Applications open through Hetz Ventures

The Program

Confluent's Data Streaming AI Accelerator is a highly selective, 10-week virtual program that pairs early-stage startups with Confluent's senior technical strategists to build real-time agentic and generative AI applications powered by data streaming.

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Hetz Ventures is Confluent's only Israeli VC partner for this accelerator. This is structured access to one of the most competitive technical programs in the streaming data ecosystem.

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• We pre-qualify and support your application
• Guy Fighel, Hetz's Head of Data Programs (former SVP Data & AI at New Relic), works with you before, during, and after the program
• You get the combined support of both Confluent's technical team and Hetz's data infrastructure network

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Most Israeli startups wait until Series A to get meaningful technical partnerships with companies like Confluent. This program gives you that access at pre-seed/seed, when architecture decisions actually matter.

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Application deadline**: February 8, 2026**. Apply below.

During the 10-Week Program:

Technical Mentorship

• Dedicated senior Confluent scientist paired with your team for the full 10 weeks
• Weekly technical and business webinars with Confluent experts and ecosystem partners
• Bi-weekly 1:1 technical office hours
• Direct Slack access to your mentor and program director

Early Access to Confluent Technology

• Tableflow: Transform Kafka topics into open table formats (Iceberg, Delta Lake)
• Confluent Intelligence: Build AI agents, RAG, and ML pipelines
• Streaming Agents: Event-driven agents on Apache Flink
• Real Time Context Engine: Fast, in-memory cache for AI systems via Model Context Protocol (MCP)