# Redpanda Data

> Redpanda Data is a high-performance streaming data platform built in C++ that is wire-compatible with the Apache Kafka API while ditching the JVM and ZooKeeper. Founded in 2019 by Alexander Gallego, the company helps engineering teams move terabytes of real-time data per day with a simpler, faster, and cheaper architecture, and has expanded its remit toward agentic AI infrastructure.

- **Founded:** 2019
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Alexander Gallego (Founder & CEO)
- **Team size:** ~180
- **Products:** Redpanda, Redpanda Cloud, Redpanda Connect (Benthos), Redpanda Console, Agentic Data Plane
- **Notable:** Reached unicorn status with $1B valuation in April 2025, Raised $265.5M+ across five funding rounds, Powers real-time data for two of the top five US banks

## Products & services

- **Redpanda** — C++ streaming data platform that is wire-compatible with the Apache Kafka API. No JVM, no ZooKeeper, thread-per-core architecture.
- **Redpanda Cloud** — Fully managed cloud service for Redpanda clusters on AWS, GCP and Azure with tiered object storage.
- **Redpanda Connect (Benthos)** — Declarative stream processor and integration framework with hundreds of connectors.
- **Redpanda Console** — Web UI for cluster operations, topic browsing, schema registry and debugging.
- **Agentic Data Plane** — Real-time data platform announced in April 2025 for building enterprise agentic AI applications.

## Achievements

- Reached unicorn status with $1B valuation in April 2025
- Raised $265.5M+ across five funding rounds
- Powers real-time data for two of the top five US banks
- Acquired Benthos (now Redpanda Connect) to expand the stream processing footprint
- Built one of the most-starred Kafka-compatible projects on GitHub

## Latest updates

- **2025-04** — Closed $100M Series D led by GV at a $1B valuation and launched the Enterprise Agentic AI Platform.
- **2024** — Expanded Redpanda Connect with new generative AI processors and connectors.
- **2023** — Acquired Benthos to broaden stream processing capabilities.

## Links

- Website: https://redpanda.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/redpanda-data
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/redpandadata
- GitHub: https://github.com/redpanda-data
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMrqRNX9Og3wFjuI-qMbKHw

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Last updated: 2026-05-23