Kona

Kona

Software Development

Give every manager real-time coaching in Slack/Zoom. Kona is the AI-powered sidekick for remote managers.

About us

Kona is the AI-powered sidekick for remote managers. Built for Slack and meetings (Zoom/Google Meet). Kona joins your meetings in Zoom/Google Meet, and gives you notes, action items, and feedback on your meeting in a Slack right after. That real-time feedback can be personalized to your company's leadership philosophy and manager training content. Kona uses the context it builds over time to help managers prepare for 1:1s, draft performance reviews, run effective meetings, navigate difficult conversations, and more. Provide your managers with 24/7 enablement and support without leaving Slack. Visit our website to get started for free! https://heykona.com We're a remote-first startup building a happier, kinder future of work. Learn more at heykona.com

Website
https://heykona.com/
Industry
Software Development
Company size
2-10 employees
Headquarters
Fully Remote
Type
Privately Held
Founded
2020
Specialties
Manager Development, Manager Enablement, Learning & Development, Leadership Training, Slack, AI, Future of Work, HR, L&D, Employee Engagement, People Ops, People Experience, Coaching, Leadership Coaching, AI Assistant, and Meeting Notetaker

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    Join People Leader Book Club to read great leadership books, meet leaders, and talk with authors: https://lnkd.in/e93-MkhG #peopleexperience #hr #peopleops #learning #leadership

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    Yen Tan Yen Tan is an Influencer

    Co-Founder, Kona | Leadership Coach, Educator, and SXSW Speaker | Featured in Entrepreneur, The Guardian, TechCrunch, Fortune

    I've read A LOT of leadership books while running People Leader Book Club and mentoring managers. Here are my top 8 picks to be a better remote leader👇 It can be intimidating to navigate the world of leadership books. With hundreds of promising titles and not enough time, it's hard to know which books to buy. That's why I do my best to curate lists for the remote leaders I work with. If I had it my way, every manager would get these eight books mailed to them. If you're trying to be a better remote leader, add these to your shelf: 💙 "The Making of a Manager" by Julie Zhuo. I reference sections in this book multiple times a month. Julie has a knack for distilling management wisdom into easy-to-digest sections that you can immediately refer to and apply. 🧡 "Radical Candor" by Kim Scott. There's a reason why this bestseller has become synonymous with good feedback. Kim captures the essence of feedback in an iconic framework that managers need to know. 💚 "Dare to Lead" by Brené Brown. I'm so thankful that my executive gave this to me when I first started Kona. This book defines "leading with heart" and has become the bedrock of my management philosophy. 💛 "Remote Not Distant" by Gustavo Razzetti. When we talk about remote management, you need to know about remote best practices and culture. This book covers both and I can attest to its teachings from my own research. 💕 "Multipliers" by Liz Wiseman. This book dives deep into leadership empowerment and the impact leaders can have. Becoming a manager is about extending your influence and this book captures it! ❤️ "When They Win, You Win" by Russ Laraway. Russ designed this book to be a pocket handbook for management, and it's extremely applicable as a result. Regardless of your experience, this book is essential reading. 🩵 "Reboot" by Jerry Colonna. It's easy to think of leadership as an act of looking outwards, and Jerry challenges us to turn that lens inwards. When leaders can build the awareness to tackle their fears, success comes into view. 🩷 "Right Kind of Wrong" by Amy Edmondson. Dr. Edmondson coined "psychological safety", a crucial foundation of remote work and managing teams. This book provides an actionable framework for failure and innovation. If you're interested in reading books like this with a community of leaders, you should join People Leader Book Club! We tackle a fantastic book every month and meet the author: https://lnkd.in/gAWztP8Q What are your go-to management book? Let me know in the comments! #learninganddevelopment #management #leadership #peopleexperience #hr #peopleops

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    What does the Generative AI landscape look like for L&D? Sid shared this helpful map last week. What an exciting time to be in learning and development! #learning #tech #ai #learninganddevelopment #hr #peopleops

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    CEO, Kona | Kleiner Perkins Fellow | Featured in Techcrunch, The Guardian, Fortune

    AI has completely transformed L&D. Here are some awesome start-ups in the space to keep an eye on. 👇 Everyone's talking about AI and the potential it has for changing our workflows. But which start-ups are making that vision a reality? We created a big map of some of the most exciting L&D start-ups using generative AI. Inspired by Sequoia Capital's Generative AI Market Map. Here's some of our favorites: 👋 COACHING & LEADERSHIP SUPPORT 👋 - Supporting leaders at work. Kona Coachello Darja Gutnick with Bunch Wave.ai 🎓 LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS 🎓 - Up-leveling our teams with AI. 360Learning Sana* CYPHER Learning eloomi EdApp Learnerbly Zavvy 🧠 KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT 🧠 - Changing how we share and find info. Notion Glean Confluence Cohere 📈 PERFORMANCE REVIEWS 📈 - Transforming performance and feedback. 15Five Lattice Culture Amp Confirm Effy AI: 360 feedback and performance review software Kona Teamble Campbell 🎨 CONTENT CREATION 🎨- Revolutionizing how we create materials. Figma Copy.ai Canva Jasper Runway Descript VEED.IO ChatGPT Picsart Loom This is very much a working document, so let us know in the comments what L&D segments and AI start-ups we missed! I'll publish a revised map soon:) *Sana was put in the Coaching category, when it actually belongs in the LMS category. My mistake! #ai #technology #startups #learninganddevelopment #peopleops #hr

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Funding

Kona 2 total rounds

Last Round

Seed

US$ 4.0M

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