C3 International

What C3 International does

C3 International, founded in 2010 and headquartered in Garden Grove, California, operates an event-driven healthcare innovation business rather than a drug-development enterprise despite its firmographic classification as a biopharmaceutical company. Its core product is the annual 'Davos of Healthcare' Silicon Valley Summit, held at the Plug and Play Tech Center in Sunnyvale, which convenes venture capital firms (e.g., Shepherd Ventures III), healthcare startups and portfolio companies, and health systems (e.g., King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre) for curated introductions, venture-capital pavilions, spotlight sessions, and a pitch competition whose winner receives a potential Proof-of-Concept opportunity at a leading Saudi Arabian tertiary-care institution. Revenue is generated through this professional-services event model, with monetization streams that likely include sponsorship fees, booth rentals, and attendee registration, although no pricing or revenue figures are publicly disclosed. The company is privately held, operates with 11-50 employees under CEO Steele Clarke Smith, III, and has no disclosed technology platform, patents, AI/ML capabilities, funding rounds, or subsidiary structure; its corporate website is currently inaccessible.

Name

C3 International

Website

https://c3internationalinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

C3 International hosts an annual 'Davos of Healthcare' Silicon Valley Summit that convenes venture capital firms, healthcare startups, and health systems for networking, pitch competitions, and Proof-of-Concept opportunities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Conference and Event Services

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (561920)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical, Scientific & Healthcare Congress Organizers (THAHACAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Medical & Health Sciences Congresses (THAHAJAA), Healthcare, Medical Devices & Pharma Shows Organizers (THAHABAH), Product & Innovation Summits (Roadmap, Launch Readiness, Innovation Days) (THAHAMAG)

Keywords

• Healthcare innovation summits
• Venture capital networking
• Biotech conference services
• Healthcare pitch competitions
• Health system partnerships

Headquarters

HQ city

Garden Grove

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Summit Events: Revenue generated through organizing and hosting healthcare summits and conferences. The events feature venture capital pavilions, spotlight sessions, pitch competitions, and curated introductions between investors, portfolio companies, and health systems. Additional revenue streams likely include sponsorship fees, booth rentals, and event registration fees.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

C3 International organizes and hosts healthcare innovation summits and conferences, anchored by its annual "Davos of Healthcare" Silicon Valley Summit. The events convene venture capital firms, healthcare startups and portfolio companies, and health systems for networking, spotlight sessions, pitch competitions, and curated introductions that can lead to proof-of-concept opportunities at leading institutions. The company also facilitates partnerships between investors, portfolio companies, and health systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Davos of Healthcare Silicon Valley Summit

Quantifiable outcome

• Potential Proof of Concept opportunity at King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre in Saudi Arabia for pitch competition winner

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research CentreminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 April 2026The hospital serves as a potential Proof of Concept opportunity provider for the pitch competition winner at the C3 Davos of Healthcare Silicon Valley Summit. This represents a potential partnership for healthcare innovation validation and implementation, offering startups the opportunity to test solutions at a leading Saudi Arabian healthcare institution.
• Plug and Play Tech CenterminorOthersVenue partner for the C3 Davos of Healthcare Silicon Valley Summit. Plug and Play Tech Center in Sunnyvale, California provides the event location for the annual summit.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• Plug and Play Tech Center: Plug and Play is C3's venue partner and runs its own health-focused accelerator batches, demo days, and corporate-startup matchings; comparable in function (curated healthcare startup/VC introductions) but structured as an accelerator rather than a conference organizer.

Broad incumbents

• HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society): HIMSS runs large-scale healthcare IT and innovation conferences (Global Health Conference & Exhibition) targeting health systems, vendors, and innovators — the same buyer segments C3 courts, with overlapping sponsorship pools.
• BIO International Convention: BIO International Convention is the flagship biotech/pharma partnering event, competing with C3's summit for biopharma innovators, VC pavilions, and health-system attendees in the healthcare-innovation conference category.
• Fierce Biotech Events: Fierce Biotech and its parent run branded healthcare industry events and awards, comparable to C3's healthcare-focused events targeting biotech and digital health innovators.
• JPMorgan Healthcare Conference: The annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco is the largest investor-facing healthcare industry event, comparable to C3's summit in audience (institutional investors, health systems, innovators) though at vastly larger scale and hosted by a financial incumbent.

Direct peers

• StartUp Health: StartUp Health runs a global health innovation community with annual summits and investor showcases, comparable to C3 in mission (bridging health startups and investors) though organized as a year-round membership platform.
• HLTH: HLTH organizes one of the largest annual healthcare innovation conferences, competing directly with C3 International's 'Davos of Healthcare' summit for sponsor dollars, health-system attendees, and startup pitch slots in the same category.
• RESI (Redefining Early Stage Investments) - Life Science Nation: RESI conferences specifically match early-stage healthcare companies with investors and channel partners — directly analogous to C3's curated VC-to-startup-to-health-system matchmaking model, at a smaller scale.
• MedCity News: MedCity News runs healthcare innovation conferences (e.g., INVEST) and editorial coverage aimed at connecting investors, payers, providers, and startups — overlapping with C3's healthcare innovation ecosystem positioning.

Emerging players

• Digital Health World Congress: Digital Health World Congress is a recurring European-anchored conference focused on digital health and health-tech innovation, comparable to C3's summit in audience and content area though geographically distinct.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/C3Internationa1

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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