# Augusto Marietti
Augusto “Aghi” Marietti is an inventor, technology entrepreneur, and angel investor. As the CEO and co-founder of Kong, a leading developer of cloud API technologies, he drives the company’s vision, strategy, and long-term growth. Prior to Kong, he was the CEO and co-founder of Mashape, the largest API marketplace, which was acquired by RapidAPI in 2017. Before that, he founded MemboxX, the first European cloud service for storing documents and sensitive personal data. Augusto holds a B.S. in Economics from the Catholic University of Milan and studied briefly at UC Berkeley. He is the lead inventor on five U.S. patents and an angel investor in more than 10 startups.
