Who founded Kernelize?

Kernelize was founded by Simon Waters, Bryan Bowyer.

Who are Kernelize's investors?

Kernelize's investors include Open Core Ventures.

Kernelize

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Kernelize builds compiler and kernel optimization tools that enable AI models to run efficiently on multiple hardware accelerators. The company helps hardware teams and developers connect to shared infrastructure like Triton and PyTorch rather than maintaining chip-specific implementations.

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Founders & leadership

Simon Waters inCo-Founder & CTOSimon Waters is co-founder and CTO of Kernelize, which develops compiler and kernel optimization tools for AI model inference across hardware accelerators. He previously led AMD's Triton compiler team and created a high-level synthesis compiler.

Bryan Bowyer inCo-Founder & Head of ProductHe previously led compiler development at AMD, where he designed an MLIR-based graph compiler for neural processing units, and worked at Xilinx on similar technologies.

Investors · 1

Open Core Ventures

Frequently asked questions

What does Kernelize do?: Kernelize builds compiler and kernel optimization tools that enable AI models to run efficiently on multiple hardware accelerators. The company helps hardware teams and developers connect to shared infrastructure like Triton and PyTorch rather than maintaining chip-specific implementations.
Who founded Kernelize?: Kernelize was founded by Simon Waters, Bryan Bowyer.
Who are Kernelize's investors?: Kernelize's investors include Open Core Ventures.