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<\/div>\nNeha Narkhede grew up in Pune, Maharashtra. (File)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Pune-born Neha Narkhede, the co-founder of streaming data technology company Confluent, has made it to the IIFL Wealth Hurun India Rich List 2022 released on Wednesday. The 37-year-old Indian-American has been named the youngest self-made woman entrepreneur on the list of wealthy individuals.<\/p>\n
Ms Narkhede<\/a> grew up in Pune, Maharashtra, and studied Computer Science at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Besides co-founding Confluent, Ms 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.<\/p>\n Neha Narkhede has been ranked 336 in the Hurun India Rich List with an estimated wealth of Rs 4,700 crore.<\/p>\n Before starting her company, Ms Narkhede worked at LinkedIn and Oracle where she was part of a team which developed Apache Kafka software. The software helps LinkedIn provide a personalised experience to users. The entrepreneur, along with her team, later decided to use the technology in other businesses and founded Confluent in 2014, reported Forbes<\/a>.<\/p>\n Ms Narkhede moved to the US around 15 years ago and went on to obtain a Masters of Science degree in technology from Georgia Tech. She did her Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the University of Pune.<\/p>\n The entrepreneur was ranked 57 in America’s Richest Self-Made Women list 2022 compiled by Forbes. Neha Narkhede was also named one of the World’s Top 50 Women in Tech by Forbes<\/a> in 2018.<\/p>\n