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Augusto Marietti

CEO and Co-Founder, Kong · USA

Augusto Marietti is the CEO of Kong. Marietti is based in USA. Marietti has held the role since 2009.

Augusto Marietti is an inventor and technology entrepreneur who co-founded Kong in 2017, leading the cloud API connectivity company. Prior to Kong, he was CEO and co-founder of Mashape, the largest API marketplace, which was acquired by RapidAPI in 2017. He holds a B.S. in Economics from the Catholic University of Milan.

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Recent coverage has focused on Augusto Marietti's leadership of Kong, an API connectivity platform that has secured significant funding milestones, including a $175 million Series E round that valued the company around $2 billion. The headlines also highlight Marietti's personal narrative of building Kong from modest beginnings, including early struggles and a notable period staying on an investor's couch before achieving venture capital success.

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Augusto Marietti is the CEO and Co-Founder of Kong, based in USA.
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Augusto Marietti is CEO of Kong, a role held since 2009.