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Standard Kernel: Funding, Investors & Team (Sep 2026)

Standard Kernel builds AI technology that makes the core software running on GPUs and other accelerators faster and more efficient.

standardkernel.com LinkedIn Palo Alto, United States 1-10 employees
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Cloud Infrastructure Software
Total raised
$20.0M
Rounds
1
Latest
Seed
Mar 2026

Standard Kernel has raised $20.0M across 1 funding round on record, the most recent a Seed of $20.0M announced in Mar 2026.

That round is above the $5.7M median round size for Artificial Intelligence companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

Standard Kernel Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$20.0M
across 1 round on record
Funding rounds on record
1
Latest funding round
Seed
$20.0M in Mar 2026
Employees
1-10
reported band
Headquarters
Palo Alto, United States

Latest funding round on record: Mar 2026.

Standard Kernel Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Seed
$20.0M

Standard Kernel Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Chris Rinard
Founder
Locked

Contact details for the Standard Kernel team: 1 has a LinkedIn profile.

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Standard Kernel Funding Compared to Other Artificial Intelligence Startups

Segment
Companies
Median round
29,795
$7.5M
16,575
$3.1M

Standard Kernel's latest round of $20.0M is above the median round in Artificial Intelligence. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

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Standard Kernel Funding FAQs

What does Standard Kernel do?

Standard Kernel builds AI technology that makes the core software running on GPUs and other accelerators faster and more efficient.

How much funding has Standard Kernel raised?

Standard Kernel has raised $20.0M across 1 round on record. The most recent is a Seed of $20.0M announced in Mar 2026.

When did Standard Kernel last raise funding?

Standard Kernel's most recent funding round on record is a Seed of $20.0M, announced in Mar 2026.

Who founded Standard Kernel?

FundedIQ lists Chris Rinard (Founder) at Standard Kernel.

Where is Standard Kernel headquartered?

Standard Kernel is based in Palo Alto, California, United States.

How many employees does Standard Kernel have?

Standard Kernel is in the 1-10 employee band.

How does Standard Kernel's funding compare to other Artificial Intelligence startups?

Standard Kernel's latest round of $20.0M is above the $5.7M median round size for Artificial Intelligence companies on FundedIQ across 7,234 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's Standard 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 Standard Kernel is left off this page rather than filled in.

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