Greenwich, Connecticut – October 14, 2025 – The Kernel is excited to announce the official launch of NetSpeek’s Lena, the first Language Enabled Network Administrator, the culmination of over two years of work to transform how enterprises manage collaboration infrastructure. Netspeek typifies the type of investment we look for in a company – utilizing technology to solve real-world problems by industry veterans that have the intellect to identify, build and execute a solution for commercial use.
Since our advisory partnership began in 2023, we’ve worked closely with NetSpeek on product development, go-to-market strategy, and capital formation. Today’s commercial launch validates that strategy— in an industry that saw Lena’s potential early.
Industry Recognition and Strategic Partnerships
The Pro AV industry recognized Lena’s significance before launch, with trade awards from premier global conferences and strong partner momentum:
- Ecosystem Partners: Zoom, Logitech, Aurora, Barco, BrightSign, Poly (an HP company), Neat, Samsung, Sennheiser, and Skykit provide day-one multi-vendor integration.
- White-Label Opportunities: Shure, Sennheiser, and Jabra are pursuing white-label deployments to integrate Lena into their cloud systems.
- Enterprise Beta Customers: Global organizations including PayPal and Midwich are preparing to roll out Lena across worldwide office networks, with beta testing completing in early 2026.
“The Kernel’s strategic guidance was instrumental in helping us navigate from concept to commercial platform,” said Erik DeGiorgi, Founder and CEO of NetSpeek. “Their network and expertise accelerated our path to market and helped us build an exceptional partner ecosystem.”
What Makes Lena Different
Lena deploys specialized AI agents that autonomously monitor, diagnose, and remediate issues across multi-vendor collaboration environments in real-time—eliminating manual troubleshooting for enterprises managing thousands of conference room devices globally.
Key capabilities:
- Multi-vendor integration across Pro AV and UC ecosystems
- AI-powered automation that proactively resolves issues without human intervention
- Specialized agent fleet with domain expertise on specific platforms
- Enterprise-first security with all data and AI models in-house
The Kernel’s Advisory Model
Jeff Lombardi, CEO of The Kernel, emphasized the founder profile: “Erik and his team are Pro AV industry veterans with over $100 million in enterprise technology sales. They built Lena solving a problem they intimately understood. Watching NetSpeek progress from private beta to commercial availability with this partner ecosystem is exactly the outcome our model delivers.”
Stuart Armstrong , a Kernel Board Advisor comments “NetSpeek has built a solution addressing genuine operational pain points with measurable ROI—proven through beta deployments and ready for commercial scale.”
Scale and Competitive Advantage
With commercial availability, focus shifts to rapid scaling. Revenues are expected imminently as beta testing converts potential clients into contracts. Speed to market is critical—NetSpeek’s best defense against competitors is the knowledge gap in industry data created through real-world implementations.
The extensive beta program has generated proprietary training data across diverse collaboration environments, creating a technical moat that strengthens with every deployment. This first-mover advantage, combined with the strategic partner ecosystem, positions NetSpeek to capture significant market share.
As was the case on day one, The Kernel remains confident in NetSpeek’s ability to execute, and we will post updates as additional milestones are reached.
Commercial Availability
Lena is now commercially available to enterprises and managed service providers globally. Visit www.netspeek.com/lena or contact [email protected] to schedule a demonstration.
About The Kernel
Headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut, The Kernel is a unique advisory firm serving emerging technologies, global enterprises, and capital providers. With a proven model of identifying, validating, deploying, and investing in emerging technologies, The Kernel consistently delivers successful outcomes for its enterprise clients and capital partners. Learn more at https://thekernel.io.
