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Catherine Jue

Founder

CEO at KERNEL · CTO at Sway Finance · Founder at Kernel

San Francisco, California, United States

FoundedKernelKERNEL · YCSway Finance · YC

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About

Catherine Jue is co-founder and CEO of Kernel. She previously co-founded Sway Finance, a company backed by Y Combinator in 2016.

CEO at KERNELYC S25

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YC

Catherine went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Tyler Bosmeny, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran KERNEL's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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Co-founders at KERNEL

CTO at Sway FinanceYC S16

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YC

Catherine went through Y Combinator (Summer 2016) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Catherine can intro founders to Sway Finance's investors below.

Co-founders at Sway Finance

Founder at Kernel

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Co-founders at Kernel

BJBryan Johnson
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Catherine Jue Rafael GarciaFounder
RGRafael Garcia

Frequently asked questions

Who is Catherine Jue?
Catherine Jue is co-founder and CEO of Kernel. She previously co-founded Sway Finance, a company backed by Y Combinator in 2016.
Where does Catherine Jue work?
Catherine Jue is Founder of Kernel and CEO at KERNEL and CTO at Sway Finance.
What companies did Catherine Jue found?
Catherine Jue founded Kernel, KERNEL, Sway Finance.

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