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Venture Technologies provides IT solutions including premise infrastructure, collaboration tools, and cloud services to clients across the United States. It helps organizations modernize and manage their technology by designing and operating data center and cloud deployments and collaboration systems. Unlike many competitors, it leverages long regional experience together with the broader resources of ConvergeOne after its 2019 integration, expanding service reach. Its goal is to deliver reliable IT infrastructure and cloud services while growing capabilities and opportunities for its employees within a larger nationwide organization.
About C1
Industries
Data & Analytics
Consulting
Enterprise Software
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
Debt Financing
Total Funding
$44.3M
Headquarters
Ridgeland, Mississippi
Founded
1986
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- C1's AI portfolio enables businesses to track enterprise AI value by rationalizing investments and measuring ROI, shifting focus from pilots to real business value.
- C1's leadership emphasizes AI-powered automation and security-first adoption, aligning with emerging best practices for turning AI into measurable business outcomes.
- C1's outcome-driven approach ensures organizations redesign processes for optimal efficiency before applying AI automation, eliminating complexity and focusing on high-impact opportunities.
What critics are saying
- C1 emerged from mid-2024 bankruptcy with ~80% debt reduction but restricted capital flexibility, causing a 12–18 month innovation lag in AI and infrastructure upgrades.
- C1's new board prioritizes margin accretion over growth, threatening to divest underperforming cloud/data center units inherited from Venture Technologies within 6–12 months.
- C1's 2025 AI portfolio lacks proprietary models and relies on partners, making it vulnerable to faster competitors like AWS and Microsoft who could capture 20–30% of deals by 2027.
What makes C1 unique
- C1 delivers outcome-driven AI solutions across customer experience, infrastructure, and cyber security to address the 56% of CEOs seeing no AI revenue gains.
- C1 uses the proven Outcome-Driven Innovation framework to redesign processes for efficiency before applying AI, eliminating complexity and focusing on high-impact opportunities.
- C1 holds Cisco 360 Preferred Partner status across all six portfolios, validating its architectural depth and lifecycle engagement capabilities in secure and AI-ready environments.
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Funding
Total Funding
$44.3M
Above
Industry Average
Funded Over
2 Rounds
Benefits
401(k) Retirement Plan
401(k) Company Match
Health Insurance
Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
Fertility Treatment Support
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Pre-tax Commuter Plans
Employer-paid Life Insurance
Employer-paid Short + Term Disability
Long Term Disability
Parental Leave
Volunteer Time Off
Legal Services
Wellness Program
Paid Holidays
Growth & Insights and Company News
6 month growth
↓ -2%1 year growth
↓ -2%2 year growth
↓ -4%A computer vision startup named Mobius Labs has just secured $6 million in funding from a series A round led by French VC firm, Ventech.
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About C1
Industries
Data & Analytics
Consulting
Enterprise Software
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
Debt Financing
Total Funding
$44.3M
Headquarters
Ridgeland, Mississippi
Founded
1986
C1 is Hiring for 29 Jobs on Simplify!
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