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  0001906948
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0001699838
  Confluent, Inc.
  001-40526
  899 W. EVELYN AVENUE
  MOUNTAIN VIEW
  CA
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  800-439-3207
  Sequoia Capital Fund, L.P.
  Shareholder
  Class A Common Stock
  Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
  1 New York Plaza
  8th Floor
  New York
  NY
  10004
  923163
  24399198.09
  250068648
  11/06/2024
  NASDAQ
  Class A Common Stock
  11/30/2022
  Received in a pro rata distribution in-kind.
  Sequoia Capital U.S. Growth Fund VII, L.P.
  N
  990731
  11/30/2022
  Received in a pro rata distribution in-kind.
  Class A Common Stock
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  Received in a pro rata distribution in-kind.
  Sequoia Capital U.S. Growth Fund VII, L.P.
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