Augusto Marietti
CEO and co-founder of Kong, an API infrastructure company; recounted building Kong from a garage in Milan through years of bootstrapping and pivoting to become a leader in API and AI connectivity.
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Oct 21, 2025 • 38min
How Kong Was Born: APIs, Hustle, and the Future of AI Infrastructure
Augusto Agui Marietti, CEO of Kong, shares his inspiring journey from a garage in Milan to creating a leading API infrastructure company. He recounts early struggles, including living on $1,000 a month in San Francisco and sleeping on Travis Kalanick's couch while fundraising. The discussion highlights the evolution of Kong and the pivotal moments that shaped its success. Augusto emphasizes the significance of APIs as the 'assembly line of software' and predicts how AI will necessitate enhanced API connectivity, revolutionizing the tech landscape.
Mar 13, 2018 • 31min
a16z Podcast: The API Economy -- The Why, What, and How
Cristina Cordova leads partnerships at Stripe, Augusto Marietti is the CEO of Kong, and Laura Behrens Wu is the CEO of Shippo. They dive into the transformative power of APIs, comparing them to everything from Lego blocks to the veins in a body. The conversation covers how APIs allow businesses to focus on core competencies while accessing greater data, democratizing technology. They also discuss the evolution of APIs from utilities to microservices, and how small businesses can leverage this landscape to compete with giants like Amazon.
