Kern Whelan Capital

Kern Whelan Capital, LLC is a San Francisco-based private equity and venture capital firm founded in 2007 by J.P. Whelan and Jay Kern. The firm makes early-stage, late-stage, recapitalization, and growth investments in communications, pharmaceuticals, cloud, and other sectors, backing strong management teams in companies with a history of capital-efficient internal growth and the potential for operating profit margins of 15% or better. Kern Whelan invests in only a handful of companies per year, and its principals typically serve as the largest personal investors in each portfolio company, partnering for the long term rather than committing to a single exit strategy.

San Francisco, United States · 1+ investments