C3.ai

C3.ai, Inc. is an enterprise artificial intelligence (AI) software company, founded in 2009 by Thomas Siebel. Headquartered in Redwood City, California, the company provides a comprehensive suite of products and services designed to accelerate digital transformation for organizations across various industries. C3 AI's core offering is the C3 AI Platform, an end-to-end platform for developing, deploying, and operating enterprise-scale AI applications. This platform is engineered to significantly reduce the time and complexity typically associated with building and managing AI solutions, claiming to be 40 to 100 times faster than alternative approaches. The company also offers a portfolio of pre-built, industry-specific SaaS AI applications targeting high-value use cases such as predictive maintenance, fraud detection, sensor network health, supply network optimization, energy management, anti-money laundering, and customer engagement. These applications are designed to be configurable and can be deployed in private, hybrid cloud, or multi-cloud environments, seamlessly integrating with existing data storage, sources, tools, and infrastructure investments.

Originally founded as C3 with a focus on energy management and corporate carbon footprints, the company evolved its strategy and branding over the years, becoming C3 Energy, then C3 IoT, and finally C3.ai in 2019 to reflect its primary focus on enterprise AI software. C3 AI went public in December 2020, trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol 'AI'. The company serves a diverse range of sectors, including oil and gas, utilities, manufacturing, financial services, government, defense and intelligence, healthcare, retail, telecommunications, and transportation. C3 AI has established strategic partnerships with major technology players like Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Microsoft Azure, as well as industry leaders such as Baker Hughes, Booz Allen Hamilton, and Raytheon. In addition to its commercial offerings, C3 AI is involved in initiatives like the C3.ai Digital Transformation Institute (DTI), a research consortium created in partnership with Microsoft and leading universities to advance the science of digital transformation. The company emphasizes a commitment to the ethical application of AI and customer success, driven by an experienced executive team and board of directors.