Kong, a San Francisco–based API management and microservices connectivity platform, has raised $345 million across multiple funding rounds, achieving a $2 billion valuation as of October 2024. The company’s Series E round in November 2024 included participation from Tiger Global Management, Andreessen Horowitz, and Sapphire Ventures. Founded in 2009 by Augusto Marietti, Marco Palladino, and Michele Zonca, Kong’s cloud-native platform is trusted by enterprises like Cisco, PayPal, and GSK, offering powerful tools for API monitoring, security, and seamless connectivity across cloud infrastructures.