Catherine Jue
FounderCEO at KERNEL · CTO at Sway Finance · Founder at Kernel
San Francisco, California, United States
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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
Intro paths
Catherine went through Y Combinator (Summer 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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 ↗
In turn, Catherine can intro founders to KERNEL's investors below.
KERNEL's investors · 7
Co-founders at KERNEL

CTO at Sway FinanceYC S16
Intro paths
Catherine went through Y Combinator (Summer 2016) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, Catherine can intro founders to Sway Finance's investors below.
Sway Finance's investors · 3
Co-founders at Sway Finance

Founder at Kernel
Intro paths
In turn, Catherine can intro founders to Kernel's investors below.
Kernel's investors · 8
Co-founders at Kernel
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.
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,594
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UCLA mafia463
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Nova Credit mafia5
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KERNEL mafia4
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