When was Kern founded?

Kern was founded in 2020 and raised its 1st funding round 3 years after it was founded.

Where is Kern located?

Kern is headquartered in Eichwalde, Germany.

How many employees does Kern have?

As of Jul 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Kern is 10.

Is Kern a funded company?

Kern is a funded company, having raised a total of $***** in its 1st and only funding round, a Seed round on Feb 16, 2023.

When was the latest funding round of Kern?

Kern's latest funding was a $***** Seed round on Feb 16, 2023, with participation from 10 investors. Its primary sector is AI Infrastructure. In Germany, the AI Infrastructure sector has seen $224M in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Kern rank among its competitors?

Kern ranks 15th amongst 100 active competitors, of which 12 are funded. It stands 6th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Deepsee Analytics, which secured an undisclosed amount in Jan, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Kern?

Kern's top competitors include deepset, Stockmark and Deepsee Analytics. Among them, Deepsee Analytics secured the most recent funding round in January, 2026.

Kern - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

Company Details

Kern provides an automated platform for users to trade in cryptocurrencies. It offers a bot based on artificial intelligence which analyses market data to automate the trades.

Website: kern.ai
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Email ID: *****@kern.ai

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2020

Location

Eichwalde, Germany

Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$2.89M in 1 round

Latest Funding Round

Seed, Feb 16, 2023, $*****

Investors

Seedcamp & 11 more

Ranked

15^th among 100 active competitors

Employee Count

10 as on Jul 31, 2026

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Kern is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Reports
Kern AI GmbH CIN: HRB34634 , Germany, Active	Nov 25, 2020	-	-

Kern has raised a total funding of $2.89M over 1 round. Its latest funding round was a Seed round on Feb 16, 2023 for $*****. 10 investors participated in its latest round. Kern has 8 institutional investors and 4 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Kern:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Feb 16, 2023	2906141	Seed	4862330	6197433	5239322	2839353

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The founders of Kern are Henrik Wenck and Johannes Hotter. Johannes Hotter is the CEO of Kern.

Here are the details of Kern's key team members:

Henrik Wenck: Co-Founder & COO of Kern and founder of 1 other company.
Johannes Hotter: Co-Founder & CEO of Kern and founder of 2 other companies, Path2.ai and onetask.

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Kern's employee count trend

Kern has 10 employees as of Jul 26. Here is Kern's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Kern include deepset, Stockmark and Deepsee Analytics. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Kern, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	deepset 2018, Berlin (Germany), Series B	Developer of a platform for building custom artificial intelligence solutions	$45.6M	Lunar Ventures, Acequia Capital & 15 others	60/100
2nd	Stockmark 2016, Minato City (Japan), Series D	Developer of AI solutions for text data analysis and utilization	$58.8M	Hakuhodo DY Ventures, Ntt Docomo Ventures ... & 6 others	56/100
3rd	Deepsee Analytics 2017, Salt Lake City (United States), Series A	Provider of AI agents designed for financial services process automation	$30.7M	ForgePoint Capital, AllegisCyber Capital & 6 others	55/100
4th	PKSHA Technology 2012, Bunkyo (Japan), Public	Developer of algorithms and software for enterprise AI solutions	-	Mirai Creation Fund, HILL HOUSE & 1 others	50/100
5th	Expert System 2000, Modena (Italy), Public	Business intelligence and knowledge management provider	-	Invesco Mutual Fund, Indaco Venture Partners ... & 2 others	50/100
6th	Fronteo 2003, Tokyo (Japan), Public	Provider of AI solutions for legal, life science, and business	-	Whiz Partners	45/100
7th	Indian TTS 2015, Ahmedabad (India), Seed	Text to speech Indian voice software	$205K	Gujarat Government, Startup Gujarat & 6 others	44/100
8th	DeepZero 2008, Chaoyang (China), Public	Provider of NLP-enabled decision making platforms	-	Shanghai Changjiang Guohong Investment Management, Sirius Capital ... Read more	43/100
9th	Genmo 2022, San Francisco (United States), Series A	AI-powered platform to create videos, 3D models, images, and art using natural language prompts	$28.4M	New Enterprise Associates, WndrCo & 5 others	43/100
10th	Cycorp 1994, Austin (United States), Series B	AI based automated reasoning infrastructure	$10M	-	43/100
15th	Kern 2020, Eichwalde (Germany), Seed	Automated platform for cryptocurrency trading	$2.89M	Seedcamp, Faber & 10 others	36/100