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Kong
Kong Inc. is a leading developer of API and AI connectivity technologies headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, building the foundational connectivity layer for AI and enterprise applications.
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Kong at a glance
Kong is a developer tools company headquartered in United States. Its most recent funding round, Series E, raised $175M in November 2024. Xcout recorded 135 job postings from Kong in the last 90 days, naming tools such as Salesforce, GitHub, Grafana.
Kong funding rounds
Every round on record:
| Date | Round | Amount | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series E | $175M | 12 named | |
| SEC Form D filing | $80M | — | |
| SEC Form D filing | $93M | — | |
| SEC Form D filing | $49.7M | — |
Who invested in each round, lead investors, valuations and the co-investor graph — open the full funding history →
Hiring at Kong
Xcout recorded 135 job postings from Kong in the last 90 days, from a hiring record Xcout has kept since April 2026.
Tools named in Kong's job postings
The weekly hiring trend, the roles and locations behind it and all 21 tools — see Kong's hiring signals →
Recent Kong news
Investors
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Kong competitors
A few of Kong's closest competitors — see the full list of competitors and alternatives →
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More on Kong in Xcout Intel
- 4 funding rounds with the investors in each, and who they co-invest with
- Weekly hiring history and the mix of roles behind it
- 1 corporate event with sources — deals, leadership changes, layoffs
- The full competitor set, tracking, exports and API access