C1
C1 (formerly ConductorOne) sells identity management software that governs access for humans and AI agents across enterprise systems. The San Francisco-based company has raised $111M, most recently in a Series B in October 2025, and employs 159 people.
The growth story
C1 grew from 14 to 159 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $111M along the way, most recently a Series B in October 2025.
About
C1 provides identity management software that controls access for both human users and AI agents across enterprise systems. Its platform acts as a universal control plane for managing identities and permissions.
The company has raised $111M from investors including Accel and CrowdStrike Falcon Fund, with its Series B closing in October 2025. It employs 159 people, with engineering making up its largest function at 58 staff.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is C1's largest function with 58 staff, accounting for over a third of its 159-person workforce. The company's leadership team includes investors from CrowdStrike Falcon Fund and Accel.
The C1 org chart
Alex Bovee (CEO and Co-Founder) leads 43 mapped leaders with 5 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 63 (+57% YoY), Sales 32 (+60% YoY), Marketing 9 (+50% YoY), Operations 9 (+80% YoY), Business Development 6 (+20% YoY), Information Technology 6 (+20% YoY).
Talent flow
C1 draws heavily from identity and security companies, with 23 hires from Okta and 7 each from Rackspace Technology and ScaleFT. Its workforce includes graduates from Oregon State University (12) and the University of Oregon (4).
Most common previous employers of C1 staff: Okta (23), Rackspace Technology (9), ScaleFT, the Zero Trust security company (7), ServiceNow (7), Lightstep (5), Amazon (5). Former C1 employees most often moved to Marketing Advice (1), Aperture Partners (1), Fly Different (1), Uber (1), Datadog (1), GuidePoint Security (1).
Alumni worth knowing
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What this company is made of
Most common skills at C1: Microsoft Office (48), JavaScript (47), Leadership (47), Python (Programming Language) (46), Java (43), Customer Service (41), HTML (40), Microsoft Excel (38).
Where the team actually sits
C1 people are concentrated in California, United States (31), Oregon, United States (21), San Francisco Bay Area (16), Greater Boston (5).
Search footprint
C1 attracts about 296 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $14K a month if bought through ads. It gained 47 ranking keywords and lost 41 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.50 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.10 / 5
- Senior management
- 5.00 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.00 / 5
Frequently asked
C1 has 159 employees as of September 2026.
C1 has raised $111M in total, most recently a Series B round in October 2025.
C1 was founded in 2020 by Alex Bovee, Paul Querna.
Alex Bovee (CEO and Co-Founder) sits at the top of C1's reporting structure, with 5 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current C1 staff are Okta (23 people), Rackspace Technology (9 people), ScaleFT, the Zero Trust security company (7 people).
Former C1 employees most often move to Marketing Advice (1), Aperture Partners (1), Fly Different (1).
C1 attracts about 296 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $14K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among C1 staff are Microsoft Office, JavaScript, Leadership, Python (Programming Language), Java.
C1 staff are concentrated in California, United States (31), Oregon, United States (21), San Francisco Bay Area (16).
C1 has about 63 people in Engineering, up 57% over the past year, as of September 2026.
C1 has about 32 people in Sales, up 60% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 135 current and 54 former C1 profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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