When was Kernel founded?

Kernel was founded in 2025 and raised its 1st funding round within a year of its incorporation.

Where is Kernel located?

Kernel is headquartered in Claymont, United States.

Who is the current CEO of Kernel?

Catherine Jue of Kernel. They have also founded 3 companies.

How many employees does Kernel have?

As of Mar 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Kernel is 16.

Is Kernel a funded company?

Kernel is a funded company, having raised a total of $22.5M across 2 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on 2025.

How much is Kernel worth?

The latest valuation of Kernel is $***** as of Jan 01, 2025.

When was the latest funding round of Kernel?

Kernel's latest funding was a $***** Series A round on Oct 09, 2025, with participation from 7 investors. Its primary sector is Robotic Process Automation. In United States, the Robotic Process Automation sector has seen $879M in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Kernel rank among its competitors?

Kernel ranks 6th amongst 21 active competitors, of which 7 are funded. It stands 3rd in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Skyvern, which secured $2.7M in Dec, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Kernel?

Kernel's top competitors include Simular, General Agents and Thread AI. Among them, Skyvern secured the most recent funding round in December, 2025.

Kernel - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Provider of cloud-based browser infrastructure for web agents and automations. It offers a platform to launch and scale web agents. The platform supports browser frameworks and agentic loops. Features include debugging tools, fast browser spin-up, session restoration, and bot anti-detection. It also handles agent authentication and allows for open-source contributions.

Website: onkernel.com
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Key Metrics

Founded Year

2025

Location

Claymont, United States

Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$22.5M in 2 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series A, Oct 09, 2025, $*****

Post Money Valuation

$***** as on Jan 01, 2025

Investors

Accel & 6 more

Ranked

6^th among 21 active competitors

Employee Count

16 as on Mar 31, 2026

Similar Companies

Simular & 19 more

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Kernel has raised a total funding of $22.5M over 2 rounds. Its first funding round was on 2025. Its latest funding round was a Series A round on Oct 09, 2025 for $*****. 7 investors participated in its latest round. Kernel has 6 institutional investors and 1 angel investor.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Kernel:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Oct 09, 2025	6827083	Series A	1565902	4614507	3244486	4921335
2025	4442	Seed	9421	4262	8001	Y Combinator

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The founders of Kernel is Catherine Jue. Catherine Jue is the CEO of Kernel.

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

Catherine Jue: Co-Founder & CEO of Kernel and founder of 2 other companies, Kernel and Hako.
Contact Info: 1 email address

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Kernel's employee count trend

Kernel has 16 employees as of Mar 26. Here is Kernel's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Kernel include Simular, General Agents and Thread AI. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Kernel, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Simular 2023, Palo Alto (United States), Series A	Developer of computer use agents and workflow automation software platforms	$26.5M	Felicis Ventures, NVentures & 3 others	50/100
2nd	General Agents 2024, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Applied research lab offering autonomous intelligence	-	Mythos Ventures	47/100
3rd	Thread AI 2023, New York City (United States), Series A	Provider of platform for building, connecting, and managing AI-powered workflows	$26M	Greycroft, Index Ventures & 7 others	47/100
4th	Browser Use 2024, San Francisco (United States), Seed	Cloud based browser automation platform	$17M	Nexus Venture Partners, Felicis Ventures & 6 others	44/100
5th	Cua 2025, San Francisco (United States), Funding Raised	Developer of a platform for building and evaluating computer use agents	-	Eight Capital Management, Sapienta	40/100
6th	Kernel 2025, Claymont (United States), Series A	Provider of cloud-based browser infrastructure for web agents and automations	$22.5M	Refinery, SV Angel & 5 others	39/100
7th	Skyvern 2023, San Francisco (United States), Seed	Developer of an AI platform for browser-based workflow automation	$2.7M	-	39/100
8th	Ubio 2013, London (United Kingdom), Series A	Developer of AI-powered automation platform for web data extraction and interaction	$6.26M	Trivago	26/100
9th	Comena 2025, Ottobrunn (Germany), Unfunded	Provider of AI platform automating order processing from inbox to ERP	-	The Explorer Fund	25/100
10th	Browserable 2025, Unfunded	Developer of open-source browser automation library for AI agent creation.	-	-	24/100