Neha Narkhede, the co-founder of streaming data technology company Confluent, has been named the youngest self-made woman entrepreneur on the list of wealthy individuals.
The IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List 2022 released on Wednesday that Neha Narkhede, the co-founder of streaming data technology company Confluent, has been named the youngest self-made woman entrepreneur on the list of wealthy individuals. Neha Narkhede grew up in Pune, Maharashtra, and went to the Georgia Institute of Technology to study Computer Science.
Neha Narkhede is also the co-creator of Apache Kafka, an open-source messaging system. She today works as an investor and advisor for multiple technology companies. She has an estimated wealth of ₹ 4,700 crores and has been ranked 336 on the Hurun India Rich List.
Before venturing into her own company, Narkhede previously worked at LinkedIn and Oracle where she was part of a team that developed Apache Kafka software. This software helped to develop LinkedIn to provide a personalized user experience. Forbes reported that the women entrepreneur, along with her team, later decided to use the technology in other businesses and founded Confluent in 2014.
