KERNEL YC 申请

Summer 2025Active

KERNEL 在 Summer 2025 批次的 Y Combinator 中作为一家 B2B 公司进行过。以下是：公司做什么、谁创立了它，以及其 YC 申请，按照真实 YC 表格逐题重建。

YC 批次: Summer 2025
行业: B2BInfrastructure
团队规模: 6
状态: Active
已发布: 2025

创始人

Catherine JueCo-Founder & CEO
Rafael GarciaCo-founder & CTO

KERNEL 做什么

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).

KERNEL 的 YC 申请，重建版

Y Combinator 申请

KERNEL，Summer 2025 期。来自公开数据的真实申请问题解答。

Founders2
Company7
Progress7
Idea4
Equity3
Curious2
Batch Preference1

Company

Company name

KERNEL

Describe what your company does in 50 characters or less.

Crazy fast, open source infra for AI internet agents

What is your company going to make? Please describe your product and what it does or will do.

We build an open source infrastructure for AI agents to access and interact with the internet. Our platform uses unikernels for extremely fast cold starts - under 150ms on managed browsers - while maintaining persistent sessions with cookies and auth. We add stealth features like residential proxies and CAPTCHA solving so agents can operate reliably at scale. Plus, Kernel provides full observability with session recording and live views, making it easy for developers to debug and monitor their AI-driven workflows. We're SOC 2 compliant and HIPAA-ready for enterprise use. Our users range from startups to large companies like Cash App and Rye.

Where do you live now, and where would the company be based after YC?

We live and work in San Francisco, CA, and plan for the company to remain based here after YC.

Explain your decision regarding location.

Being in San Francisco puts us close to developers using AI tooling and allows us to tap into the deep technical community and investor network needed to grow Kernel.

21 更多回答在完整申请中

Founders, Progress, Idea, Equity, Curious, Batch Preference 包含在完整版中。创建免费账户即可在 YC Insights 中打开，紧邻每个其他 YC 批次。

查看完整申请

常见问题解答

这是 KERNEL 的真实 YC 申请吗？

不是。Y Combinator 对提交的申请保密。这是重建版：使用 KERNEL 的公开数据（发布笔记、创始人背景、产品描述）回答真实的 YC 表格问题。它展示了像 KERNEL 这样的公司会如何向 YC 自我介绍，而不是他们提交的文本。

KERNEL 是哪个 YC 批次的？

KERNEL 是 Y Combinator Summer 2025 批次的成员。

谁创立了 KERNEL？

KERNEL 由 Catherine Jue, Rafael Garcia 创立。

KERNEL 做什么？

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

如何阅读完整的重建申请？

创建免费的 Round Funded 账户。YC Insights 中包含 KERNEL 的完整 26 个问题的版本，以及其他所有 YC 批次的公司信息。