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Kernel Capital

Last cheque observed Aug 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

SeedSeries AGrowthPeer To PeerPersonal FinanceVenture Capital & Private Equity

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 47 on record
Since the last cheque2649days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$1.9MRounds led0 of 47Sole investor13 roundsExits2 from the portfolioMostly inIreland, 63%
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Kernel Capital highlights

  1. 01

    47 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Seed: 87% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 13 rounds, median $1.2M

  4. 04

    2 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Kernel Capital – Venture Capital & Private EquityFrom their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries AGrowth
Sectors
Peer To PeerPersonal FinanceVenture Capital & Private Equity
Based in
Cork, Ireland
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first47 appearances

  1. 2019

    1 round

  2. Aug
    Automated IntelligenceGB · FinSMEs$1.9MSole investor
  3. 2015

    5 rounds

  4. Oct
    swiftQueueSeed · IE$617KWith 2 others
  5. Jul
    Chalk DigitalVenture · US$750KWith 1 other
  6. Jun
    CorlyticsSeed · IE$1.1MSole investor
  7. Jan
    ChicorySeed · US$1.2MWith 3 others
  8. Jan
    API FortressSeed · US$40KWith 2 others
  9. 2014

    6 rounds

  10. Nov
    Certification EuropeVenture · IE$502KWith 1 other
  11. Oct
    DisplayNote TechnologiesSeries A · GB$1.6MSole investor
  12. Sept
    RallywareSeed · US$1.2MWith 1 other
  13. May
    MPSTORVenture · IE$1.5MSole investor
  14. Apr
    AltraTechSeries A$1.2MWith 2 others
  15. Jan
    PicStashSeed · IE$643KWith 5 others
  16. 2013

    13 rounds

  17. Nov
    TCAS OnlineSeed · GB · finsmes.com$836KWith 1 other
  18. Sept
    AttendifySeed · US · goaleurope.com$200KWith 1 other
  19. Sept
    TapastreetSeed · IE · techcrunch.com$675KWith 1 other
  20. Sept
    Nines PhotovoltaicsSeed · IE · finsmes.com$450KWith 2 others
  21. Sept
    Driveway SoftwareSeries A · US · finsmes.comUndisclosedWith 2 others
  22. Aug
    Driveway SoftwareSeed · US · venturebeat.com$1.3MWith 2 others
  23. Aug
    Monford Ag SystemsSeed · IE · finsmes.com$1.3MSole investor
  24. Jul
    Minetta BrookSeed · US · finsmes.com$2.0MWith 4 others
  25. Jul
    SeamlessDocsSeed · US$900KWith 3 others
  26. May
    RingadocSeed · US · pehub.com$700KWith 8 others
  27. May
    FeedHenrySeries A · IE · techcrunch.com$9.0MWith 4 others
  28. Apr
    Zinc softwareVenture · IE · finsmes.com$833KWith 3 others
  29. Jan
    AmartusVenture · IE · finsmes.com$1.6MWith 1 other
  30. 2012

    7 rounds

  31. Dec
    SolarPrintVenture · IE · finsmes.com$1.3MSole investor
  32. Oct
    In Hand GuidesVenture · IE · finsmes.com$516KWith 1 other
  33. Sept
    KinesenseVenture · IE · finsmes.com$800KSole investor
  34. Jun
    SeamlessDocsSeed · US$425KWith 1 other
  35. May
    XINTECVenture · IE · finsmes.com$1.1MWith 1 other
  36. Mar
    Wavebreak MediaVenture · IE · finsmes.com$522KWith 1 other
  37. Feb
    Nomos SoftwareVenture · IE · finsmes.com$662KWith 1 other
  38. 2011

    5 rounds

  39. Oct
    BiocroíVenture · finsmes.com$1.2MSole investor
  40. Oct
    Ikon SemiconductorVenture · IE · finsmes.com$1.1MWith 1 other
  41. Sept
    neoSurgicalVenture · IE · finsmes.com$2.1MWith 1 other
  42. Jun
    Radisens DiagnosticsVenture · IE · finsmes.com$1.6MWith 1 other
  43. Apr
    Hybrid Energy SolutionsVenture · IE · realdeals.eu.com$1.2MSole investor
  44. 2010

    7 rounds

  45. Nov
    DecaWaveSeries A · IE · examiner.ie$2.8MSole investor
  46. Sept
    InishTechVenture · IE · inishtech.com$2.4MWith 2 others
  47. Jun
    BioAtlantisVenture · IE · alacrastore.com$896KSole investor

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

We hold 9 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed2 in all

RingadocBought by Practice FusionUndisclosedAug 2014
ChipSensorsBought by Silicon LaboratoriesUndisclosedOct 2010

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Kernel Capital. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Kernel Capital put money into.

Quick answers about Kernel Capital

What does Kernel Capital invest in?

Kernel Capital invests most often at Venture and Seed (87% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Peer To Peer, Personal Finance and Venture Capital & Private Equity.

How active is Kernel Capital?

47 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Aug 2019.

What has Kernel Capital invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Automated Intelligence (Undisclosed round, Aug 2019).

How big are Kernel Capital's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.9M.

Does Kernel Capital lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 47 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Kernel Capital invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Ireland (63%), the United States (29%) and the United Kingdom (8%).

Is Kernel Capital investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Aug 2019.

Who does Kernel Capital invest alongside?

Most often Enterprise Ireland (22 rounds together), Bank of Ireland Seed and Early Stage Equity fund (2 rounds together) and Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (2 rounds together).

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