When was C5i founded?

C5i was founded in 2000 and raised its 1st funding round 13 years after it was founded.

Where is C5i located?

C5i is headquartered in Bengaluru, India. It is registered at Unit No. 201, 1st floor, Ceejay House, Dr. Annie Besant Road, Worli, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, 400018.

Which legal entities is C5i associated with?

C5i is associated with COURSE5 INTELLIGENCE LIMITED and 1 other.

How many employees does C5i have?

As of Aug 31, 2025, C5i has 1049 employees, reflecting a 20% year-over-year decline in headcount.

Is C5i a funded company?

C5i is a funded company, having raised a total of $54M across 3 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Unattributed round, raised on Mar 31, 2013.

How much is C5i worth?

The latest valuation of C5i is ₹***** as of Jun 05, 2023.

When was the latest funding round of C5i?

C5i's latest funding was a $***** Angel round on Mar 28, 2025, with participation from 1 investor. Its primary sector is Big Data Analytics. In India, the Big Data Analytics sector has seen $19.9M in funding in 2026 to date.

What is the annual revenue of C5i?

Annual revenue of C5i is ₹566Cr as on Mar 31, 2025.

Where does C5i rank among its competitors?

C5i ranks 11th amongst 694 active competitors, of which 124 are funded. It stands 8th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Omni, which secured $120M in Apr, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of C5i?

C5i's top competitors include Alteryx, QlikTech and GoodData. Among them, Omni secured the most recent funding round in April, 2026.

C5i - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding, Competitors & Financials

C5i is a seed company based in Bengaluru (India), founded in 2000 by Kedar Sohoni. It operates as a Provider of AI-powered platforms and solutions for various industry applications. C5i has raised $54M in funding from Nuvama, with a current valuation of ₹*****. The company has 694 active competitors, including 124 funded and 46 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Alteryx, QlikTech and GoodData.

Company Details

Provider of AI-powered platforms and solutions for various industry applications. It delivers data and analytics, strategic insights, and research and consulting services. The company offers solutions for ecommerce, customer analytics, marketing, supply chain, sales, and human resources. It also provides cloud data infrastructure, data and AI science, data engineering, applied AI, and data visualization services.

Website: www.c5i.ai/
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Email ID: *****@c5i.ai
Phone Number: +1 **********
Registered Address: Unit No. 201, 1st floor, Ceejay House, Dr. Annie Besant Road, Worli, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, 400018

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2000

Location

Bengaluru, India

Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$54M in 3 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Angel, Mar 28, 2025, $*****

Post Money Valuation

₹***** as on Jun 05, 2023

Investors

Nuvama & 18 more

Ranked

11^th among 694 active competitors

Annual Revenue

₹566Cr as on Mar 31, 2025

Employee Count

1,049 as on Aug 31, 2025

Investment & Acquisitions

Datavid & 1 more

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C5i is associated with 2 legal entities given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
Inditech Technology Solutions Llp CIN: AAS-4665 , India, Active	May 22, 2020	-	-
COURSE5 INTELLIGENCE LIMITED CIN: U72200MH2000PLC303971 , India, Active	Jul 28, 2000	$67M (As on Mar 31, 2025)	1049 (As on Aug 01, 2025)

C5i has raised a total funding of $54M over 3 rounds. Its first funding round was on Mar 31, 2013. Its latest funding round was a Angel round on Mar 28, 2025 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. C5i has 12 institutional investors and 7 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of C5i:

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Mar 28, 2025	5605444	Angel	2649646	5746635	2914424	5788596
May 18, 2023	5517268	Unattributed	6544461	5134315	5679100	Carnelian & 6 more
Mar 31, 2013	4158255	Unattributed	4020869	2602110	Ruchika Gupta	Inditech Electrosystems & 1 more

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The founders of C5i is Kedar Sohoni.

Here are the details of C5i's key team members:

Kedar Sohoni: Former Co-Founder of C5i and founder of 1 other company. They serve on the board of 1 company.

C5i's Board of Directors

C5i's board has 8 active members. Pranav Parikh, Chetan Naik and Simon Chadwick Charles are part of team and Ramesh Brahmadutt Mittal, Bijal Tushar Ajinkya, Sheila Mittal, Kumar Kantilal Mehta and Kartik Parshottam Badiani are independent board members.

Here is the list of C5i's board of directors:

Name	Type	Representing	Status	Duration
Simon Chadwick Charles	Team	-	Current	4y 4m
Pranav Parikh	Investor	-	Current	2y 10m
Chetan Naik	Investor	-	Current	2y 10m
Ramesh Brahmadutt Mittal	Independent board member	-	Current	11y 10m
kjt{yxl	Independent board member	-	Current	5y 8m
oauxkvx	Independent board member	-	Current	7y 7m
dbwmwpj	Independent board member	-	Current	9y 9m
{{y{hdx	Independent board member	-	Current	8y 4m

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C5i's employee count trend

C5i has 1,049 employees as of Aug 25. Here is C5i's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of C5i include Alteryx, QlikTech and GoodData. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of C5i, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Alteryx 1997, Irvine (United States), Acquired	Cloud based suite of data analytics solutions	$163M	Insight Partners, Sapphire Ventures & 12 others	77/100
2nd	QlikTech 1993, Radnor (United States), Acquired	Provider of data integration, data quality, and analytics solutions	$12.5M	Thoma Bravo, ADIA & 6 others	72/100
3rd	GoodData 2007, San Francisco (United States), Series E	Provider of a data intelligence platform for building agentic applications	$125M	Tenaya Capital, Eight Roads Ventures & 18 others	70/100
4th	Imply 2015, San Francisco (United States), Series D	Open Source Platform for Exploratory Analytics	$215M	Andreessen Horowitz, Thoma Bravo & 5 others	68/100
5th	Alibaba Cloud 2009, Hangzhou (China), Unfunded	Hybrid cloud and business intelligence platform for enterprises	-	-	68/100
6th	SAS 1976, Cary (United States), Series B	Provider of analytics, artificial intelligence, and data management software	$20M	Paladin Capital, Thomas H Lee Partners & 8 others	66/100
7th	MiningLamp 2014, Beijing (China), Public	Provider of enterprise big data solutions	$1B	Tencent, Sequoia Capital China & 18 others	66/100
8th	Omni 2014, San Francisco (United States), Series C	Business intelligence platform for businesses	$236M	Snowflake, Iconiq Capital & 17 others	65/100
9th	Incorta 2013, San Mateo (United States), Series D	AI-based business intelligence suite	$202M	Google Ventures, Kleiner Perkins & 10 others	65/100
10th	Ocient 2016, Chicago (United States), Series B	Provider of big data analytics platform	$208M	OCA Ventures, Greycroft & 26 others	64/100
11th	C5i 2000, Bengaluru (India), Seed	Provider of AI-powered platforms and solutions for various industry applications	$54M	IIFL Finance, 360 One & 17 others	63/100

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Founders own 26.49%, Funds own 30.56%, Enterprises (largest shareholder) own 34.15% and Angels own 0.39%. The net worth of C5i's founders is INR 686Cr as of Mar 28, 2025.

Shareholders Name	Post Round Holding %	Net worth	Cumulative Investment	Realised Returns	Unrealised Returns	Return Multiple
Founder	26.49%	686Cr	6052807	2892179	5120686	9282003
Fund	30.56%	791Cr	1458982	4728519	6265852	8223686
Carnelian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Enterprise	34.15%	884Cr	2626654	9357166	7394901	2199520
Angel	0.39%	10.1Cr	0	0	0	0
Santosh Nair	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other People	0.14%	3.58Cr	0	0	0	0
ESOP Pool	6.39%	165Cr	883073	682830	955475	615828
Other Investors	1.89%	48.8Cr	4	7	1	2
Total	100.00%	2,590Cr	2087421	4905677	6145967	1420657