Confluent is an American software company that provides a streaming platform based on Apache Kafka. The company was founded in 2014 by the creators of Apache Kafka and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Confluent's platform enables companies to easily access data as real-time streams, making it easier to build and manage real-time data pipelines and applications. The company's platform is used by a variety of industries, including financial services, healthcare, and retail.