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| Industry | Enterprise software |
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| Founded | Orlando, Florida (2007) |
| Headquarters | Austin, Texas |
Key people |
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| Products | Mobile App Development platform |
Number of employees | 1600+ |
| Website | Kony.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
- ^ McCarthy, Vance. "Kony, KMC Controls Use Microservices To Drive Velocity, Variety for Mobile, IoTApps". Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ^ "Kony Opens Austin Office and Relocates Headquarters". Silicon Hills. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ^ Aboraya, Abraham. "Kony Inc. plans to file IPO in two years". Orlando Business Journal. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ^ "Exclusive: SoftBank Capital invests in Kony; move will boost Kony's Asia presence". Reuters. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ^ Pacheco, Walter. "Orlando-based Kony Solutions on cutting edge of app development". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- ^ Grubb, Anne (13 December 2011). "Kony Solutions Releases KonyOne Cross-Platform Mobile App Development Platform". IT Pro. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
- ^ Crozier, Ry. "Aussie SAP specialists Sky Technologies, Stream sold". IT News. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- ^ Daley, J. Bruce (25 March 2014). "Tom Hogan Joins Kony". Constellation Research. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ Damouni, Nadia (17 June 2014). "Exclusive: SoftBank Capital invests in Kony; move will boost Kony's Asia presence". Reuters. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ^ Calnan, Christopher. "Fast-growing mobile app maker opens in Austin, wants to employ 50". Austin Business Journal. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ Finextra (2018-06-05). "Kony launches digital banking platform". Finextra Research. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
- ^ "Kony Acquires Innovation Subsidiary of Umpqua Holdings". Kony. 4 July 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Kony Is Now Temenos". Temenos. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
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| Industry | Enterprise software |
|---|---|
| Founded | Orlando, Florida (2007) |
| Headquarters | Austin, Texas |
Key people |
|
| Products | Mobile App Development platform |
Number of employees | 1600+ |
| Website | Kony.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
- ^ McCarthy, Vance. "Kony, KMC Controls Use Microservices To Drive Velocity, Variety for Mobile, IoTApps". Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ^ "Kony Opens Austin Office and Relocates Headquarters". Silicon Hills. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ^ Aboraya, Abraham. "Kony Inc. plans to file IPO in two years". Orlando Business Journal. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
- ^ "Exclusive: SoftBank Capital invests in Kony; move will boost Kony's Asia presence". Reuters. 17 June 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ^ Pacheco, Walter. "Orlando-based Kony Solutions on cutting edge of app development". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- ^ Grubb, Anne (13 December 2011). "Kony Solutions Releases KonyOne Cross-Platform Mobile App Development Platform". IT Pro. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
- ^ Crozier, Ry. "Aussie SAP specialists Sky Technologies, Stream sold". IT News. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- ^ Daley, J. Bruce (25 March 2014). "Tom Hogan Joins Kony". Constellation Research. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
- ^ Damouni, Nadia (17 June 2014). "Exclusive: SoftBank Capital invests in Kony; move will boost Kony's Asia presence". Reuters. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ^ Calnan, Christopher. "Fast-growing mobile app maker opens in Austin, wants to employ 50". Austin Business Journal. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ^ Finextra (2018-06-05). "Kony launches digital banking platform". Finextra Research. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
- ^ "Kony Acquires Innovation Subsidiary of Umpqua Holdings". Kony. 4 July 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Kony Is Now Temenos". Temenos. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2021.