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Known for these resultsRole75%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 75% 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-company75%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 75% of these rows have at least one match.School0%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 0% of these rows have at least one match.
- Amir GhazvinianFounder/CTO · Fifth DoorF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Daniel KanFounder/CEO · Fifth DoorF25Consumer · San Francisco
- Daniel KanFounder/COO · CruiseW14Industrials · San Francisco
- Daniel KanFounder · ExecW12Consumer · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Amir GhazvinianFifth Door3× YCFounder/CTOFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3—Daniel KanFifth Door3× YCFounder/CEOFall 2025ConsumerSan Francisco, United States3—Daniel KanCruise3× YCFounder/COOWinter 2014IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3000—Daniel KanExec3× YCFounderWinter 2012ConsumerSan Francisco, United States11—
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Kyle Vogt
Founder·Twitch
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder· not in title
Team size2000
BatchWinter 2007
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 · this entry
- W14CruiseAcquired
COMPANY CONTEXT
TwitchA global community creating the future of live entertainment.
Also founded · 1 more YC company
CruiseAcquiredWinter 2014Self-driving cars.
IndustrialsSan Francisco, United States3000Open this entry
