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EMEA Startup of the Year
Upvest Named Confluent's 2026 EMEA Data Streaming Startup of the Year
Berlin-based Upvest is redefining modern financial infrastructure through real-time, event-driven technology that powers embedded investing for leading financial institutions. In recognition of its technical innovation, rapid growth, and leadership in real-time fintech, Confluent for Startups has named Upvest its 2026 EMEA Data Streaming Startup of the Year.
From Startup to Real-Time Fintech at Scale
Upvest has been a Confluent customer since 2021, growing from an early-stage startup into a trusted infrastructure provider for leading financial institutions including DKB, N26, and Revolut. As the company has scaled, it has built a highly resilient, real-time platform designed to meet the demanding performance, reliability, and regulatory requirements of modern fintech. It is this combination of rapid growth and architectural excellence that made Upvest our choice for 2026 EMEA Data Streaming Startup of the Year.
The Real-Time Backbone of Modern Fintech
In fintech, milliseconds matter. Upvest has built its platform around Confluent's event-driven architecture, creating a real-time backbone that powers rapid client onboarding, resilient microservices, and continuous data movement. Operating under Europe's stringent regulatory framework, including DORA, the company relies on Confluent's cloud-native data streaming platform to deliver the scalability, fault tolerance, and operational resilience required of modern financial infrastructure.
"As we scale to support some of Europe's leading financial institutions, real-time data has become foundational to how we build. Event-driven architecture gives us the resilience, scalability, and operational confidence to innovate quickly while meeting the rigorous reliability and regulatory standards our clients expect."
Real-Time Financial Infrastructure
Upvest powers embedded investing with an event-driven architecture built for continuous data in motion. Its platform enables financial institutions to deliver fast, reliable investment experiences at enterprise scale.
Enterprise-Grade Resilience & Compliance
Operating in one of the world's most regulated industries, Upvest is engineered for high availability, operational resilience, and robust data governance, helping customers meet demanding regulatory requirements while maintaining exceptional reliability.
Built to Scale
From startup to trusted infrastructure provider for institutions including DKB, N26, and Revolut, Upvest has demonstrated that modern cloud-native architecture can support rapid growth without sacrificing performance, security, or developer agility.
Engineering Financial Resilience at Scale
As Upvest has grown, Confluent's Stream Governance capabilities, such as Schema Registry, have helped the company scale its event-driven architecture with confidence. By ensuring data quality, schema consistency, high availability, and auditability, Confluent provides the resilient foundation Upvest needs to support mission-critical financial workloads while meeting stringent regulatory and compliance requirements.
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