The Confluent Mafia
17 people came through Confluent and went on to found or lead other companies.
Raquel BuendiaExecutive Assistant to the VP, Business DevelopmentFounded Chronosphere +1Kamal GuptaSenior DirectorFounded Omnistrate +1Enes AkarEngineering LeaderFounded Hazelcast +1Jason WangSoftware EngineerFounded Lark +1Aaditya TalwaiSite Reliability Engineer, Confluent CloudFounded Lariat DataAlok NikhilStaff Software EngineerFounded OmnistrateChengjun YuanSoftware EngineerFounded SugerAlex MarantelosManager, Customer Success NEMEAFounded IntrycSriman GaddamSoftware EngineerFounded Sennu AIShikhar BhushanSoftware EngineerFounded s2.devVinoth ChandarPrincipal EngineerFounded OnehouseSoumyarka MondalPlatform EngineerFounded SybillTom ScottCustomer Operations EngineerFounded StreambasedHojjat JafarpourSoftware EngineerFounded DeltaStreamRobert CowartSenior Sales EngineerFounded ElastiFlowShriram SridharanSenior Staff Engineer / Senior Engineering ManagerFounded roxAlok ThatikuntaSoftware Engineer IIFounded Pulse
Frequently asked questions
- What is the Confluent mafia?
- The Confluent mafia is the network of 17 people who came through Confluent and went on to found or lead other companies, including Chronosphere, Omnistrate, Hazelcast, Lark, Lariat Data.
- Who is in the Confluent mafia?
- Notable members include Raquel Buendia (Chronosphere), Kamal Gupta (Omnistrate), Enes Akar (Hazelcast), Jason Wang (Lark), Aaditya Talwai (Lariat Data), Alok Nikhil (Omnistrate), Chengjun Yuan (Suger), Alex Marantelos (Intryc), among 17 tracked members.
- What companies did Confluent alumni found?
- Companies founded by Confluent alumni include Chronosphere, Omnistrate, Hazelcast, Lark, Lariat Data, Suger, Intryc, Sennu AI, s2.dev, Onehouse.














