Rafael Garcia
FounderCo-founder & CTO at Clever · Co-founder & CTO at Kernel
FoundedClever · YCKernel · YC
30 Under 30 2014 · Education30 Under 30 2014 · Education30 Under 30 2014 · Education
About
Rafael Garcia is co-founder and CTO of Kernel, a browser infrastructure company. He previously co-founded and served as CTO at Clever, an edtech platform that exited in 2012.
Rafael Garcia @rfgarcia
I'm dying to know what the DoorDash Ads GM thinks of dd-cli
Jul 28, 2026 · ♥ 10
Rafael Garcia @rfgarcia
SAML is a rare technology that saves countless hours of human labor while creating an entirely new category of toil for the poor souls managing it all
Jul 28, 2026 · ♥ 9 · ⇄ 1
Rafael Garcia @rfgarcia
1) what https://t.co/YJxGpbcRY7
Jul 20, 2026 · ♥ 28 · ⇄ 1
Co-founder & CTO at CleverYC S12
Intro paths
Rafael went through Y Combinator (Summer 2012) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
In turn, Rafael can intro founders to Clever's investors below.
Clever's investors · 12
Co-founders at Clever
Co-founder & CTO at KernelYC S25
Intro paths
Rafael 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, Rafael can intro founders to Kernel's investors below.
Kernel's investors · 2
Co-founders at Kernel
