Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

AJJARAPU SURENDRA K

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 12/28/2022

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Kernel Group Holdings, Inc. [KRNL]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

515 MADISON AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR, SUITE 81

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

__X__ Director ___X___ 10% Owner
___X___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
CEO, Chairman /

(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10022

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)

_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)*
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Class B Ordinary Shares	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	Class A Ordinary Shares	7618750	⁽¹⁾	I	By VKSS Capital, LLC ⁽²⁾
Warrants	⁽³⁾	⁽³⁾	Class A ordinary shares	8750000	$1	I	By VKSS Capital, LLC ⁽²⁾

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	As described in the issuer's registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-252105) under the heading "Description of Securities-Founder Shares", the Class B ordinary shares, par value $0.0001, will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001, of the issuer at the time of the issuer's initial business combination transaction on a one-for-one basis, subject to adjustment for share splits, share capitalizations, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like, and certain anti-dilution rights and have no expiration date.
(2)	The securities reported herein are held by VKSS Capital, LLC (the "Sponsor"). The reporting person controls the Sponsor, and as such has voting and investment discretion with respect to the securities held by the Sponsor and may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of the securities held directly by the Sponsor. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(3)	Each warrant will become exercisable on the later of 12 months from the closing of the Issuer's initial public offering and 30 days the date of completion of the Issuer's initial business combination. Each warrant will expire five years after the completion of the Issuer's initial business combination or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
AJJARAPU SURENDRA K 515 MADISON AVENUE, 8TH FLOOR SUITE 81 NEW YORK, NY 10022	X	X	CEO, Chairman

Signatures
/s/ Surendra Ajjarapu, by Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP with Power of Attorney		3/28/2023
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
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