# Kernel funding: rounds and investors > Kernel has raised $31M across 3 rounds since 2023. Investors include Y Combinator, General Catalyst and SV Angel. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/kernel (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series A startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Kernel* 3 rounds we have observed, with the 9 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. AI Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$31M** raised across 3 rounds since 2023, from 3 sources **$5.2M** Venture **$10M** Venture **$16M** Series A - **Latest round:** Series A, $16M Oct 2025 - **Step-up i:** 1.6× - **Investors:** 9 See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2024 2025 **$5.2M** Venture **$10M** Venture **$16M** Series A - **First round:** Venture, $5.2M - **Biggest round:** $16M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 11 months ## The rounds - **Oct 2025** Series A **$16M** *2 new* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) Source recorded - **Nov 2024** Venture **$10M** *4 new* [GSR](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gsr) [YZi Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yzi-labs) [LongHash Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/longhash-ventures) [Side Door Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/side-door-ventures) Source recorded - **Dec 2023** Venture **$5.2M** *3 new* [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) [Eldridge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eldridge) Source recorded ## Founders and team From Kernel's own website: 1 founder, 1 on the team. **Glennmar Riosa** Founder of 101% Naturals Online Shop - **Billy Balsamo** CEO of Fiesta Foods Online ## Who was in which round The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led. **Venture** 2023 **Venture** 2024 **Series A** 2025 [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) [GSR](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gsr) [YZi Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yzi-labs) [LongHash Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/longhash-ventures) [Eldridge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eldridge) [Side Door Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/side-door-ventures) ## Everyone who backed them [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator **1** round [General Catalyst](https://millionrounds.com/fund/general-catalyst) VC firm **1** round [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) VC firm **1** round [Khosla Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures) VC firm **1** round [GSR](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gsr) VC firm **1** round [YZi Labs](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yzi-labs) VC firm **1** round [LongHash Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/longhash-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Eldridge](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eldridge) Private equity **1** round [Side Door Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/side-door-ventures) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=kernel). ## Also claim to have backed them These 7 firms list Kernel as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above. [Manta Ray Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/manta-ray-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Angel Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/angel-collective) Fund of funds Per its own site [Axel - Business Angel Network](https://millionrounds.com/fund/axel-business-angel-network) Angel network Per its own site [Foreword Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foreword-fund) VC firm Per its own site [Jetstream](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jetstream) VC firm Per its own site [Linux Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/linux-foundation) Investment firm Per its own site [Revenue Syndicate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/revenue-syndicate) Angel network Per its own site ## Quick answers about Kernel ### Who invested in Kernel? Kernel's investors include Y Combinator, General Catalyst, SV Angel, Khosla Ventures and GSR, and 4 more on record. ### How much has Kernel raised? Kernel has raised $31M across 3 rounds since 2023. ### When did Kernel last raise? Kernel's most recent round was a Series A of $16M in Oct 2025. ### What was Kernel's biggest round? Its most recent round, $16M in Oct 2025, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Kernel first? Kernel's first round on record, in Dec 2023, was backed by General Catalyst, Khosla Ventures and Eldridge. ### What stage is Kernel at? Kernel's latest named round is a Series A, in Oct 2025. ### Where is Kernel based? Kernel is based in the United States. ## Companies like Kernel In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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