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Kyle Vogt

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Description

Kyle Vogt is a highly influential and active angel investor, renowned for his entrepreneurial success in building and scaling transformative technology companies. As a co-founder of Twitch, a leading live streaming platform acquired by Amazon for approximately $970 million, and Cruise Automation, a pioneer in autonomous vehicle technology acquired by General Motors for over $1 billion, Vogt possesses a unique and invaluable perspective on navigating the complexities of deep tech innovation and market disruption. His journey from visionary founder to successful acquirer has equipped him with profound insights into product-market fit, technological execution, and strategic growth, which he now brings to his investment portfolio.

Investor Profile

Kyle Vogt has backed more than 49 startups, with 6 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 0 rounds, about 0% of its total and boasts 7 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Seed, Series A, Angel rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in United States.
  • Strong thematic focus on Software, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Information Technology.
  • Typical check size: $100K – $750K.

Stage Focus

  • Seed (61%)
  • Series A (24%)
  • Angel (4%)
  • Series B (4%)
  • Pre Seed (4%)
  • Series C (2%)

Country Focus

  • United States (100%)

Industry Focus

  • Software
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Information Technology
  • Food And Beverage
  • Robotics
  • Machine Learning
  • Food Processing
  • Information Services
  • Health Care
  • Organic Food
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FAQ

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Who does Kyle Vogt frequently co-invest with?

Chang Corporation
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 4
Soma Capital
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 6
Caffeinated Capital
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 4
Liquid 2 Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 8
Y Combinator
North America, California, United States, Mountain View
Co-Investments: 13
Quiet Capital
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 4
SV Angel
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 6
BoxGroup
North America, New York, United States, New York
Co-Investments: 4
CSC Upshot
North America, California, United States, Palo Alto
Co-Investments: 5
Initialized Capital
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 4

Which angels does Kyle Vogt often collaborate with?

DH
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 5
WC
North America, New York, United States, Manhattan
Shared Deals: 4
KL
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 4
AO
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 4
ES
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 10
GT
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 3
JK
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 6
LL
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 5
SA
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 4
IA
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 4

What are some of recent deals done by Kyle Vogt?

Warp

New York, New York, United States

AI-native HR, Payroll, and Tax Compliance for Startups. Warp is how best founders automate their back-office work.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)B2BFinTechHuman Resources
Series AJun 18, 2025
Amount Raised: $18,000,000
Hestus

San Francisco, California, United States

Hestus is a Software Development firm offering AI powered software to speeds up the development of hardware.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Information TechnologySoftware
SeedJan 29, 2025
Amount Raised: $1,500,000
Created by Humans

San Francisco, California, United States

Created by Humans allows creators to sell license rights for AI training.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Information ServicesInformation TechnologySoftware
SeedJan 28, 2025
Amount Raised: $5,500,000
Basis

New York, New York, United States

Basis provides AI agents that automate accounting workflows for professionals.

AccountingArtificial Intelligence (AI)Information Technology
Series ADec 17, 2024
Amount Raised: $34,000,000
Mach9

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Mach9 is building the fastest geospatial production platform for engineering and construction firms globally, starting with Digital Surveyor

Machine LearningSoftware
SeedNov 14, 2024
Amount Raised: $12,000,000
Yuma AI

New York, New York, United States

Yuma AI is a customer support automation company using generative AI to streamline and automate support services.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Customer ServiceE-CommerceGenerative AISoftware
SeedOct 30, 2024
Amount Raised: $5,000,000
Odyssey

Palo Alto, California, United States

Odyssey operates as an AI start-up.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Graphic Design
SeedJul 12, 2024
Amount Raised: $9,000,000
Etched.ai

San Francisco, California, United States

Etched.ai is an AI chip startup that develops Sohu, a chip designed specifically for running transformer models.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)ComputerHardware
Series AJun 25, 2024
Amount Raised: $120,000,000
Superorder

San Francisco, California, United States

Superorder provides an all-in-one software platform.

Food DeliveryRestaurants
Series ASep 15, 2023
Amount Raised: $10,000,000
Imbue

San Francisco, California, United States

Imbue is a research lab that trains foundational models to develop AI agents.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Generative AIMachine LearningRobotics
Series BSep 7, 2023
Amount Raised: $200,000,000