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KERNEL

Summer 2025Active

Crazy fast, open source infra for AI agents to use the Internet

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KERNEL

Summer 2025Active

Crazy fast, open source infra for AI agents to use the Internet

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Kernel is crazy fast, open source infra for AI agents to access the internet 🧠🕸️

Built on unikernels for crazy fast cold starts and low resource usage Sub-150ms cold starts on managed headful browsers Built-in stealth mode with residential proxies and automatic CAPTCHA solving Full observability: session recording, live view, and full logs Persistent sessions that maintain cookies and auth across invocations Native support for all browser and computer use frameworks SOC 2 compliant and HIPAA-ready

Trusted by Cash App, Rye, and 1000+ others. Backed by Accel & Y Combinator (S25).

Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded
Unknown
Category
Developer Tools
YC Directory Pagewww.kernel.sh
Founders
  • CJ
    Catherine Jue
    Co-Founder & CEO
    X / TwitterLinkedIn
  • RG
    Rafael Garcia
    Co-founder & CTO
    X / TwitterLinkedIn

Kernel is crazy fast, open source infra for AI agents to access the internet 🧠🕸️

Built on unikernels for crazy fast cold starts and low resource usage Sub-150ms cold starts on managed headful browsers Built-in stealth mode with residential proxies and automatic CAPTCHA solving Full observability: session recording, live view, and full logs Persistent sessions that maintain cookies and auth across invocations Native support for all browser and computer use frameworks SOC 2 compliant and HIPAA-ready

Trusted by Cash App, Rye, and 1000+ others. Backed by Accel & Y Combinator (S25).

Location
San Francisco, CA, USA
Founded
Unknown
Category
Developer Tools
YC Directory Pagewww.kernel.sh
Founders
  • CJ
    Catherine Jue
    Co-Founder & CEO
    X / TwitterLinkedIn
  • RG
    Rafael Garcia
    Co-founder & CTO
    X / TwitterLinkedIn
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