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Company overview

Powering the API World. No AI without APIs.Kong enables any company to become an API-first company. Kong’s unified cloud native API platform is easy to use and works in any environment — unleashing developer productivity, automating security, and boosting performance of APIs and microservices at scale.
Founded in 2017
San Francisco, California, USA
881 employees (69 in marketing)
konghq.com/company/contact-us
76% recommend to a friend
76% positive business outlook

People

Marketing leadership

Zaid Ramadan
Zaid Ramadan
Head of Growth and Performance Marketing
At the company for 4 months
Barbara Kohring
Barbara Kohring
Director of Marketing Architecture
At the company for 9 months
Amit Shah
Amit Shah
Director of Product Marketing
At the company for 11 months

Hiring activity

Open marketing jobs over time

1 open now

Headcount trend

Company growth over the last 12 months

Funding

Total funding

$344.1M

Last raise

$175M

Series E, 1 years ago

Funding history

Nov 2024

Series E Kong · $175M

Feb 2021

Series D Kong · $100M

Mar 2019

Series C Kong · $43M

Mar 2017

Series B Kong · $18M

Nov 2013

Series A Kong · $6.5M

Audience

Monthly website visitors
362.7K
Month over month-5.1%
Quarter over quarter+40%
Top sourceSearch (53.6%)
Ad budget per month$6.5K
Average search rank46.3
Traffic source mix
Search
53.6%
Direct
35%

News

Kong Releases Insomnia 12 to Accelerate API and MCP Development with AI-Powered Testing and Collaboration
Nov 4, 2025 • PR Newswire
Kong automates MCP server testing and debugging for AI agent developers
Nov 4, 2025 • SiliconANGLE
Kong stands firmly at the center of AI and API convergence
Oct 24, 2025 • SiliconANGLE

Links

konghq.com/company/contact-usLinkedInCrunchbaseX (Twitter)
Glassdoor

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Headcount +27.3% year over year

Aug 2011

Seed Round Kong · $1.5M

Referral
8.1%
Social
2.2%
Paid referral
0.9%

LinkedIn followers

Follower count and growth

Total followers

71.8K

12-mo growth

—

Monthly growth

+5.4%

Salaries

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Open positions1 open marketing positions

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Sr Technical Product Marketing Manager, AI Traffic Management & Registry

Kong

Denver, CO (Remote)

$153K/yr - $252K/yrIn-houseFull-timeSenior level7+ years exp.
1 day ago

Kong Inc. insights

Company and marketing-team signals from saved company data and employee profiles. Use this before you apply, interview, or negotiate.

Founded
2017
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Employees
501-1000
27.3% growth last 12mo
Marketing team
69
8% of company
50 saved employee profiles are linked to this company.

Company stability and risk

Shows a quick risk view from growth, funding age, and news.

Main result
Low risk
Late-stage · Growing 27.3% last 12 months · Mid-stage
Trend
2023-03-27 -> 2026-01-05
Headcount (12 months)
+27.3%
Last funding round
16 months ago
Negative news (120 days)
0
Risk score0/7

Website traffic

Shows traffic size, change, and traffic sources.

Monthly website visitors
362.7K
Month over month-5.1%
Quarter over quarter+40%
Top sourceSearch (53.6%)
Traffic source mix
Search
53.6%
Direct
35%
Referral

Competitors and search

Shows competitors and key search metrics in one view.

Main result
31 competitor sites
Search traffic: 22.7K organic clicks / 317 paid clicks
Organic competitors
0
Paid competitors
5
Keyword change
+51
Ad budget per month
$6.5K
Average search rank
46.3
Paid competitors5

G2 quick view

Shows G2 rating and review trend.

Main result
8.7 / 5
238 reviews saved
Reviews month over month
—
Reviews quarter over quarter
+2.8%
Reviews year over year
—

LinkedIn followers

Shows follower count and growth.

LinkedIn followers

Follower count and growth

Total followers

71.8K

12-mo growth

—

Monthly growth

+5.4%

Job openings

Shows open jobs, growth, and role changes.

Main result
5 open jobs
Open jobs trend: —
Trend

Gartner

Shows Gartner reviews and listed products.

Main result
213 Gartner reviews
Kong enables any company to become an API-first company with a unified platform for API management, service mesh, and ingress controller. From growing startups to Fortune 500 companies, more than 600 organizations rely on Kong to help them deliver fast, reliable, and secure digital experiences.
Listed products
3
Reviews
213
Employee range
501 - 1,000

Marketing team size

Shows saved marketing team size.

69
8% of the company • 50 saved marketing people

Average years of experience

Shows typical years of experience across saved people.

13 years
Based on 3 people.

First hire or larger team

Shows if this looks like one hire or a bigger team.

Looks like larger team
Based on saved marketing team size: 69.

Glassdoor ratings

Shows saved Glassdoor ratings.

Glassdoor ratings
Overall rating
3.9 / 5
Work-life balance
3.8 / 5
Culture
3.9 / 5
Diversity & inclusion
3.8 / 5
Recommend to a friend
76%
Positive business outlook
76%

Funding

Shows saved funding data.

Total funding
$344.1M
Last raise
Series E
1 years ago
Funding details
Amount raised
$344.1M
Last round
Series E
Last fundraise
1 years ago

News

Shows saved company news.

Kong Releases Insomnia 12 to Accelerate API and MCP Development with AI-Powered Testing and Collaboration
Nov 4, 2025 • PR Newswire
Kong automates MCP server testing and debugging for AI agent developers
Nov 4, 2025 • SiliconANGLE
Kong stands firmly at the center of AI and API convergence
Oct 24, 2025 • SiliconANGLE
8.1%
Social
2.2%
Paid referral
0.9%
2023-08-01 -> 2026-02-01
Open jobs growth
—
Biggest role change
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Latest open role
Strategic Account Executive, UK