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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·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
