2025 Kong Innovator Awards
Call for submissions are now closed.
The Kong Innovator Awards shine a light on our customers' impressive achievements with Kong.

The call for submissions closed on September 18, and the judges evaluated each submission to select winners and categories based on the use case, challenges faced, innovative solution, and unique differentiators.
Winners were notified in early September and announced at the awards ceremony at Kong Summit on October 15, 2025. Check below for a recap of the event!
All winners were recognized at the awards ceremony during API Summit on October 15, 2025. Winners also received a trophy, recognition via social promotion and a press release, a promotional toolkit, and a donation to a charity by Kong on the winner’s behalf.
2025 Winners
- Oliver Heinze from BMW
- United Airlines
- SeatGeek
- Siemens
- Seaco
- HMRC
- Verifone
- H&M