capital · May 22, 2026
Kevin Gounden Now Leads Buildkite as CEO
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Natalie Reed announced that Kevin Gounden is now leading Buildkite, the CI/CD platform used by Airbnb, Uber, Shopify, and Slack, in a May 20, 2026 post. The YesPress cover story details Gounden's background as former Chief Product Officer at Lightcast and Randstad, with over 20 years in SaaS leadership across more than 70 countries, plus prior roles at Macquarie and Accenture. Buildkite previously raised $39.3 million total, including a Series B, and serves over 1 billion users daily through its pipelines for clients including Canva and Block. Barry Crist, Buildkite board member, praised Gounden's technology vision and customer-centric leadership in the profile.
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