# Rafael Garcia (slim)

> Rafael Garcia is co-founder and CTO of Kernel. Kernel on Anchor Terminal, with grades, an about and public profiles.

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Co-founder and CTO, Kernel.

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rafgarcia/
- X: https://x.com/rfgarcia

## What Rafael builds

- [Kernel](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kernel.md), graded B, 66.9/100, in Browser automation. Kernel (written KERNEL by the vendor) runs isolated cloud Chromium browsers for AI agents, driven by Playwright, CDP or computer controls, with stealth, proxies, managed logins and replays, through a REST API, SDKs, a CLI and remote MCP. Co-founder and CTO, Kernel, researched 2026-11-06.

## Works with

- [Catherine Jue](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/catherine-jue/), Co-founder and CEO, Kernel

## Backed by

- [Accel](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/accel/)
- [Y Combinator](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/y-combinator/)
- [Cintrifuse Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/cintrifuse-capital/)
- [Vercel](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/vercel/)
- [Refinery Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/refinery-ventures/)
- [SV Angel](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/sv-angel/)
- [Paul Graham](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/paul-graham/)
- [David Cramer](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/david-cramer/)
- [Solomon Hykes](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/solomon-hykes/)
- [Zach Sims](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/zach-sims/)
- [Charlie Marsh](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/charlie-marsh/)

## Questions

### Who is Rafael Garcia?

Rafael Garcia is co-founder and CTO of Kernel.

### What does Kernel make?

Anchor Terminal lists Kernel from Kernel.

### Who has invested in Kernel?

The sources our research read name Accel, Y Combinator, Cintrifuse Capital, Vercel, Refinery Ventures, SV Angel, Paul Graham, David Cramer, Solomon Hykes, Zach Sims and Charlie Marsh.

### How are Rafael's tools graded?

Kernel is graded B, 66.9 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.

## Sources

- https://accel.com/news/our-investment-in-kernel-the-best-browser-infrastructure-for-agents
- https://www.kernel.sh/blog/trillionth-user-vision
- https://www.kernel.sh/blog/public-notice-of-security-incident-nov-4-2026
- https://www.kernel.sh/
- https://www.kernel.sh/docs/tos
- https://www.kernel.sh/blog/series-a-announcement
- https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/kernel

These are the people building the tools we list, named for their public role in the company or project behind a listing, from public pages, with the date it was researched.