Kong
KO
Kong develops software for API connectivity. Its products include Kong Gateway for API traffic management, Kong Konnect for API management, and Kong Mesh for service-to-service communication. The platform supports deployment in Kubernetes, public cloud, and on-prem environments and offers plugins for security, authentication, and observability.
Founded by Augusto Marietti (Co-founder & CEO), Marco Palladino (Co-founder & CTO)
Blended valuation$2.5B$2.5B secondary
Valuation history
Weekly blended valuation with priced funding rounds marked on the timeline.
$2.6B
blended valuationfunding round
May 31, 2021$1.2BOct 5, 2026
All rounds
7 funding rounds, newest first.
| Round | Announced | Raised | Post-money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series E | Nov 19, 2024 | $175M | $2.1B |
| Series D | Feb 8, 2021 | $100M | $1.4B |
| Series C | Mar 28, 2019 | $43M | — |
| Series B | Mar 23, 2017 | $18M | — |
| Series A | Nov 21, 2013 | $6.5M | — |
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Investors
25 investors across all rounds.
- CRCharles River Ventures
- IVIndex Ventures
- AHAndreessen Horowitz
- BCBalderton Capital
- TGTiger Global Management
- NENew Enterprise Associates
- NCNotable Capital
- 1V137 Ventures
- IEInnovation Endeavors
- JBJeff Bezos
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Secondary market activity
Recent buy and sell interest for Kong shares on the secondary market.
| Kind | Implied valuation | Price / share | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| $2.5B | — | Sep 29, 2026 | |
| $1.3B | $7.00 | Mar 27, 2024 | |
| $1.6B | $8.69 | Dec 22, 2020 |
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Data as of Oct 16, 2026. Valuations are estimates blended from primary and secondary-market signals — not investment advice.