
Kern AI provides a platform that enhances the reliability and trustworthiness of Large Language Models (LLMs) by enabling companies to integrate their proprietary data in a way that LLMs can understand. Their data-centric methodology and ease-of-use allow for the development of both prototypes and scalable AI applications. Key use cases include AI assistants for knowledge-intensive tasks, customer service enhancements, tariff comparison, portfolio analytics, and third-party risk management automation, particularly within the insurance industry. Kern AI aims to derisk, enable, and accelerate LLM adoption for businesses, making their AI assistants more accurate and reliable than standard RAG approaches. They offer solutions via API and GUI, with unified pricing based on consumption, and the ability for customization by their engineers or the client's team. Kern AI is ISO-27001 certified and ensures data confidentiality, not using client data to train external models.

Kern AI provides a platform that enhances the reliability and trustworthiness of Large Language Models (LLMs) by enabling companies to integrate their proprietary data in a way that LLMs can understand. Their data-centric methodology and ease-of-use allow for the development of both prototypes and scalable AI applications. Key use cases include AI assistants for knowledge-intensive tasks, customer service enhancements, tariff comparison, portfolio analytics, and third-party risk management automation, particularly within the insurance industry. Kern AI aims to derisk, enable, and accelerate LLM adoption for businesses, making their AI assistants more accurate and reliable than standard RAG approaches. They offer solutions via API and GUI, with unified pricing based on consumption, and the ability for customization by their engineers or the client's team. Kern AI is ISO-27001 certified and ensures data confidentiality, not using client data to train external models.
Founded: 2020
Headquarters: Germany
Core product: Data-centric LLM/NLP tooling and Confidential-AI / Knowledge-GPT products
Seed funding: €2.7M (announced Feb 16, 2023)
Employees: ~15
Enterprise AI adoption, knowledge-intensive automation, secure/private LLM deployments for tasks like customer service, tariff comparison, portfolio analytics, and third-party risk management.
2020
Enterprise AI / Natural Language Processing
€2.7M
Participation from xdeck, another.vc, Hasso Plattner Seed Fund and angel investors referenced.
€550,000
Referenced as prior to the 2023 seed round.
“Co-led by Seedcamp and Faber; participation from additional VC and angel investors”