{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","id":"cmtf13eri005po3nefzyy4e12","name":"Kona","slug":"kona","url":"https://www.dhrmap.com/companies/kona","shortDescription":"AI-powered manager coach and assistant for remote managers, integrated with Slack and virtual meetings; acquired by 15Five.","categories":[{"name":"AI Coaching","slug":"ai-coaching"},{"name":"Leadership Development","slug":"leadership-development"}],"verification":{"status":"unverified","sources":[{"name":"Acquirer page (15Five)","url":"https://www.15five.com/products/kona","type":"verification","field":"website","verifiedAt":"2026-10-16"}]},"meta":{"updatedAt":"2026-10-16T17:37:36.659Z","canonical":"https://www.dhrmap.com/companies/kona","license":"© DHRMap. Facts may be quoted with attribution and a link to the canonical page. Not for bulk redistribution."},"nameShort":"Kona","website":"https://www.15five.com/products/kona","longDescription":"Kona is an AI-powered manager effectiveness coach for remote managers. It integrates with Slack and joins virtual meetings to provide tailored, privacy-conscious coaching in the flow of work, helping people managers with everything from running effective meetings to navigating difficult performance conversations. Originally a people-first wellbeing/burnout tool, it evolved into an AI manager coaching co-pilot and was acquired by 15Five in January 2025.","hqLocation":"San Francisco, California, USA","country":"United States","foundedYear":"2019","founder":"Andrew Zhou, Siddharth Pandiya, Corine Tan","totalFunding":"$5.12M","acquiredBy":"15Five","social":{"linkedin":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/konahq"},"leadership":[{"name":"Siddharth Pandiya","role":"co-founder","url":"https://www.dhrmap.com/people/siddharth-pandiya"},{"name":"Corine Tan","role":"co-founder","url":"https://www.dhrmap.com/people/corine-tan"},{"name":"Andrew Zhou","role":"co-founder","url":"https://www.dhrmap.com/people/andrew-zhou"}],"faq":[{"q":"What does Kona do?","a":"AI-powered manager coach and assistant for remote managers, integrated with Slack and virtual meetings; acquired by 15Five."},{"q":"Where is Kona headquartered?","a":"Kona is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, United States."},{"q":"When was Kona founded?","a":"Kona was founded in 2019."},{"q":"Who founded Kona?","a":"Kona was founded by Andrew Zhou, Siddharth Pandiya, Corine Tan."},{"q":"How much funding has Kona raised?","a":"Kona has raised $5.12M to date, per DHRMap records."},{"q":"What kind of HR technology is Kona?","a":"Kona is categorized under AI Coaching, Leadership Development on DHRMap."}]}