Kernel Management Partners

Kernel Management Partners Limited is a private equity and venture capital firm based in Cork, Ireland, with additional offices in Dublin and Belfast. Established in 2002, the firm specializes in equity investments across various stages of company growth, focusing primarily on seed, early stage, and mid to late stage investments. Kernel Management Partners targets sectors such as information and communication technology, telecommunications, big data, software, engineering, healthcare, and consumer discretionary, among others. The firm prefers to invest in patent-driven and knowledge-based companies, often in collaboration with its institutional partners. It typically invests between €0.10 million and €6 million in its portfolio companies, concentrating on those with annual revenues of at least £1 million. Kernel Management Partners does not invest in property or companies employing over 250 people at the time of investment, and it is particularly focused on companies located in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The firm aims to take Board seats or appoint observers in its portfolio companies and generally leads investments in early stage deals.