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Kong (formerly Mashape) is a cloud connectivity company providing API platform for microservices. Its products include Kong Gateway, an open-source API gateway for multi-cloud and hybrid environments, microservices, and distributed architectures; Kong Enterprise, an end-to-end service control platform for multi-cloud and hybrid organizations.
| Type | Private | |
| Founded | 2009 | |
| HQ | San Francisco, US | Map |
| Website | konghq.com |
Key People/Management at Kong
Augusto Marietti
CEO
Marco Palladino
CTO
Ken Kim
VP, Business Operations
Janet Phillips
VP, People
Geoff Townsend
VP, Engineering
Reza Shafii
VP, Product
Kong Office Locations
Kong has an office in San Francisco
San Francisco, US (HQ)
251 Post St 2nd Floor, San Francisco
San Francisco, US
150 Spear St #1600, San Francisco
Kong Financials and Metrics
Summary Metrics
Founding Date | 2009 |
Kong total Funding | $69.1 m |
Kong latest funding size | $43 m |
Time since last funding | 2 years ago |
Kong investors | Index Ventures, GGV Capital, Innovation Endeavors, New Enterprise Associates, Andreessen Horowitz, CRV, Jeff Bezos, Ignition Partners, Eric Schmidt, Mucker Capital, Rick Webb, Stanford University, George Zachary, Russell Siegelman, Lars Kamp, Kevin Donahue, Erik Rannala, Charles River Ventures, Dwipal Desai, World Innovation Lab, Massimo Sgrelli, David Estrada |
Kong's latest funding round in March 2019 was reported to be $43 m. In total, Kong has raised $69.1 m
Kong Revenue
Kong's revenue was reported to be $5 m in Y, 2018
| USD | |
|---|---|
Revenue (Y, 2018) | 5.0m |
| USD | Y, 2018 |
|---|---|
Revenue/Employee | 34.3k |
Kong Operating Metrics
Kong's Enterprise Customers was reported to be 100 in Mar, 2019.
Kong Cybersecurity Score
Kong Online and Social Media Presence
25.66k Twitter followers
Kong has 25.66k Twitter Followers. The number of followers has increased 0.2% month over month and increased 0.2% quarter over quarter
Kong's Trends
Twitter Engagement Stats for @thekonginc
7.7k
Tweets
431
Following
25.7k
Followers
278
Tweets last 30 days
1.1
Avg. likes per Tweet
92.1%
Tweets with engagement
Kong Blogs
September 10, 2020
Multi-Cluster & Multi-Cloud Service Meshes With CNCF’s Kuma and Envoy
When we first created Kuma – which means “bear” in Japanese – we dreamed of creating a service mesh that could run across every cluster, every cloud and every application. These…
The post Multi-Cluster & Multi-Cloud Service Meshes With CNCF’s Kuma and Envoy appeared first on KongHQ.
August 26, 2020
Kong Enterprise 2.1 Now Generally Available!
Today, we are proud to announce the general availability (GA) of one of the most important releases of Kong Enterprise we’ve had to date — Kong Enterprise 2.1 is here!…
The post Kong Enterprise 2.1 Now Generally Available! appeared first on KongHQ.
August 19, 2020
How Kong and Partner API Integrations Helped Papa John’s Achieve Record Sales
It’s not every day that you learn your technology helped a company achieve their highest sales in company history. But that is the story of Kong and Papa John’s. I…
The post How Kong and Partner API Integrations Helped Papa John’s Achieve Record Sales appeared first on KongHQ.
August 13, 2020
Kuma 0.7.1 Released With Official Helm Charts
We are happy to announce the release of Kuma 0.7.1 with minor improvements and fixes, and a new official distribution: Helm Charts! Notable Improvements in 0.7.1 Official Helm Charts now…
The post Kuma 0.7.1 Released With Official Helm Charts appeared first on KongHQ.
August 11, 2020
Kong for AWS: How TUNE Improves Developer Productivity with Kong
In support of our partnership with AWS and the AWS DevOps Competency program, we’re re-examining how some of our major customers are using Kong with AWS. To this end, let’s…
The post Kong for AWS: How TUNE Improves Developer Productivity with Kong appeared first on KongHQ.
August 11, 2020
A Guide to Building Racial Equality and Inclusivity in the Tech Workplace
Although the tech industry has been slowly getting more diverse over recent years, there is still an enormous amount of work to be done in building racial equality and inclusivity…
The post A Guide to Building Racial Equality and Inclusivity in the Tech Workplace appeared first on KongHQ.
Kong Frequently Asked Questions
When was Kong founded?
Kong was founded in 2009.
Who are Kong key executives?
Kong's key executives are Augusto Marietti, Marco Palladino and Ken Kim.
How many employees does Kong have?
Kong has 182 employees.
What is Kong revenue?
Latest Kong annual revenue is $5 m.
What is Kong revenue per employee?
Latest Kong revenue per employee is $27.5 k.
Who are Kong competitors?
Competitors of Kong include Cloud Elements, DreamFactory Software and Postman.
Where is Kong headquarters?
Kong headquarters is located at 251 Post St 2nd Floor, San Francisco, San Francisco.
Where are Kong offices?
Kong has an office in San Francisco.
How many offices does Kong have?
Kong has 2 offices.
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