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'''Kong Inc.''' is a software company that provides open-source platforms and cloud services for managing, monitoring, and scaling [[API|application programming interfaces (APIs)]] and [[microservices]]. Some of the products offered by Kong Inc. include: Kong Gateway, an open-source API gateway; Kong Enterprise, an API platform that is built on top of Kong Gateway; Kong Konnect, a service connectivity platform; Kuma, an open-source service mesh; Kong Mesh, an enterprise-grade service mesh that is built on top of Kuma; and Insomnia, an open-source API design and testing tool.
'''Kong Inc.''' is a software company that provides open-source platforms and cloud services for managing, monitoring, and scaling [[API|application programming interfaces (APIs)]] and [[microservices]]. Some of the products offered by Kong Inc. include: Kong Gateway, an open-source API gateway; Kong Enterprise, an API platform that is built on top of Kong Gateway; Kong Konnect, a service connectivity platform; Kuma, an open-source service mesh; Kong Mesh, an enterprise-grade service mesh that is built on top of Kuma; and Insomnia, an open-source API design and testing tool.
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The original product was first developed in 2009 in [[Milan]], Italy and first incorporated in the US as Mashape, Inc. The original project was a mash-up (web application hybrid) platform used to aggregate different functions and UI elements from third-party products and services. While developing the product the team dealt with a number of APIs, which inspired the founders to create a unified hub to organize the growing market of APIs. In November 2010 Mashape appeared online as an Alpha product<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/mashape_launches_a_marketplace_for_apis.php |title=ReadWriteWeb - Mashape launches a Marketplace for APIs |access-date=2012-05-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120529202713/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/mashape_launches_a_marketplace_for_apis.php |archive-date=2012-05-29 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and launched in private Beta in June 2011.<ref>[http://mashable.com/2011/06/02/mashape/ Mashable - Try Mashape Marketplace]</ref> The team raised the first funds in the US.<ref>[https://techcrunch.com/2011/01/12/the-italian-entrepreneur-who-moved-his-team-and-got-funded-in-19-days/ TechCrunch - The Italian entrepreneur who moved his team and got funded in 19 days]</ref> In 2010, Mashape received its first angel funding and a further $1,500,000 in seed funding.<ref>[http://gigaom.com/cloud/api-market-mashape-raises-1-5m-seed-from-mega-investors/ GigaOm - API Market Mashape raised 1.5M in seed from mega investors]</ref><ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertobonzio/2011/09/08/bezos-and-schmidt-among-investors-betting-1-5m-on-young-italians-of-mashape/ Forbes Magazine - Bezos and Schmidt among investors betting $1.5M on young Italians of "Mashape"]</ref> Mashape then rejected some acquisition offers in 2011.<ref>[https://techcrunch.com/2011/09/08/mashape-turns-down-acquisition-offers-raises-seed-round-from-big-name-investors/ TechCrunch - Mashape Turns Down Acquisition Offers; Raises Seed Round From Big Name Investors]</ref>
The original product was first developed in 2009 in [[Milan]], Italy and first incorporated in the US as Mashape, Inc. The original project was a mash-up (web application hybrid) platform used to aggregate different functions and UI elements from third-party products and services. While developing the product the team dealt with a number of APIs, which inspired the founders to create a unified hub to organize the growing market of APIs. In November 2010 Mashape appeared online as an Alpha product<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/mashape_launches_a_marketplace_for_apis.php |title=ReadWriteWeb - Mashape launches a Marketplace for APIs |access-date=2012-05-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120529202713/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/mashape_launches_a_marketplace_for_apis.php |archive-date=2012-05-29 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and launched in private Beta in June 2011.<ref>[http://mashable.com/2011/06/02/mashape/ Mashable - Try Mashape Marketplace]</ref> The team raised the first funds in the US.<ref>[https://techcrunch.com/2011/01/12/the-italian-entrepreneur-who-moved-his-team-and-got-funded-in-19-days/ TechCrunch - The Italian entrepreneur who moved his team and got funded in 19 days]</ref> In 2010, Mashape received its first angel funding and a further $1,500,000 in seed funding.<ref>[http://gigaom.com/cloud/api-market-mashape-raises-1-5m-seed-from-mega-investors/ GigaOm - API Market Mashape raised 1.5M in seed from mega investors]</ref><ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/robertobonzio/2011/09/08/bezos-and-schmidt-among-investors-betting-1-5m-on-young-italians-of-mashape/ Forbes Magazine - Bezos and Schmidt among investors betting $1.5M on young Italians of "Mashape"]</ref> Mashape then rejected some acquisition offers in 2011.<ref>[https://techcrunch.com/2011/09/08/mashape-turns-down-acquisition-offers-raises-seed-round-from-big-name-investors/ TechCrunch - Mashape Turns Down Acquisition Offers; Raises Seed Round From Big Name Investors]</ref>


In 2015 Mashape launched an open source project called Kong, which later helped the company secure an $18 million in Series B funding. Subsequently, with the intention of pivoting the company's focus to its new Kong business, Mashape sold API Marketplace to RapidAPI,<ref>{{Cite web|title=RapidAPI Buys Mashape Hub to Create World’s Largest API Marketplace |url=https://www.eweek.com/development/rapidapi-buys-mashape-hub-to-create-world-s-largest-api-marketplace|website=eWeek}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| title=RapidAPI acquired the Mashape Marketplace |url=https://appdevelopermagazine.com/rapidapi-acquired-the-mashape-marketplace/|website=appDeveloperMagazine.com}}</ref> and rebranded the company to Kong Inc.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Years after crashing on Travis Kalanich’s couch, this founder has raised $18M for his startup, Mashape|url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/23/years-after-crashing-on-travis-kalanicks-couch-this-italian-founder-just-raised-18-million-for-his-startup/|website=techcrunch.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The Digital Economy Is The API Economy – And Kong Is King|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/truebridge/2020/02/18/the-digital-economy-is-the-api-economy--and-kong-is-king/?sh=212f888b1988|website=Forbes}}</ref>
In 2015 Mashape launched an open source project called Kong, which later helped the company secure an $18 million in Series B funding. Subsequently, with the intention of pivoting the company's focus to its new Kong business, Mashape sold API Marketplace to RapidAPI,<ref>{{Cite web|title=RapidAPI Buys Mashape Hub to Create World's Largest API Marketplace |url=https://www.eweek.com/development/rapidapi-buys-mashape-hub-to-create-world-s-largest-api-marketplace|website=eWeek|date=25 May 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web| title=RapidAPI acquired the Mashape Marketplace |url=https://appdevelopermagazine.com/rapidapi-acquired-the-mashape-marketplace/|website=appDeveloperMagazine.com}}</ref> and rebranded the company to Kong Inc.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Years after crashing on Travis Kalanich's couch, this founder has raised $18M for his startup, Mashape|url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/23/years-after-crashing-on-travis-kalanicks-couch-this-italian-founder-just-raised-18-million-for-his-startup/|website=techcrunch.com|date=23 March 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The Digital Economy Is The API Economy – And Kong Is King|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/truebridge/2020/02/18/the-digital-economy-is-the-api-economy--and-kong-is-king/?sh=212f888b1988|website=Forbes}}</ref>


In 2019, Kong acquired Insomnia, an open-source API testing platform.<ref>{{cite web|date=2019-10-02|title=Kong acquires Insomnia, launches Kong Studio for API development|url=https://techcrunch.com/2019/10/02/kong-acquires-insomnia-launches-kong-studio-for-api-development/|website=techcrunch.com}}</ref>
In 2019, Kong acquired Insomnia, an open-source API testing platform.<ref>{{cite web|date=2019-10-02|title=Kong acquires Insomnia, launches Kong Studio for API development|url=https://techcrunch.com/2019/10/02/kong-acquires-insomnia-launches-kong-studio-for-api-development/|website=techcrunch.com}}</ref>

Latest revision as of 05:58, 21 June 2023

Kong Inc.
Type of businessPrivate
Available inEnglish
FoundedOctober 2017 (2017-10)
HeadquartersSan Francisco
Founder(s)Augusto Marietti (CEO)
Marco Palladino (CTO)
IndustryCloud services
URLkonghq.com
RegistrationRequired
Current statusActive

Kong Inc. is a software company that provides open-source platforms and cloud services for managing, monitoring, and scaling application programming interfaces (APIs) and microservices. Some of the products offered by Kong Inc. include: Kong Gateway, an open-source API gateway; Kong Enterprise, an API platform that is built on top of Kong Gateway; Kong Konnect, a service connectivity platform; Kuma, an open-source service mesh; Kong Mesh, an enterprise-grade service mesh that is built on top of Kuma; and Insomnia, an open-source API design and testing tool.

History[edit]

The original product was first developed in 2009 in Milan, Italy and first incorporated in the US as Mashape, Inc. The original project was a mash-up (web application hybrid) platform used to aggregate different functions and UI elements from third-party products and services. While developing the product the team dealt with a number of APIs, which inspired the founders to create a unified hub to organize the growing market of APIs. In November 2010 Mashape appeared online as an Alpha product[1] and launched in private Beta in June 2011.[2] The team raised the first funds in the US.[3] In 2010, Mashape received its first angel funding and a further $1,500,000 in seed funding.[4][5] Mashape then rejected some acquisition offers in 2011.[6]

In 2015 Mashape launched an open source project called Kong, which later helped the company secure an $18 million in Series B funding. Subsequently, with the intention of pivoting the company's focus to its new Kong business, Mashape sold API Marketplace to RapidAPI,[7][8] and rebranded the company to Kong Inc.[9][10]

In 2019, Kong acquired Insomnia, an open-source API testing platform.[11]

Technology[edit]

In 2015, Mashape released Kong, an open-source management layer for APIs and Microservices that is built on top of Nginx and Cassandra/PostgreSQL with the claim of improving performance and reliability. Kong is the main engine of Mashape's marketplace.[12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "ReadWriteWeb - Mashape launches a Marketplace for APIs". Archived from the original on 2012-05-29. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
  2. ^ Mashable - Try Mashape Marketplace
  3. ^ TechCrunch - The Italian entrepreneur who moved his team and got funded in 19 days
  4. ^ GigaOm - API Market Mashape raised 1.5M in seed from mega investors
  5. ^ Forbes Magazine - Bezos and Schmidt among investors betting $1.5M on young Italians of "Mashape"
  6. ^ TechCrunch - Mashape Turns Down Acquisition Offers; Raises Seed Round From Big Name Investors
  7. ^ "RapidAPI Buys Mashape Hub to Create World's Largest API Marketplace". eWeek. 25 May 2017.
  8. ^ "RapidAPI acquired the Mashape Marketplace". appDeveloperMagazine.com.
  9. ^ "Years after crashing on Travis Kalanich's couch, this founder has raised $18M for his startup, Mashape". techcrunch.com. 23 March 2017.
  10. ^ "The Digital Economy Is The API Economy – And Kong Is King". Forbes.
  11. ^ "Kong acquires Insomnia, launches Kong Studio for API development". techcrunch.com. 2019-10-02.
  12. ^ TechCrunch - Mashape Open-Sources Its Kong API Management Platform
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