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How Confluent CEO Jay Kreps grew Confluent to $777.1M revenue and 4.9K customers in 2024.

Confluent offers a streaming platform based on Apache Kafka that enables companies to easily access data as real-time streams.

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Confluent Revenue

In 2024, Confluent's revenue reached $777.1M. The company previously reported $591.2M in 2023. Since its launch in 2014, Confluent has shown consistent revenue growth.

Confluent Revenue GrowthReported revenue / ARR by year$0$200M$400M$600M$800M$1B201420162018202020222024$0$127M$237M$591M$777MSource: GetLatka.com
YearMilestone
2024Confluent Hit $777.1m revenue in December 2024Source
2023Confluent Hit $591.2m revenue in December 2023Source
2021Confluent Hit $237m revenue in June 2021
2020Confluent Hit $127.1m revenue in April 2020
2014Launched with $0 revenue

Confluent Valuation, Funding Rounds

Confluent reached a $8.3B valuation in 2021.

Confluent has raised $1.3B in total funding across 6 rounds, with its most recent round in 2021.

Confluent Capital Raised & ValuationCumulative capital raised and post-money valuation by roundCapital raised (cum.)Valuation$0$2B$4B$6B$8B$10B201420152016201720182019202020212014 cumulative: $7M • 2014 Series A: $7M2015 cumulative: $31M • 2014 Series A: $7M • 2015 Series B: $24M2017 cumulative: $81M • 2014 Series A: $7M • 2015 Series B: $24M • 2017 Series C: $50M2019 cumulative: $206M • 2014 Series A: $7M • 2015 Series B: $24M • 2017 Series C: $50M • 2019 Series D: $125M2020 cumulative: $456M • 2014 Series A: $7M • 2015 Series B: $24M • 2017 Series C: $50M • 2019 Series D: $125M • 2020 M&A Offer: $250M @ $5B valuation2021 cumulative: $1B • 2014 Series A: $7M • 2015 Series B: $24M • 2017 Series C: $50M • 2019 Series D: $125M • 2020 M&A Offer: $250M @ $5B valuation • 2021 Funding round: $828M @ $8B valuation$1B2020 M&A Offer: $5B valuation$5B2021 Funding round: $8B valuation$8BSource: GetLatka.com
YearRoundAmountValuation% Sold
2021Funding round$828M$8.3B10%
2020M&A Offer$250M$4.5B6%
2019Series D$125M--
2017Series C$50M--
2015Series B$24M--
2014Series A$6.9M--

Confluent Employees & Team Size

Confluent employs approximately 2.6K people as of 2026, up from 1.7K in 2021.

Confluent has 2.6K total employees in different roles and functions and 318 sales reps that carry a quota. They have 4.9K customers that rely on the company's solutions.

Confluent Team GrowthReported headcount over time06001,2001,8002,4003,000201420162018202020222024001,4121,4121,7211,7212,6202,620Source: GetLatka.com
YearMilestone
2024Reached 2.6K employees (December 2024)
2021Reached 1.7K employees (June 2021)
2020Reached 1.4K employees (April 2020)

Founder / CEO

Jay Kreps

I am a co-founder and CEO at Confluent a company built around realtime data streams and the open source messaging system Apache Kafka. I am the original author of several of open source projects including Apache Kafka, Apache Samza, Voldemort, and Azkaban.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Confluent

What is Confluent's revenue?

Confluent generates $777.1M in revenue.

Who founded Confluent?

Confluent was founded by Jay Kreps.

Who is the CEO of Confluent?

The CEO of Confluent is Jay Kreps.

How much funding does Confluent have?

Confluent raised $1.3B.

How many employees does Confluent have?

Confluent has 2.6K employees.

Where is Confluent headquarters?

Confluent is headquartered in United States.

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Source: all data was collected from GetLatka company research and founder interviews. Revenue, funding, team, and customer figures are presented as company-reported or GetLatka-estimated metrics where the profile data identifies them that way.

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