Apache Kafka
Nine years at Confluent: from a Silicon Valley startup with 100 people to an $11 billion IBM acquisition. A personal reflection on the Apache Kafka
26. June 2026
Nine years at Confluent: from a Silicon Valley startup with 100 people to an $11 billion IBM acquisition. A personal reflection on the Apache Kafka
Time flies… I joined Confluent seven years ago when Apache Kafka was mainly used by a few tech giants and the company had ~100 employees.
