C3 AI
NativePublic · AIUpdated November 3, 2026Publicly traded enterprise AI software platform
- Website
- c3.ai
- CEO
- Thomas M. Siebel
- Founded
- 2009
- HQ
- Redwood City, United States
- Stage
- Public
- Employees
- 501-1000
Products & Offerings
C3 Agentic AI Platform
The core platform for developing, deploying and running enterprise AI and agent applications on major clouds.
C3 AI Applications
Prebuilt industry AI apps covering reliability, supply chain optimization, energy management and other operational needs.
C3 Code
A development tool that pairs autonomous coding agents with the C3 platform to turn plain-language requirements into production AI applications.
C3 Generative AI
Generative AI and agent tools for searching and reasoning over a company's own data, documents and systems.
C3 AI Readiness
A predictive maintenance and mission readiness app used by the US Air Force and other defense customers.
Executive Summary
What they do
- Sell the C3 Agentic AI Platform for building and running enterprise AI applications
- Offer prebuilt AI apps for reliability, supply chain, readiness and other industry needs
- Launched C3 Code in 2026, which turns plain-language requests into enterprise AI apps
Why it matters
- Deep US federal footprint, including the Air Force, Department of War, DOE and Navy
- Microsoft alliance has passed 100 customer agreements jointly closed across 17 industries
- Turnaround shows early traction: bookings rose 73% from the prior quarter in fiscal Q1 2027
Best fit
- Defense and federal agencies that need readiness and predictive maintenance AI
- Asset-heavy industrials in energy, manufacturing and utilities seeking packaged AI apps
- Microsoft Azure customers who want industry AI apps sold through the partner channel
Watch-outs
- Fiscal 2026 revenue fell 36% to $250.3M, and fiscal 2027 guidance is lower
- CEO changed hands twice in nine months, with Siebel returning in May 2026
- Cut 26% of its workforce in 2026, which may strain delivery and support
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NegativeKalkine Media · 1 day ago
NeutralThe Globe and Mail · 1 day ago
PositiveInvesting.com Nigeria · 4 days ago
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C3 AI's technology is proven and widely deployed, especially in defense and asset-heavy industries, but the company is in the middle of a turnaround. Revenue is falling sharply, leadership has changed hands twice in a year, it cut a quarter of its staff, and it faces ongoing securities lawsuits. Current customers and federal buyers can keep going, but new enterprise buyers should only sign with strong contract protections: multi-year price locks, a clear support SLA, and data and model portability terms. They should also benchmark C3 against Palantir, Databricks and the agent tools from cloud providers like Microsoft and AWS.
Signal Provenance
Latest observation date and source for each signal category
| Signal Category | Last Updated | Source |
|---|---|---|
Funding Signals Last funding round, Funding stage | Oct 29, 2026 | Montclare research agents |
Hiring Velocity Headcount, Headcount growth | Nov 3, 2026 | Montclare research agents |
Technical Output Research papers, GitHub activity | Nov 3, 2026 | Montclare research agents |
News Sentiment News mentions, News sentiment | Nov 3, 2026 | Montclare research agents |
Partnership Signals Enterprise partnerships, Distribution partners | Nov 3, 2026 | Montclare research agents |
Revenue Indicators ARR estimate, Revenue growth | Nov 3, 2026 | Montclare research agents |
Leadership Signals CEO tenure, Founder-led | Nov 3, 2026 | Montclare research agents |
Competitive Position Category rank, Market share | Nov 1, 2026 | Montclare research agents |
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Last Round
Public