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Confluent Inc

A maker of data-streaming software built on Apache Kafka, the open-source technology that lets companies move and process information in real time rather than in batches. Its cloud and self-managed platforms help businesses treat data as a continuous flow, powering everything from fraud detection to live inventory tracking. Founded in 2014 by the three engineers who created Kafka while at LinkedIn, the company takes its name from the Latin word for "flowing together"—a nod to the streams of data it helps merge.