Kony, Inc.

Kony
IndustryEnterprise software
FoundedOrlando, Florida (2007)
HeadquartersAustin, Texas
Key people
  • Thomas E. Hogan, CEO
  • Kathy Crusco, EVP & CFO
  • Bruce Dahlgren, EVP & CRO
  • Todd Riesterer, Chief Human Resources Officer
  • Wayne McCulloch, Chief Customer Officer & EVP Global Sales Operations
  • Arvind Kejriwal, SVP of Corporate Development & Strategy
  • Jeffery Kendall, SVP & GM, Global Banking & Financial Solutions
  • Tony Carroll, SVP & GM, Global Commercial Industries
  • Jean Kondo, CCO
  • Bill Bodin, CTO
  • Burley Kawasaki, EVP of Products
  • Carlos Carvajal, CMO
  • Michael Johnson, SVP, Global Channels & Alliances
  • Usha Iyer, Co-Executive Director of Mobilizing Causes
  • Jessica Howard, Co-Executive Director of Mobilizing Causes
ProductsMobile App Development platform
Number of employees
1600+
WebsiteKony.com

Kony Inc, a cloud-based provider of mobility, omnichannel and internet-of-things systems and services, was based in Austin, Texas with over 1600 employees worldwide.[1][2] At the time of its sale to Temenos Group in 2019, Kony operated out of 11 offices in the US, UK, Germany, The Netherlands, Brazil, Mexico, India, Hong Kong, and Australia.[3]

History

Founded in 2007 [4] the then-Orlando-based company[5] released its first product, the KonyOne Platform in 2009.[6] In 2012, Kony acquired Australian SAP consulting company Sky Technologies.[7]

In March 2014, former executive vice president of software at HP, Thomas E. Hogan, was named CEO.[8]

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.[9]

In June 2015, Kony moved its corporate headquarters from Orlando, Florida to Austin, Texas.[10]

In June 2018, Kony launched Kony DBX,[11] a digital banking platform and application suite.

In October 2018, Kony acquired Pivotus, Inc, a subsidiary of Umpqua Holdings.[12]

In August 2019, Kony was acquired by Temenos Group,[13] which has since subsumed Kony.[14]

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. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  3. ^ Aboraya, Abraham. "Kony Inc. plans to file IPO in two years". Orlando Business Journal. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Exclusive: SoftBank Capital invests in Kony; move will boost Kony's Asia presence". Reuters. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  5. ^ Pacheco, Walter. "Orlando-based Kony Solutions on cutting edge of app development". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  6. ^ Grubb, Anne (13 December 2011). "Kony Solutions Releases KonyOne Cross-Platform Mobile App Development Platform". IT Pro. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
  7. ^ Crozier, Ry. "Aussie SAP specialists Sky Technologies, Stream sold". IT News. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  8. ^ Daley, J. Bruce (25 March 2014). "Tom Hogan Joins Kony". Constellation Research. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  9. ^ Damouni, Nadia (17 June 2014). "Exclusive: SoftBank Capital invests in Kony; move will boost Kony's Asia presence". Reuters. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  10. ^ Calnan, Christopher. "Fast-growing mobile app maker opens in Austin, wants to employ 50". Austin Business Journal. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
  11. ^ Finextra (2018-06-05). "Kony launches digital banking platform". Finextra Research. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
  12. ^ "Kony Acquires Innovation Subsidiary of Umpqua Holdings". Kony. 4 July 2023.
  13. ^ "Temenos to acquire Kony, US #1 digital banking SaaS company, to accelerate Temenos Infinity, the revolutionary cloud-native, cloudagnostic digital front office product and its US strategy" (PDF). kony.
  14. ^ "Kony Is Now Temenos". Temenos. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2021.