Open Core Ventures announces Kernelize
Open Core Ventures (OCV) has just unveiled Kernelize Inc., an innovative AI compiler platform designed to "bridge the CUDA moat" by auto-generating optimized backends for a wide variety of hardware targets. Built on the open-source Triton compiler, Kernelize lets developers write high-performance GPU kernels in Python once and deploy them across GPUs, NPUs, TPUs, and more—eliminating lock-in to any single vendor's proprietary stack. Founded by industry veteran Simon Waters, whose résumé includes leading AMD's Triton contributions and co-creating the Catapult C Synthesis tool, Kernelize aims to democratize AI performance and accelerate hardware-agnostic innovation.
Key Highlights
Technology
Built on open-source Triton compiler for hardware-agnostic AI performance
Mission
Bridge the CUDA moat and eliminate vendor lock-in
Founder
Simon Waters, AMD Triton veteran and Catapult C Synthesis co-creator
Backing
Announced by Open Core Ventures (OCV)