Kona

Intelligent AI where your managers need it the most

by 15Five, Inc. · Performance Management

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Executive Summary

Kona is an AI assistant built into 15Five that helps managers run more focused 1-on-1s, keep an accurate record of performance conversations and spend less time on performance reviews. It comes in two tiers: Kona Notetaker, which joins eligible 1-on-1 meetings and captures notes and action items, and Kona Coach, which adds personalized coaching tips, morning briefings and monthly growth reports. Kona is an add-on for companies on the Perform or Total Platform pricing packages.

Use Cases

  • Saving managers time on meeting notes, agenda preparation and performance review writing
  • Capturing notes and action items from 1-on-1 meetings automatically
  • Getting personalized coaching guidance after check-ins, reviews and 1-on-1s
  • Receiving coaching nudges in Slack and other workflows
  • Feeding 1-on-1 notes into the evidence used for performance reviews

Features

Visibility

  • Meeting insights & notes: AI-generated meeting notes capture commitments, key moments, and growth opportunities automatically.

Intelligence

  • Personalized Coaching: Real-time, high-impact coach: Kona delivers personalized, performance coaching based on what actually happens in the meeting.
  • Kona Coaching: Kona Coach: A separate add-on assigned to individual managers by an admin. Includes everything in Kona Notetaker, plus personalized coaching tips after each meeting, morning briefings before scheduled 1-on-1s and monthly growth reports.
  • Real-time, high-impact coach: Kona delivers personalized, performance coaching based on what actually happens in the meeting.

Support

  • Meeting notetaker: Designed for 1:1s, Kona saves managers hours on meeting documentation.
  • Reinforce key takeaways: Add Kona as a reinforcement layer to 15Five Content and Coaching for a holistic, multi-pronged approach that’s truly comprehensive.

Technical Specifications

Architecture
AI-powered performance management platform
Deployment
SaaS

AI/ML Stack

  • AI-powered insights
  • AI Assistant
  • AI agents

Integrations

  • ADP
  • Slack
  • Zoom
  • Google Meet

Security & Compliance

Certifications: SOC 2

Encryption: SSL/TLS in transit; data stored encrypted

Pricing

Model
Per user/month
Target Customer
SMB,Mid-Market,Enterprise

About 15Five, Inc.

15Five is a performance management and employee engagement platform that helps organizations align goals, run effective 1:1s, collect feedback, and support manager effectiveness. It provides tools for continuous performance conversations, engagement surveys, and analytics to improve retention and team performance.

Founded: 2011 · Headquarters: San Francisco, United States · Employees: 201-500 · Private

Verified sources

Each of these facts was checked against the vendor page linked (2026-10-15).

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