Kong

Kong is a prominent software company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2009. The company specializes in developing a Unified API and AI Platform that helps organizations adopt an API-first approach. Kong's mission is to empower businesses to accelerate their time to market and enhance digital experiences. Kong offers a cloud-native platform that provides comprehensive API management, service mesh capabilities, and security automation. Its main products include the Kong API Gateway, Galileo for API analytics, Gelato for managing microservices, and an API Marketplace that supports over 250,000 developers. The company serves a diverse range of clients, from startups to Fortune 500 enterprises, focusing on enhancing developer productivity and performance in API and microservices management. With around 830 employees, Kong is positioned to support secure AI adoption alongside API connectivity.

API and AI-gateway platform (Kong Gateway, AI Gateway). $100M+ ARR, profitable (Nov 2024, $175M Series E at $2B); ~$140M est. mid-2026.