Confluent

Confluent, Inc. specializes in real-time data integration and stream processing, leveraging its foundation in Apache Kafka, an open-source technology that functions as a scalable messaging system. The company's platform allows organizations to collect and analyze data in real time, enabling immediate insights and actions from diverse data sources. Confluent offers a range of products, including Confluent Cloud, a managed streaming data service, and ksqlDB, an event streaming database that supports continuous queries. The company serves various sectors, including financial services, insurance, retail, automotive, and government. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, Confluent has expanded its presence with offices in multiple U.S. cities and international locations, focusing on providing subscription-based services that facilitate seamless data connectivity across applications and systems.