CONFLUENT, INC.
899 W. Evelyn Avenue
Mountain View, California 94041
June 23, 2021
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Attention: | Jan Woo, Legal Branch Chief |
| Alexandra Barone, Staff Attorney |
| Stephen Krikorian, Accounting Branch Chief |
| Morgan Youngwood, Senior Staff Accountant |
| RE: | Confluent, Inc. |
Registration Statement on Form S-1
File No. 333-256693
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Confluent, Inc. (the “Registrant”) hereby requests that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) take appropriate action to cause the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-1 to become effective on June 23, 2021 at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, or as soon thereafter as is practicable, or at such later time as the Registrant may orally request via telephone call to the staff of the Commission. The Registrant hereby authorizes each of Jon C. Avina, Siana Lowrey and Milson Yu of Cooley LLP, counsel to the Registrant, to make such request on its behalf.
Once the Registration Statement has been declared effective, please orally confirm that event with Jon C. Avina of Cooley LLP, counsel to the Registrant, at (650) 843-5307, or in his absence, Siana Lowrey at (415) 693-2150.
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| Very truly yours, | ||
| CONFLUENT, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Steffan Tomlinson | |
| Name: | Steffan Tomlinson | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
| cc: | Melanie Vinson, Confluent, Inc. |
| Jon C. Avina, Cooley LLP |
| Siana Lowrey, Cooley LLP |
| Milson Yu, Cooley LLP |
| John Savva, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP |
| Sarah Payne, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP |
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