ammon BartramFounder · SocialcamW12Consumer · San Francisco
- Guillaume Luccisano@luckwiFounder/Vice President Engineering · SocialcamW12Consumer · San Francisco
- Kyle VogtFounder · TwitchW07Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Guillaume LuccisanoYuma AI2× YCFounderWinter 2023B2BBoston, United States26https://x.com/luckwiAlan ChanHeptabaseFounderWinter 2022ConsumerManchester, United Kingdom10https://x.com/alanchan_twEthan WuHeptabaseFounderWinter 2022ConsumerManchester, United Kingdom10—Yeefun LinHeptabaseFounderWinter 2022ConsumerManchester, United Kingdom10—Kyle VogtCruise2× YCFounder/CEOWinter 2014IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3000—Ammon BartramSocialcam2× YCFounderWinter 2012ConsumerSan Francisco, United States0—Guillaume LuccisanoSocialcam2× YCFounder/Vice President EngineeringWinter 2012ConsumerSan Francisco, United States0https://x.com/luckwiKyle VogtTwitch2× YCFounderWinter 2007ConsumerSan Francisco, United States2000—
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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
