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Confluent turns data into real-time streams , thanks to its use of Apache Kafka , an open source streaming technology created by the founders . To date , the company has raised over $ 200mn from

investors such as Sequoia Capital and Index Ventures . Use cases include collecting user activity and application metrics , with the technology turning high volumes of data into more digestible streams useful in industries ranging from retail to logistics to media . www . technologymagazine . com