As AI accelerates demand for data streaming platforms, the new investment will empower more partners to seize the $100 billion market opportunity

Confluent, Inc. (Nasdaq:CFLT), the data streaming pioneer, today announced a $200 million investment over the next three years to fuel the growth, reach, and impact of its global partner ecosystem. This commitment will expand opportunities for Confluent partners to make data streaming a strategic part of their businesses, opening new revenue streams and use cases. Helping customers navigate an increasingly real-time, AI-driven world is only possible with a strong, global partner ecosystem, which includes cloud service providers, independent software vendors, system integrators, and managed service providers.

“We’re on a mission to drive trust and transparency in blockchain, and that is only achievable with quick, easy access to real-time, reliable data,” said Ethan Chan, CEO and Co-Founder of Allium. “Confluent enables us to seamlessly connect diverse data sources, from blockchains and core financial systems to cloud-based analytics platforms. With the technology and expertise provided by Confluent and its partners, we’ve built a high-performance data backbone that enables us to grow rapidly and deliver trusted blockchain insights to more customers faster.”

To Realize AI’s Promise, Business Must Start with “AI-Ready” Data

AI is set to fundamentally transform how businesses operate. However, delivering on that promise is only possible if organizations have the technology and expertise to properly manage, govern, and connect real-time data. According to the July 2025 IDC Perspective¹, “for organizations to fully realize the potential of artificial intelligence, they must first ensure they have ‘AI-ready’ data. This readiness is not solely about adopting AI tools but more about building the foundational infrastructure, processes, and culture required to support AI initiatives at scale.”

“Data streaming is the lifeblood of AI and the foundation for the next wave of transformative applications,” said Kamal Brar, Senior Vice President, Worldwide ISV and APAC at Confluent. “The opportunity ahead is massive, and we believe it will be defined by those who can move and build together. We invite technology leaders, integrators, and domain experts to join us in helping organizations harness real-time data to innovate faster, operate smarter, and stay ahead of the curve.”

Confluent Partners Power the Next Wave of AI and Real-Time Innovation

Confluent works hand in hand with its partners to deliver the technology, domain expertise, and scale needed for businesses to integrate all their data systems, modernize their infrastructures, and scale real-time applications. The new investment opens more doors for collaboration between Confluent and its partners, including:

• New data streaming products and services – Launching new, revenue-generating solutions is faster than ever with support from Confluent to embed its leading data streaming platform into partners’ offerings.
• Joint solutions and go-to-market plans – Co-developing real-time use cases with partners helps meet the high demand for data streaming and reach the right customers with the right solutions.
• Deeper integrations – Confluent works with partners to build native platform integrations that provide businesses a seamless experience working with real-time data across the entire streaming ecosystem.

This builds on the strong partner momentum Confluent has generated over the past year—from an expanded collaboration with Infosys and strategic alliances with EY, Databricks, and Jio Platforms to the OEM Program partnership with sccc by stc and targeted investments in regional system integrators Onibex and Psyncopate. Confluent is doubling down on partner collaboration to unlock new value and put the world’s data in motion.

Join the Confluent Partner Ecosystem

Confluent’s partner programs stand apart by putting deep collaboration at the center. Data streaming is all about unifying data across every corner of a business in real time, and partners are essential to making that a reality. Join Confluent’s dynamic ecosystem of system integrators, cloud providers, and technology partners to help organizations modernize, innovate, and thrive in real time. Visit this page for more information on how to join or contact partners@confluent.io. You can also learn more about Confluent’s partner program in the announcement blog post.

About Confluent

Confluent is the data streaming platform that is pioneering a fundamentally new category of data infrastructure that sets data in motion. Confluent’s cloud-native offering is the foundational platform for data in motion—designed to be the intelligent connective tissue enabling real-time data from multiple sources to constantly stream across an organization. With Confluent, organizations can meet the new business imperative of delivering rich, digital frontend customer experiences and transitioning to sophisticated, real-time, software-driven backend operations. To learn more, please visit www.confluent.io.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact could be deemed forward-looking, including, without limitation, statements regarding Confluent’s plans with respect to future partner collaborations. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions, and other factors that may cause actual results or outcomes to be materially different from any future results or outcomes expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including those described from time to time in Confluent’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Except as required by law, Confluent undertakes no obligation, and does not intend, to update these forward-looking statements.

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¹ IDC, How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing Data Management, #US53612925, Jul 2025

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