Co-Founder, President & CTO at Cruise
San Francisco, California
B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.As a technology enthusiast with a passion for starting companies and bringing useful products to market, Kyle Vogt is skilled in Python, Parallel Programming, Ruby on Rails, Linux, Embedded Systems, Mobile Applications, System Architecture, Web Development, Strategic Partnerships, Programming, Start-ups, Testing, Product Management, Bash, Git, Software...
B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.As a technology enthusiast with a passion for starting companies and bringing useful products to market, Kyle Vogt is skilled in Python, Parallel Programming, Ruby on Rails, Linux, Embedded Systems, Mobile Applications, System Architecture, Web Development, Strategic Partnerships, Programming, Start-ups, Testing, Product Management, Bash, Git, Software Engineering, Strategic Visionary, Open Source, and Product Development.Kyle Vogt is currently a CEO at Cruise Automation, Inc. from October 2013 to Present (2 years 3 months). Building self-driving technology that works on your existing car. Co-Founder at Twitch from June 2011 to October 2013 (2 years 5 months). Helped build and launch Twitch, the ESPN for gaming. It was later acquired by Amazon for $1.1 billion. Co-Founder and General Manager at Justin.tv, Inc. from November 2006 to October 2013 (7 years). Run operations, finance, partnerships, and product development. Also held roles as Chief Product Officer and VP Engineering. Architected and built the original Justin.tv live video system and wrote Twice, an HTTP caching engine. Co-Founder at Socialcam from June 2011 to January 2012 (8 months). Helped build and launch the initial version of Socialcam, a mobile app for sharing video. Socialcam, Inc. was officially formed in January of 2012 after being spun out of Justin.tv. Less than a year later, it reached over 83 million monthly active users on Facebook and was acquired by Autodesk for $60 million. Hardware Intern at Brontes Technology from May 2006 to July 2006 (3 months). Conducted product testing and analysis, assisted in EMI testing procedures and corrections, developed custom CMOS sensor analysis software and scripts. Research Intern at Panasonic Boston Laboratory from May 2005 to January 2006 (9 months). Project lead for an autonomous robotic wheelchair. Built embedded sensor control systems and wrote a robotics library for linux (now an open source project). Helped automate processes and built custom lab equipment for ultrafast laser micromachining in the semiconductor industry. QA Intern at iRobot from May 2004 to January 2005 (9 months). Designed and built an automated factory test fixture for the Roomba. Fabricated a custom control pcb and over a dozen unique actuators and sensors. Wrote a flexible scripting system for the fixture which cut factory test time in half. Kyle Vogt studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 2004 to 2008. B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
He has a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.Technology enthusiast with a passion for starting companies and bringing useful products to market. Experienced programmer and electrical engineer. Kyle Vogt is skilled in Python, Parallel Programming, Ruby on Rails, Linux, Embedded Systems, Mobile Applications, System Architecture, Web Development, Strategic Partnerships, Programming, Start-ups, Testing, Product Management, Bash, Git, Software Engineering, Strategic Visionary, Open Source, Product Development.Kyle Vogt is currently a CEO at Cruise Automation, Inc. from October 2013 to Present (2 years 3 months). Building self-driving technology that works on your existing car. Co-Founder at Twitch from June 2011 to October 2013 (2 years 5 months). Helped build and launch Twitch, the ESPN for gaming. It was later acquired by Amazon for $1.1 billion. Co-Founder and General Manager at Justin.tv, Inc. from November 2006 to October 2013 (7 years). Run operations, finance, partnerships, and product development. Also held roles as Chief Product Officer and VP Engineering. Architected and built the original Justin.tv live video system and wrote Twice, an HTTP caching engine.Co-Founder at Socialcam from June 2011 to January 2012 (8 months). Helped build and launch the initial version of Socialcam, a mobile app for sharing video. Socialcam, Inc. was officially formed in January of 2012 after being spun out of Justin.tv. Less than a year later, it reached over 83 million monthly active users on Facebook and was acquired by Autodesk for $60 million.Hardware Intern at Brontes Technology from May 2006 to July 2006 (3 months). Conducted product testing and analysis, assisted in EMI testing procedures and corrections, developed custom CMOS sensor analysis software and scripts. Research Intern at Panasonic Boston Laboratory from May 2005 to January 2006 (9 months). Project lead for an autonomous robotic wheelchair. Built embedded sensor control systems and wrote a robotics library for linux (now an open source project). Helped automate processes and built custom lab equipment for ultrafast laser micromachining in the semiconductor industry. QA Intern at iRobot from May 2004 to January 2005 (9 months). Designed and built an automated factory test fixture for the Roomba. Fabricated a custom control pcb and over a dozen unique actuators and sensors. Wrote a flexible scripting system for the fixture which cut factory test time in half.Kyle Vogt studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 2004 to 2008. He has a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
He majored in computer science and engineering.
He has a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Electrical Engineering focused in Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.As a CEO, Kyle Vogt is responsible for building self-driving technology that works on existing cars. He is also a co-founder of Twitch and Justin.tv. He has held roles such as Chief Product Officer and VP Engineering.
Cruise Automation, Inc.
CEO
October 2013 to Present
Twitch
Co-Founder
June 2011 to October 2013
Justin.tv, Inc.
Co-Founder and General Manager
November 2006 to October 2013
Socialcam
Co-Founder
June 2011 to January 2012
Brontes Technology
Hardware Intern
May 2006 to July 2006
Panasonic Boston Laboratory
Research Intern
May 2005 to January 2006
iRobot
QA Intern
May 2004 to January 2005
What company does Kyle Vogt work for?
Kyle Vogt works for Cruise Automation, Inc.
What is Kyle Vogt's role at Cruise Automation, Inc.?
Kyle Vogt is CEO
What industry does Kyle Vogt work in?
Kyle Vogt works in the Computer Software industry.
Who are Kyle Vogt's colleagues?
Kyle Vogt's colleagues are Ian Markowitz, Eric Gorlin, Austin Bae, Stefanie Gunten, Hari Govardhanam, Ben Poliquin, Can Yücel, Yichuan Huang, Samuel Ainsworth, and Stephanie Engle
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