Confluent

Confluent, Inc. is a technology company based in Mountain View, California, founded in 2014 by the creators of Apache Kafka. The company specializes in enterprise-grade data streaming solutions, commercializing and extending Apache Kafka to help businesses process and analyze real-time data continuously. Confluent offers a range of products and services, including the Confluent Platform, which provides an enterprise-ready distribution of Apache Kafka, and Confluent Cloud, a fully managed streaming data service. Other offerings include ksqlDB for real-time data processing, Stream Governance tools for managing data pipelines, and a marketplace called Confluent Hub for connectors and extensions. The company serves large enterprises across various industries, including retail, technology, finance, and telecommunications, with notable customers like Walmart, eBay, and Intel. With a focus on cloud-native solutions, Confluent is committed to enhancing its platform capabilities and expanding its global partner ecosystem to meet the growing demand for real-time data streaming.