Where does Rafael Garcia work?

Rafael Garcia is Co-founder & CTO of Clever and Co-founder & CTO at KERNEL.

What companies did Rafael Garcia found?

Rafael Garcia founded Clever, KERNEL.

Where did Rafael Garcia go to school?

Rafael Garcia studied at Harvard University (AB, Applied Mathematics, Secondary Field in Computer Science).

Rafael Garcia

Founder

Co-founder & CTO at KERNEL · Co-founder & CTO at Clever

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

FoundedClever · YC KERNEL · YC

30 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.

Co-founder & CTO at KERNEL YC 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 ↗

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In turn, Rafael can intro founders to KERNEL's investors below.

KERNEL's investors · 2

JetstreamSan Francisco Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at KERNEL

Catherine JueCo-Founder & CEO

Co-founder & CTO at Clever YC S12

Intro paths

Rafael went through Y Combinator (Summer 2012) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Rafael can intro founders to Clever's investors below.

Clever's investors · 11

Bessemer Venture PartnersRedwood City · $5M – $100M checks FloodgateMenlo Park · $500K – $5M checks GSV VenturesSan Francisco · $250K – $15M checks HomebrewBurlingame · $100K – $500K checks Kapor CapitalOakland · $100K – $1M checks Lightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checks Streamlined VenturesPalo Alto · $100K – $1M checks SV AngelSan Francisco Ulu VenturesPalo Alto · $2M checks Uncork CapitalSan Francisco · $3M – $5M checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2012

Co-founders at Clever

Dan CarrollFounder/CPO

Tyler BosmenyCo-founder, Board Member & Strategic Advisor

Experience

KernelCo-Foundercurrent2025 — presentCincinnati, Ohio, United States
Clever Inc.Advisor2023 — 2025
Clever Inc.Co-Founder and CTO2012 — 2023San Francisco, CA
Jump Trading, LLCAlgorithmic Trader2009 — 2012

Frequently asked questions

Who is Rafael Garcia?: 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.
Where does Rafael Garcia work?: Rafael Garcia is Co-founder & CTO of Clever and Co-founder & CTO at KERNEL.
What companies did Rafael Garcia found?: Rafael Garcia founded Clever, KERNEL.
Where did Rafael Garcia go to school?: Rafael Garcia studied at Harvard University (AB, Applied Mathematics, Secondary Field in Computer Science).