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    Kernel

    Kernel provides ultra-fast, open-source browser infrastructure that allows autonomous AI agents to access and interact with the internet efficiently.

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    At a Glance

    1Tool Listed
    6Products
    16Tool Views
    7Capabilities
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    San Francisco, CaliforniaHeadquarters
    2025Est.
    15Employees
    $22000000Raised
    Focus Areas
    Browser Automation
    AI Infrastructure
    Autonomous Systems
    Latest News
    Kernel raises $22M to power browser infrastructure for AI agentsOct 9, 2025
    Accel leads $22M investment in KernelOct 9, 2025
    Markets
    • AI/ML Development Teams
    • Enterprise Automation Units
    • E-commerce Platforms
    • GovTech Organizations

    AI Tools by Kernel

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    Kernel

    Cloud Browser Infrastructure API

    Browser AutomationAI InfrastructureAutonomous Systems

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    Latest News

    10/09/2025

    Kernel raises $22M to power browser infrastructure for AI agents

    siliconangle.com
    10/09/2025

    Accel leads $22M investment in Kernel

    accel.com
    01/01/2025

    Kernel joins Y Combinator S25 cohort

    ycombinator.com
    02/01/2025

    Introducing Kernel: Infrastructure for autonomous agents

    catherinejue.com

    Products & Services

    6
    Sandboxed Chromium
    2025

    Cloud-based browser infrastructure with sub-30ms spin-up time and optional GPU acceleration.

    O11y
    2025

    Observation and debugging suite featuring live session viewing, logs, and MP4 recording.

    Stealth Mode
    2025

    Infrastructure for advanced proxy management and automated captcha solving.

    Auth Platform
    2025

    Centralized authentication management for agents, integrated with 1Password.

    Market Position

    Kernel positions itself as the fastest and most developer-friendly browser-as-a-service platform, specifically optimized for the unique latency and reliability requirements of autonomous AI agents.

    Leadership

    Founders

    CJ

    Catherine Jue

    Co-Founder & CEO. Previously Engineering Manager at Cash App (Partner Engineering, Infrastructure & Automations), Product Manager at Nova Credit, and Co-Founder/CTO of Sway Finance. She is also a Taekwondo World Champion.

    RG

    Rafael Garcia

    Co-Founder & CTO. A second-time Cincinnati founder who previously co-founded Sway Finance with Catherine Jue.

    Executive Team

    CJ

    Catherine Jue

    Co-Founder & CEO

    Former EM at Cash App and PM at Nova Credit.

    RG

    Rafael Garcia

    Co-Founder & CTO

    Second-time founder, previously co-founded Sway Finance.

    Board of Directors

    DL
    Daniel Levine
    Partner at Accel (Lead Investor)

    Founding Story

    Founded by Catherine Jue and Rafael Garcia, who previously co-founded Sway Finance. The vision was to eliminate the complexity of local browser management and latency for AI agents, enabling them to navigate the web as easily as humans.

    Business Model

    Revenue Model

    Subscription-based tiers (Free, Hobbyist, Start-up, Enterprise) plus usage-based costs of $0.0000166667 per GB-second.

    Pricing Tiers

    Free
    $0/mo

    $5/mo free credits, 5 concurrent browsers, stealth mode, live view.

    Hobbyist
    $30/mo

    $10/mo free credits, 10 concurrent browsers, session replays (7 days), managed auth.

    Start-up
    $200/mo

    $50/mo free credits, 100 reserved browsers, session replays (30 days), GPU acceleration.

    Enterprise
    Custom

    High-volume concurrency, 99.9% SLA, SSO, SOC2 & HIPAA compliance, 24/7 Slack support.

    Private

    Target Markets

    Industries & Segments
    • AI/ML Development Teams
    • Enterprise Automation Units
    • E-commerce Platforms
    • GovTech Organizations
    Use Cases
    • Autonomous web agents
    • Agentic commerce workflows
    • Government benefits automation
    • AI model evaluation and computer-use training
    • High-volume web scraping and monitoring
    Notable Customers
    • Benny
    • Rye

    Quick Facts

    Headquarters
    San Francisco, California
    Founded
    2025
    Entity Type
    Inc.
    Employees
    15
    Total Funding
    $22,000,000
    Investors
    Accel, Y Combinator
    Office Locations
    San Francisco
    Cincinnati

    Funding History

    Seed & Series A$22,000,000
    October 2025
    Accel

    History & Milestones

    2025

    Company founded by Catherine Jue and Rafael Garcia.

    2025

    Participated in the Y Combinator S25 cohort.

    October 2025

    Raised $22 million in Seed and Series A funding led by Accel.

    2025

    Collaborated with Anthropic on computer-use model evaluation.

    2025

    Integrated with 1Password to rethink authentication for AI agents.

    Key Capabilities

    7
    Sub-30ms browser spin-up
    On-demand GPU acceleration
    Live session viewing and MP4 recording
    Automated captcha solving
    Integrated authentication via 1Password
    Agent-browser co-location for low latency

    Integrations & Partnerships

    Platform Integrations

    • 1Password
    • GitHub
    • Slack
    • Claude (Anthropic)

    Key Partnerships

    1Password
    Anthropic

    Connect

    Website
    kernel.sh

    AI Topics

    3

    Kernel focuses on these topics:

    Browser Automation(1)
    AI Infrastructure(1)
    Autonomous Systems(1)
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