We start, build and operate companies.
Kerns Development is a private venture studio. We start a small number of companies, build the systems they run on, and stay with them for the long run.
Portfolio
Ventures
- OhDavid↗Websites, apps and creative production for people bringing a vision to life. Built with the client, and owned by the client: code, data and all.
- Enharmonic↗Electronic music production and performance, with its own listening platform.
- CrewLAB↗A team platform for coaches and athletes. Co-founded and grown from zero to ten thousand users, with a board seat since 2022.
- Gratitude GroveA twenty-foot interactive geometric tree, shown at Burning Man, Lucidity, Desert Hearts and Listen.
In development
Coming soon
- Groundkept
- DESTND
- Zigverse
Approach
How we work
01
Ownership
What we build belongs to the people who run it. No rented platforms, no locked data.
02
Close to the work
We build the product, the systems and the go-to-market ourselves. Nothing at the core gets handed off.
03
A long view
Fewer things, held longer, built properly.