Kong Inc.

Kong Inc. is a software company that provides open-source platforms and cloud services for managing, monitoring, and scaling application programming interfaces (APIs) and microservices. The company's mission is to enable organizations to become "API-first" and securely accelerate AI adoption, speeding up time to market and fostering new business opportunities. Kong Inc. is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Key products offered by Kong Inc. include the open-source Kong Gateway, Kong Enterprise (an API platform built on Kong Gateway), and Kong Konnect (a service connectivity platform). The company also provides Kuma (an open-source service mesh), Kong Mesh (an enterprise-grade service mesh), and Insomnia (an open-source API design and testing tool). Additionally, Kong offers specialized solutions such as Kong AI Gateway, Kong Event Gateway, and Kong Metering & Billing, designed to manage the full lifecycle of APIs and services across various environments, including cloud, Kubernetes, and data centers.

Kong Inc. is a privately held company led by CEO and co-founder Augusto Marietti. In November 2024, the company secured $175 million in Series E financing at a $2 billion valuation, bringing its total capital raised to $345 million. Recent developments include a strong focus on AI connectivity, with the launch of new Kong AI Gateway capabilities and partnerships aimed at unifying API and real-time data and event streaming. In February 2026, Bruce Felt was appointed as the new Chief Financial Officer. Kong has been recognized by Gartner as a leader in full lifecycle API management.