CFLT

Confluent, Inc. is a data infrastructure company built around Apache Kafka, an open-source distributed event streaming platform. The company provides a cloud-native data streaming platform that enables organizations to connect, process, and share real-time data across their infrastructure. Confluent's platform allows businesses to build applications that react to events as they happen, rather than relying on batch processing or traditional databases. The company offers both Confluent Cloud, a fully managed cloud service, and Confluent Platform for self-managed deployments. Confluent serves enterprises across industries including financial services, retail, technology, and telecommunications who require real-time data processing capabilities. Founded by the creators of Apache Kafka, Confluent has positioned itself as the leading commercial provider of event streaming technology. The company generates revenue through subscriptions to its cloud service and software licenses, helping organizations modernize their data infrastructure and build event-driven architectures.