Kernel: Funding, Investors & Team (Sep 2026)
Kernel is a neuroscience company that specializes in developing brain-recording technologies. Its custom-built, non-invasive brain interface acquires neural signals similar in quality to fMRI, MEG & ECoG, as easy to use as EEG. It was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
Kernel has raised $53.0M across 1 funding round on record, the most recent an undisclosed round of $53.0M announced in Jul 2020.
That round is above the $5.5M median round size for Artificial Intelligence companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.
Kernel Company Profile and Key Stats
Latest funding round on record: Jul 2020.
Kernel Funding Rounds
Kernel Founders and Leadership Team
Contact details for the Kernel team: 1 of 1 has an email address on file.
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Kernel's latest round of $53.0M is above the median round in Artificial Intelligence. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.
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Kernel Funding FAQs
What does Kernel do?
Kernel is a neuroscience company that specializes in developing brain-recording technologies. Its custom-built, non-invasive brain interface acquires neural signals similar in quality to fMRI, MEG & ECoG, as easy to use as EEG. It was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
How much funding has Kernel raised?
Kernel has raised $53.0M across 1 round on record. The most recent is an undisclosed round of $53.0M announced in Jul 2020.
When did Kernel last raise funding?
Kernel's most recent funding round on record is an undisclosed round of $53.0M, announced in Jul 2020.
Who is the CEO of Kernel?
Bryan Johnson is listed as CEO at Kernel.
Where is Kernel headquartered?
Kernel is based in Los Angeles, California, United States.
How many employees does Kernel have?
Kernel is in the 51-100 employee band.
How does Kernel's funding compare to other Artificial Intelligence startups?
Kernel's latest round of $53.0M is above the $5.5M median round size for Artificial Intelligence companies on FundedIQ across 7,233 tracked companies over the last two years.
About FundedIQ's Kernel Funding Data
FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.
Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for Kernel is left off this page rather than filled in.
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