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Anand Chokkavelu, CFA has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. Jason Hall has positions in Confluent and has the following options: long January 2027 $13 calls on Confluent, short February 2026 $20 puts on Confluent, and short January 2026 $20 calls on Confluent. Matt Frankel has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends Confluent. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.
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Visit this page for more information on how to join or contact partners@ 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 Forward-Looking Statements This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. 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