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Kong
Cloud API gateway and connectivity platform behind open-source Kong.
Stage
growth
Status
private
Coverage
full
Why Kong is interesting
Kong is the API infrastructure layer for microservices; Tiger led D/E with Index and CRV as long-time backers.
Key facts
- Series E (Nov 2024): $175M led by Tiger Global and Balderton at $2B — Kong press
- Series D (Feb 2021): $100M led by Tiger; Index, GGV, a16z, CRV participated — Kong blog
Investors in our directory
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Industries
Developer Tools Infrastructure & Cloud Enterprise SaaS
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FAQs about Kong
Funding context and why this company shows up in venture coverage.
Kong provides API gateway and service-connectivity software (built on open-source Kong Gateway) for managing, securing, and observing microservices APIs.
Tiger Global (see /fund/tiger-global-management) led Series D and E; Index Ventures (/fund/index-ventures), CRV (/fund/crv), NEA (/fund/new-enterprise-associates), GGV Capital (/fund/ggv-capital), Balderton Capital (/fund/balderton-capital), and Andreessen Horowitz (/fund/andreessen-horowitz) participated in public rounds.
Kong raised a $175M Series E in November 2024 at a $2B valuation, led by Tiger Global and Balderton.
API traffic is the backbone of modern software; Kong's open-source gateway is among the most deployed API management layers.
Kong remains private as of July 2026.
Last updated: 2026-07-24