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Confluent Startup Program

Free Confluent Cloud credits for up to one year, plus two sessions with a data streaming expert and bi-weekly office hours.

Free credits for up to 1 year
CreditsApplication form · ~5 daysPaid membershipLaunch a SaaS or Appdata platform
✓Verified Sep 27, 2026

What you get

Free Confluent Cloud credits for up to one year, plus two sessions with a data streaming expert and bi-weekly office hours. Confluent is the leading data streaming platform built by the original creators of Apache Kafka. It enables real-time data pipelines connecting applications, databases, and analytics systems. Unlike batch processing, Confluent streams data continuously for use cases like fraud detection, real-time recommendations, and event-driven microservices. Features include managed connectors to 200+ systems, stream processing with ksqlDB, and Schema Registry for data governance. Trusted by Instacart, Lyft, and Capital One for mission-critical streaming

Eligibility

Early-stage startup; the AI Accelerator track takes 10 to 15 early-stage AI startups with advanced real-time data use cases per batch.

  • Early-stage startup
  • The AI Accelerator track takes 10 to 15 early-stage AI startups with advanced real-time data use cases per batch

Duration

Up to one year

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Guides for Launch a SaaS or App

Subject to provider eligibility and final approval.