# Kong funding: rounds and investors > Kong has raised $218M across 2 rounds since 2019. Investors include Index Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz and New Enterprise Associates. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/kong (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series E startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Kong* 2 rounds we have observed, with the 8 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. AI Valuation: $2.0B, Mar 2026 Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$218M** raised across 2 rounds since 2019, from 2 sources **$43M** Series C **$175M** Series E - **Latest round:** Series E, $175M Nov 2024 - **Step-up i:** 4.1× - **Investors:** 8 (1 led) See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 **$43M** Series C **$175M** Series E - **First round:** Series C, $43M - **Biggest round:** $175M - **Between rounds:** 5.6 years [**Kong** Enterprise 1 / 10 Their pitch deck **Kong's pitch deck, 10 slides** Each slide read for what it argues, against the decks that raised at the same stage.](https://millionrounds.com/decks/kong) ## The rounds - **Nov 2024** Series E **$175M** *3 new* *2 returning* [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) [Balderton Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/balderton-capital) [Sapphire Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sapphire-ventures) Source recorded SEC filing: $80M sold, first sale Aug 2024 - **Mar 2019** Series C **$43M** *5 new* [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) Lead [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) [GGV Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ggv-capital) [World Innovation Lab Wil](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wil-world-innovation-lab) [Charles River](https://millionrounds.com/fund/charles-river) Reported by TechCrunch SEC filing: $50M sold, first sale Dec 2018 ## Who was in which round The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led. **Series C** 2019 **Series E** 2024 [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) L [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) [GGV Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ggv-capital) [Balderton Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/balderton-capital) [Sapphire Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sapphire-ventures) [World Innovation Lab Wil](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wil-world-innovation-lab) [Charles River](https://millionrounds.com/fund/charles-river) ## Everyone who backed them [Index Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/index-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds, led 1 [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) VC firm **2** rounds [New Enterprise Associates](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-enterprise-associates) VC firm **1** round [GGV Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ggv-capital) VC firm **1** round [Balderton Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/balderton-capital) VC firm **1** round [Sapphire Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sapphire-ventures) VC firm **1** round [World Innovation Lab Wil](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wil-world-innovation-lab) VC firm **1** round [Charles River](https://millionrounds.com/fund/charles-river) Private equity **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=kong). ## Also claim to have backed them These 7 firms list Kong as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above. [CRV](https://millionrounds.com/fund/crv) VC firm Per its own site [Innovation Endeavors](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovation-endeavors) VC firm Per its own site [Notable Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/notable-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Founders Circle Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-circle-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Lombardstreet Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lombardstreet-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Conduit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/conduit) Accelerator Per its own site [Ritual Capital Management Company, LLC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ritual-capital-management-company-llc) Investor Per its own site ## Quick answers about Kong ### Who invested in Kong? Kong's investors include Index Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, New Enterprise Associates, GGV Capital and Balderton Capital, and 3 more on record. ### How much has Kong raised? Kong has raised $218M across 2 rounds since 2019. ### When did Kong last raise? Kong's most recent round was a Series E of $175M in Nov 2024. ### What was Kong's biggest round? Its most recent round, $175M in Nov 2024, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Kong first? Kong's first round on record, in Mar 2019, was backed by Index Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz and GGV Capital and 2 others. ### What stage is Kong at? Kong's latest named round is a Series E, in Nov 2024. ### Where is Kong based? Kong is based in the United States. ### Who led Kong's rounds? Index Ventures led the Series C in 2019. ## Companies like Kong In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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