Kong Inc.
Kong's mission is to enable every company to become an API-first company by providing a high-performance, cloud-native platform to build, manage, and govern APIs and AI traffic.
At a Glance
- Enterprise Software
- Financial Services
- Retail
- Healthcare
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Kong Konnect
Enterprise API Management Platform
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Latest News
Kong Launches Context Mesh to Connect Enterprise Data to AI Agents
Kong Releases Insomnia 12 to Accelerate API Development
Kong Acquires OpenMeter to Expand Usage-Based Metering Capabilities
Kong Expands with New Headquarters in Downtown San Francisco
Products & Services
Unified SaaS-based API platform for managing APIs, AI, and microservices traffic.
High-performance, open-source API gateway built on NGINX for hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
API gateway designed to secure, govern, and observe AI and LLM traffic.
Enterprise service mesh based on Kuma, providing zero-trust security and observability.
Market Position
Positioned as a modern, cloud-native, and higher-performance alternative to legacy API management suites like Apigee and MuleSoft.
Leadership
Founders
Augusto Marietti
Co-founder and CEO. Previously co-founded Mashape (API marketplace). Inventor and angel investor.
Marco Palladino
Co-founder and CTO. Main architect behind Kong Gateway. Previously co-founded Mashape.
Michele Zonca
Co-founder of Mashape/Kong. Experienced software engineer.
Executive Team
Augusto Marietti
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder
Entrepreneur and investor with a focus on API infrastructure. Co-founded Mashape.
Marco Palladino
Chief Technology Officer & Co-Founder
Architect of Kong Gateway. Key figure in the open-source API community.
Board of Directors
Founding Story
Started in Italy as Mashape, an API marketplace. After open-sourcing their internal API gateway (Kong) in 2015, the company saw massive adoption. In 2017, they sold the marketplace to focus 100% on the Kong platform, rebranding as Kong Inc.
Business Model
Revenue Model
SaaS subscriptions, enterprise licensing, and usage-based metering for API and AI traffic.
Pricing Tiers
30-day trial, unlimited gateways, basic analytics.
Per-gateway fee, includes serverless and hybrid options, email support.
Unlimited portals, dedicated CSM/TAM, advanced SLAs, SSO/RBAC.
Basic design and testing features, limited mock requests.
RBAC, unlimited users, increased mock request limits.
SSO/SCIM, SOC2 compliance, native vault integrations.
Target Markets
- Enterprise Software
- Financial Services
- Retail
- Healthcare
- Technology
- API Management
- Microservices Connectivity
- AI Model Governance
- Service Mesh Deployment
- API Design and Testing
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