About
Kernova started in 2014 with four engineers and one rule: never ship anything we would not be happy to run ourselves. We are 40 people across two cities now, and the rule still holds.
Our story
Our founders spent years watching projects stall between agencies, freelancers and internal teams. Designs got lost in translation. Code shipped with nobody left to run it.
So we built a studio where the people who design your product also build it, launch it and stay on call afterwards. Fewer handoffs, fewer surprises, better software.
Founded by four engineers in Lisbon
Designers, engineers and product leads
Products shipped and still running
Studios, in Lisbon and Toronto
What we believe
01
Every project is led by people with at least eight years in the craft. No bait-and-switch after the pitch.
02
We explain trade-offs in normal words and put bad news on the table early, while it is still cheap.
03
We judge our work by what your product achieves, not by the hours we log against it.
04
Clean code, written docs and a team that can carry on confidently without us.
Leadership
