Browserbase gives software agents real cloud browsers, then handles the messy parts: logins, broken pages, bot defenses, and proof of what happened. Its customers are discovering that the most useful AI task may be the one hiding in an ordinary website.
Kernel is a San Francisco startup building browser infrastructure for AI agents and web automations. Its cloud browsers launch in a few hundred milliseconds, persist login state across workflows, and evade bot detection, letting developers point agents at the live web without operating their own browser fleet. Backed by Accel and Y Combinator, Kernel raised $22M and says it is used by thousands of teams building agents, including Cash App and Rye.