Kony, Inc.

Kony
Industry Enterprise Software
Founded Orlando, Florida (2007)
Headquarters Austin, Texas
Key people
  • Thomas E. Hogan, CEO
  • Cem Tanyel, EVP Global Services
  • Bruce Dahlgren, EVP & CRO
  • Todd Riesterer, Chief Human Resources Officer
  • Wayne McCulloch, EVP & Chief Customer Officer
  • Nate Bruce, SVP of Corporate Development & Strategy
  • Jean Kondo, CCO
  • Bill Bodin, CTO
  • Carlos Carvajal, CMO
Products Mobile App Development platform
Number of employees
 1200+
Website Kony.com

Kony Inc, a cloud-based provider of mobility, omnichannel and IoT solutions, is based in Austin, Texas with 1200 employees worldwide.[1][2]

History

Founded in 2007 [3] the then-Orlando-based company[4] released its first product, the KonyOne Platform in 2009.[5] In 2012, Kony acquired Australian SAP consulting company Sky Technologies.[6]

In March 2014, former executive vice president of software at HP, Thomas E. Hogan, was named CEO.[7]

In May 2014, Kony announced a $50 million round of funding. Investors in the company include Softbank Capital, Hamilton Lane, Insight Venture Partners, Georgian Partners, Delta-v Capital and Telstra Ventures.[8]

In June 2015, Kony moved its corporate headquarters from Orlando, Florida to Austin, Texas.[9]

Operations

Kony operates out of 11 offices in the US, UK, Germany, The Netherlands, Brazil, Mexico, India, Hong Kong, and Australia.[10]

References

  1. ↑ McCarthy, Vance. "Kony, KMC Controls Use Microservices To Drive Velocity, Variety for Mobile, IoTApps". Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Kony Opens Austin Office and Relocates Headquarters". Silicon Hills. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Exclusive: SoftBank Capital invests in Kony; move will boost Kony's Asia presence". Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  4. ↑ Pacheco, Walter. "Orlando-based Kony Solutions on cutting edge of app development". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  5. ↑ Grubb, Anne. "Kony Solutions Releases KonyOne Cross-Platform Mobile App Development Platform". IT Pro. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
  6. ↑ Crozier, Ry. "Aussie SAP specialists Sky Technologies, Stream sold". IT News. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  7. ↑ Daley, J. Bruce. "Tom Hogan Joins Kony". Constellation Research. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  8. ↑ Damouni, Nadia. "Exclusive: SoftBank Capital invests in Kony; move will boost Kony's Asia presence". Reuters. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  9. ↑ Calnan, Christopher. "Fast-growing mobile app maker opens in Austin, wants to employ 50". Austin Business Journal. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  10. ↑ Aboraya, Abraham. "Kony Inc. plans to file IPO in two years". Orlando Business Journal. Retrieved 7 August 2014.

Official site: Kony.com

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