Kernel
Summer 2025 · Active
Crazy Fast Browsers-as-a-Service
Location: San Francisco, US
Founded: 2025
Team size: 6
About
Kernel is the best place in the world to launch web agents. We handle the hard parts of running browser infrastructure in the cloud so you don’t have to: spinning up browsers quickly, responsive read/write live view, logs, headless vs. headful mode, replays, residential proxies, and more. Our API allows developers to instantly launch browsers in the cloud, so you can focus on your core product logic rather than the infra underneath.
Our customers use Kernel to launch QA agents, vertical-specific agents that automate back office processes, and more.
We're open source, HIPAA-compliant (SOC2 Type 2 pending), & compatible with every browser/web agent framework (Playwright, Puppeteer, CUA, Browser Use, Magnitude, etc). Check us out —> https://github.com/onkernel/kernel-images
Founders
Catherine JueCo-Founder & CEO
Co-Founder and CEO @ Kernel. Previously co-founder @ Sway Finance (S16) Book a demo with me --> https://calendly.com/catherine-jue/kernel-demo-idhyr catherine@onkernel.com — preface any emails with [YC] to make sure I see it 🙏
Rafael GarciaCo-founder & CTO
Co-founder and CTO at Kernel. We're making browser infra fast. Previously co-founder and CTO at Clever (S12, exited for $500m).