The K2 Story

We power the people who build great companies

We liberate people from slow, broken processes and existing legacy systems, transforming the old into better, agile solutions. In doing so, we provide the forward thinkers of the world with the opportunity to create and innovate, change perceptions of what could be and find new methods for success.

It all started in 1998, in Johannesburg, South Africa. Two young software developers fresh out of college had a vision to make process automation easy and change how business was done. Since then, K2 has grown into an award-winning business application software company with five offices and over 500 employees across the globe. K2's business applications and tools help people everywhere create successful solutions and increase agility. More than 1.5 million users in over 84 countries, including 30 percent of the Fortune 100, are using K2 to save money, reduce risk and grow revenue. K2 has strong financial backing, with more than $150 million in recent investments.

Timeline

2017

K2 Five and
K2 Cloud released

2015

K2 raises over $150M with Francisco Partners

2014

K2 Appit for SharePoint released, first K2 User Conference, and launch of K2 Community

2012

K2 has more than 3,500 customers and over 250 employees

2011

First U.S. Patents for K2 SmartForms and SmartObjects

2010

K2 surpasses 2,000 customers

2007

K2 blackpearl released

2006

World-wide offices opened in APAC and EMEA, Microsoft Partner of the Year

2004

HQ established in Redmond, Washington

2002

First international sales and international office in Singapore

2001

First office in Johannesburg, first public software release, 15 employees

1999

Company founded in South Africa