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Kernel

Private

Los Angeles, CaliforniaHealthcare & Life Scienceshttps://www.kernel.com

Last Round

Series A

Aug 10, 2023

Total Funding Raised

$143M

Company Overview

Kernel (Monitoring Equipment) is a neurotechnology company that specializes in brain recording technologies aimed at enhancing human intelligence and addressing cognitive dysfunctions through innovative neuroprosthetics and remote brain imaging solutions.

Sector

Healthcare & Life Sciences

Verticals

Medical Devices, Clinical Trials, Medical Imaging, Biotech Equipment, Sensors

Business Model

B2B

Customer Profile

Hardware + Subscription, Hardware Sales, Services & Consulting

AI Layer

Infrastructure

Keywords

wearable neuroimaging headsetNeuroscience as a Service (NaaS) platformnon-invasive brain measurement platformtime-domain functional near-infrared spectroscopy (TD-fNIRS) systemneurotechnology for clinical trialsbrain biomarker development platformscalable neural data collection platformcombined TD-fNIRS and EEG devicefull-stack neurotechnology platformneurodata analysis software

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Company	Status	Est. Valuation	Rev Multiple
OpenAI	Private	$86.0B	~40x
Cohere	Private	$5.0B	--
Competitor 1	Public	$XX.XB	XXx
Competitor 2	Public	$XX.XB	XXx

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Kernel Funding Rounds

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Round	Date	Amount Raised	Valuation	Investors	Sources
Series A	Aug 10, 2023
Series C	Jul 9, 2020
Seed	Oct 20, 2016

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Key People

Founding team and executive leadership

Ryan Field

Chief Executive Officer, Chief Technology Officer

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Kernel Investors

Notable investors and investment history

Investor	Rounds
Khosla Ventures	Series C
General Catalyst	Series C
Willoughby Capital	Series A
Eldridge Industries	Series C
Manta Ray Ventures	Series C
Virtu Financial Inc.	Series A
Raga Partners	Series A

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Jul 7, 2025
Jituboh steps down to join Kernel as Head of Engineering.
Jul 7, 2025
Jituboh joins as Head of Engineering, previously at Okra.

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersLos Angeles, California

Employee Range56

Year Founded2016

Last FundingAug 10, 2023

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