Kong

Private

Kong is the company behind the most widely adopted open-source API gateway and service connectivity platform. Originally founded as Mashape (an API marketplace), the company pivoted to focus on its open-source Kong Gateway and rebranded in 2017. Kong Konnect enables enterprises to manage, secure, and observe APIs across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

Founders Augusto Marietti
CEO Augusto Marietti

Company

Founded
2009
Headquarters
San Francisco, United States

Financials

Total Funding
$344M
Last Valuation
$2.0B
Sectors
Cybersecurity Developer Tools Cloud Computing
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Funding History

7 rounds
Series E Nov 19, 2024
$175M
Tiger Global Management (Lead) Balderton Capital (Lead) Teachers' Venture Growth 137 Ventures Andreessen Horowitz Index Ventures CRV Sapphire Ventures Notable Capital
Series D Feb 8, 2021
$100M
Tiger Global Management (Lead) Index Ventures CRV GGV Capital Andreessen Horowitz Goldman Sachs Sapphire Ventures
Series C Mar 28, 2019
$43M
Index Ventures (Lead) Andreessen Horowitz CRV GGV Capital World Innovation Lab
Series B Mar 23, 2017
$18M
Andreessen Horowitz (Lead) Index Ventures CRV
Series A Nov 21, 2013
$7M
Index Ventures (Lead) CRV Stanford University
Seed Sep 6, 2011
$2M
NEA (Lead) CRV Ignition Partners Innovation Endeavors Mucker Capital Jeff Bezos Erik Rannala Russell Siegelman
Pre Seed Apr 1, 2010
$101K

Funding data is compiled from multiple independent sources including company announcements, press coverage, and regulatory filings. While we strive for accuracy, amounts and dates may reflect reported figures at time of announcement.