Kong, an API and AI connectivity technology company, announced that Bruce Felt has joined the company as chief financial officer as it looks to scale through its next stage of accelerated growth.
Felt is a veteran finance executive with experience guiding enterprise software companies through pivotal growth periods, including initial public offerings, strategic acquisitions, and global expansion. Over the course of his career, he has taken three companies public as CFO, including FullTime Software, SuccessFactors, and Domo. Most recently, he served as chief financial officer at Domo, a cloud-based analytics and business intelligence software company, where he helped scale operations and led the company through its public market journey.
In addition to his executive roles, Felt serves on the boards of Veradigm, Human Interest, Betterworks, and Cambium Networks, and has held board and audit committee leadership positions at both public and private companies.
Kong said the appointment is aimed at strengthening its financial leadership as it continues to expand its position in API and AI connectivity. The company builds a unified API and AI platform designed to help organizations secure, manage, accelerate, govern, and monetize the flow of intelligence across APIs and AI traffic across different models and cloud environments. Kong counts Fortune 500 companies and AI-native startups among its customers.
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“Bruce has repeatedly helped high-growth software companies scale through transformative periods, pairing operational discipline with strategic insight and several crossings into public markets. As Kong continues to expand its leadership in API and AI connectivity, his experience building durable, globally scaled organizations will be a unique asset in our next journey. He brings the right mix of operational rigor and public company experience, while keeping a growth-oriented profile. We’re extremely excited to welcome Bruce onto the Kong team, and I look forward to partnering with and learning from him.”
Augusto Marietti, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, Kong
