Redpanda
Founded 2019 · 213 employees on LinkedIn · 2 known investors
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Redpanda provides real-time data streaming and governance infrastructure for enterprises running data and AI workloads, including agentic AI. Its platform is Kafka-compatible and adds identity, access controls, auditability, and guardrails to let organizations deploy AI agents in production across any cloud or model.
Founders & leadership
Redpanda was founded in 2019 by Alexander Gallego.
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Alexander Gallegoin𝕏Chief Executive OfficerHe has worked on low-latency storage systems, distributed stream processing, and database infrastructure, and maintains an open-source RPC protocol leveraging TCP kernel bypass techniques.
Investors · 2
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements- Undisclosed amountSeries DNov 2025Source ↗
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Redpanda do?
- Redpanda provides real-time data streaming and governance infrastructure for enterprises running data and AI workloads, including agentic AI. Its platform is Kafka-compatible and adds identity, access controls, auditability, and guardrails to let organizations deploy AI agents in production across any cloud or model.
- Who founded Redpanda?
- Redpanda was founded by Alexander Gallego in 2019.
- Who are Redpanda's investors?
- Redpanda's investors include GV (Google Ventures), Haystack.