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Kong Inc.

SAN FRANCISCO · Other Technology

Diligence memoA one-page analyst read on Kong Inc. — recommendation, valuation, rhythm, risks.
$224.4M
Total raised · real
4
Rounds
0.9×
Latest step-up
Top 2%
Sector rank · raised
Series C
Latest stage · inferred · Tue Aug 06 2024 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Kong Inc. looks fair against its niche peers and is quiet on financing cadence.

Synthesized from the figures below est. — every claim rests on a number shown on this page. Valuation uses the technology sector profile.

Analyst read est. — computed against this company's niche peers in the same era. Inputs shown; not a quoted figure.

Fair
  • Modeled value is 1.09× the median modeled value of Series C Other Technology companies in 2022–2024 (187 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era.
  • Within the normal band (109% of peer median) for its niche.
Quiet
  • Last raise 23 mo ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 13 months.
  • Slightly overdue versus sector cadence.
Leadership

No named principal in this company's public records yet — see all operators below.

Explore how these operators interlock with other companies in the operator network.

Where it sits in Other Technology

Kong Inc. is one of 21292 Other Technology companies tracked from SAN FRANCISCO. By capital raised it ranks among the largest (ahead of 99% of sector peers), and among the largest by modeled valuation est..

Ranking is computed against this company's own sector cohort — reported capital is fact; valuation tiers are modeled.

As reported in public records reported — not modeled.

US
Jurisdiction
Rule 506(b)
Reg D exemption
12
Investors (latest)
2024-08-06
First sale
Amount raised vs valuation, by round

Solid bars are reported offering amounts reported; hatched bars are the modeled post-money valuation est. — both on one shared scale so you can read raise-vs-worth at each round directly. Use the toggles to overlay data labels and the niche-peer / market average value lines.

Amount raised · realModeled valuation · estCumulative funded · real
$0$1.3B$2.5B$3.8B$5.0BSeed · 2011-08-12 Raised $1.7M (real) Modeled valuation $58M (est)$1.7M$58MSeed2011Series C · 2018-12-14 Raised $50M (real) Modeled valuation $1.6B (est)$50M$1.6BSeries C2018Series C · 2020-12-22 Raised $93M (real) Modeled valuation $2.5B (est)$93M$2.5BSeries C2020Series C · 2024-08-06 Raised $80M (real) Modeled valuation $725M (est)$80M$725MSeries C2024+$50M+$93M+$80MCumulative $224M

The line shows cumulative reported funding over the period; + labels show new capital added between points when there is room. Toggle on-bar figures, plus the niche-peer and market averages, to read this company against its cohort. Benchmarks are modeled medians.

Financing ladder & sequence gaps
Seed$1.7M · 2011
Series C$49.7M · 2018no Series A / Series B on file
Series C extension$93.0M · 2020
Series C extension$80.0M · 2024

Stages are modeled from round size (public records carry no series label). No record for: Pre-Seed, Series A, Series B — the company may have raised it under a different exemption, merged it into an adjacent record, or skipped it. Sequence completeness: 40%.

Modeled valuation trajectory
$725.3M
Base estimate est.
$303.1M
Conservative case
$1.1B
Upside case
$533.3M
Modeled post-money

Round size and date are reported; the stage label is inferred from round size (latest is Series Ca $40M–$100M round). Valuation is modeled from stage benchmarks scaled by the technology sector profile. Directional, not a quoted figure.

Seed · modeled $57.7M · 2011-08-122011Series C · modeled $1.6B · 2018-12-14Series C · modeled $2.5B · 2020-12-22Series C · modeled $725.3M · 2024-08-062024
Model inputs · modeled:benchmark-stage-stepup-v1
15%
Dilution assumption
Implied ownership sold in the financing.
76%
Survival probability
57% low · 88% high
1.35×/yr
Annual markup
1.55×/yr upside case
1.9 yr
Elapsed time used
1.9 yr actual, capped for stale marks
technology
Sector profile
Adjusts growth and survival by industry.
Financing rhythm
52 mo
Avg between rounds
$17.3M/yr
Capital velocity
14.9 yr
On record since
2011
First round
4
Rounds on file
How it compares to the market

Benchmarked against 21292 companies in Other Technology. Each bar is a median (the middle company, not an average — outliers don't skew it). Two yardsticks: real money raised (reported on Form D) and modeled value (our estimate est.). These are whole-sector medians across all stages, except the per-stage row.

Total raised — vs sector median (real $, all stages) 71× above median
This company$224.4M
Sector median$3.2M
Latest round — vs other Series C rounds in sector (real $, this stage) 1.6× above median
This company$80.0M
Sector median$50.0M
Modeled value — vs sector median (estimate, all stages) 19× above median
This company$725.3M
Sector median$37.3M

Raised more than 99% of sector peers (real $). Modeled value above 94% of peers (estimate).

Niche peers — same stage & era

A tighter cohort than the sector chart above — only companies at the same stage (Series C) that last raised in the same ~3-year era, ranked by modeled value est. (not money raised). This is the exact set the analyst read compares against, so a like-for-like cohort is what makes "over/under-valued" meaningful. This company ranks #87 of 187.

This companyCohort peer
$100.0M$1.0B$10.0B$10.0M$100.0M$1.0BCapital raised (log)LinkSquares, Inc. · Series C Raised $160.2M · modeled $1.9B (est)Semperis Ltd. · Series C Raised $130.0M · modeled $1.8B (est)Veev Group, Inc. · Series C Raised $94.5M · modeled $1.8B (est)GPI Acquisitions, Inc. · Series C Raised $175.0M · modeled $1.7B (est)DVX Ventures LLC · Series C Raised $119.8M · modeled $1.5B (est)Ncr Corp · Series C Raised $73.7M · modeled $1.5B (est)RelationalAI, Inc. · Series C Raised $74.0M · modeled $1.4B (est)Nantero Inc · Series C Raised $172.9M · modeled $1.4B (est)MoEngage, Inc. · Series C Raised $172.2M · modeled $1.4B (est)H2scan Corp · Series C Raised $83.2M · modeled $1.4B (est)ITsavvy Holdings, LLC · Series C Raised $81.4M · modeled $1.4B (est)Coherent Group Inc. · Series C Raised $74.0M · modeled $1.3B (est)Kong Inc. (this company) Raised $224.4M · modeled $725.3M (est)Kong Inc.
CompanyStageRaised · realValue · estvs peer med.
LinkSquares, Inc.Series C$160.2M$1.9B2.80×
Semperis Ltd.Series C$130.0M$1.8B2.74×
Veev Group, Inc.Series C$94.5M$1.8B2.71×
GPI Acquisitions, Inc.Series C$175.0M$1.7B2.47×
DVX Ventures LLCSeries C$119.8M$1.5B2.27×
Ncr CorpSeries C$73.7M$1.5B2.19×
RelationalAI, Inc.Series C$74.0M$1.4B2.07×
Nantero IncSeries C$172.9M$1.4B2.06×
MoEngage, Inc.Series C$172.2M$1.4B2.05×
H2scan CorpSeries C$83.2M$1.4B2.03×
ITsavvy Holdings, LLCSeries C$81.4M$1.4B2.03×
Coherent Group Inc.Series C$74.0M$1.3B2.02×
Kong Inc. this companySeries C$224.4M$725.3M1.09×
Full financing history

Stage is inferred from round size est., not reported on the filing — a round's dollar size maps to a bucket: Pre-Seed <$1.0M · Seed $1.0M–$4.0M · Series A $4.0M–$15M · Series B $15M–$40M · Series C $40M–$100M · Series D+ $100M–$400M · Growth/Late >$400M.

StageAmount · realAnnouncedPost-money · estValue · estConf.
Seed$1.7M2011-08-12$8.5M$57.7M85%
Series C$49.7M2018-12-14$331.3M$1.6B90%
Series C$93.0M2020-12-22$620.0M$2.5B90%
Series C$80.0M2024-08-06$533.3M$725.3M90%
What happened at each round

Step-up, pace versus the sector's normal cadence, and revenue/exemption moves — read straight from the reported round facts reported.

  1. Seed$1.7M2011-08-12
    • First recorded raise — entered as Seed.
    • 20 investors on this round.
  2. Series C$49.7M2018-12-14
    • Raised again after 88 mo — slower than the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 29.3× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • Switched to Rule 506(b) (was Rule 06).
    • 8 investors on this round.
  3. Series C$93.0M2020-12-22
    • Raised again after 24 mo — slower than the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round 1.9× larger than the prior — scaling up.
    • 10 investors on this round.
  4. Series C$80.0M2024-08-06
    • Raised again after 43 mo — slower than the ~13 mo sector norm.
    • Round roughly the size of the prior one.
    • 12 investors on this round.
Intelligence
2028 ~Q4
Modeled next raise · ~52mo cadence
$80.0M
Modeled next size est.range $80.0M$128.0M
0.9×
Last step-up
$17.3M/yr
Capital velocity

Predictive signals are modeled est. from this company's own cadence and step-up, plus sector benchmarks — directional, not advice. Peer set and a CSV export live in your analyst workspace.

Key people & operators

Officers, directors and promoters named in this company's public recordsreported — the people who run it (not its investors). "Also runs" counts come from name-matching across all records, so verify before acting.

PersonRoleAlso runsTied since
Martin Casado11 other2018-12
Chirag Shah9 other2024-08
Devdutt Yellurkar8 other2018-12
Mike Volpi5 other2018-12
Augusto Marietti2011-08
Marco Palladino2011-08
Michele Zonca2011-08
Registry & provenance

Kong Inc. is an official record sourced from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). U.S. data is aggregated from SEC Form D filings.

United States
Country of record
US
Jurisdiction
1528548
SEC CIK
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Frequently asked
How much funding has Kong Inc. raised?
Kong Inc. has raised approximately $224.4M in disclosed capital across 4 recorded financing rounds, aggregated from public filings.
What is Kong Inc.'s estimated valuation?
Provath's modeled valuation for Kong Inc. is approximately $725.3M (modeled range $303.1M–$1.1B). This is an algorithmic estimate derived from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
What funding stage is Kong Inc. at?
Kong Inc.'s latest modeled financing stage is Series C. Its most recent recorded round closed around Tue Aug 06.
What does Kong Inc. do and where is it based?
Kong Inc. operates in the Other Technology sector, based in SAN FRANCISCO.
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