The Confluent Mafia
10 people came through Confluent and went on to found or lead other companies.
Raquel BuendiaExecutive AssistantFounded Chronosphere +1Kamal GuptaGeneral ManagerFounded Omnistrate +1Nnamdi IregbulemProduct ManagerFounded GitLabAaditya TalwaiSite Reliability Engineer, Confluent CloudFounded Lariat DataAlok NikhilStaff Software EngineerFounded OmnistrateChengjun YuanSoftware EngineerFounded SugerSriman GaddamSoftware EngineerFounded Sennu AIShikhar BhushanSoftware EngineerFounded s2.devNeha NarkhedeCEOFounded ConfluentJun Raoco-founderFounded Confluent
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Confluent mafia?
- The Confluent mafia is the network of 10 people who came through Confluent and went on to found or lead other companies, including Chronosphere, Omnistrate, GitLab, Lariat Data, Suger.
- Who is in the Confluent mafia?
- Notable members include Raquel Buendia (Chronosphere), Kamal Gupta (Omnistrate), Nnamdi Iregbulem (GitLab), Aaditya Talwai (Lariat Data), Alok Nikhil (Omnistrate), Chengjun Yuan (Suger), Sriman Gaddam (Sennu AI), Shikhar Bhushan (s2.dev), among 10 tracked members.
- What companies did Confluent alumni found?
- Companies founded by Confluent alumni include Chronosphere, Omnistrate, GitLab, Lariat Data, Suger, Sennu AI, s2.dev, Confluent.


