UiPath Inc

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

Our operations and financial results are subject to various risks and uncertainties, some of which are beyond our control. In addition to the other information set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, you should carefully consider the risks discussed in the 2024 Form 10-K, including the disclosure under Part I, Item 1A, "Risk Factors, which are risks we believe could materially affect our business, financial condition and future results. These are not the only risks we face. Other risks and uncertainties we are not currently aware of or that we currently consider immaterial also may materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, and future results. Risks we have identified but currently consider immaterial could still materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, and future results if our assumptions about those risks are incorrect or if circumstances change.

There have been no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed in Part I, Item 1A of the 2024 Form 10-K except as follows:

We are subject to numerous risks associated with the evolving market for products with AI capabilities.

The markets and use cases for products with AI capabilities have been rapidly evolving, are difficult to predict, and may impact demand for our products, our sales cycles, our ability to forecast results from sales of these products, and the preferences of our customers and potential customers. The significant investments we have made to develop products and software to address what we believe will be increasing demand for AI capabilities may be insufficient, and we face significant hurdles, including whether demand will materialize, whether third-party software providers will develop functionality that allows their software to utilize the AI capabilities of our products, and whether we will be successful in developing, pricing, and packaging products that can compete with offerings by established competitors.

We have invested in an early-stage global foundation model and agentic AI company and we may continue to invest in other potentially disruptive technologies in the future, through various vehicles such as equity or debt investments, joint ventures, or strategic partnerships. Such investments may not produce the expected results, may require more financial resources than anticipated, or may otherwise be unsuccessful, and the value of the investments may decline or be impaired, or our business may be adversely impacted.

Additionally, our use of AI technology in general may subject us to reputational, financial, legal, or regulatory risks. As we continue to incorporate AI technology into our products and services, any failures to address concerns relating to the responsible use of the evolving AI technology in our products and services may cause harm to our reputation or result in financial liability, and as such, may increase our costs to address or mitigate such risks and issues. AI technology may create ethical issues, generate defective algorithms, and present other risks that create challenges with respect to its adoption. In addition, evolving rules, regulations, and industry standards governing AI may require us to expend significant resources to modify, maintain, or align our business practices or products to comply with U.S. and non-U.S. rules and regulations, the nature of which cannot be determined at this time. Several jurisdictions around the globe, including the EU and certain U.S. states, have already proposed or enacted laws governing the development and use of AI, such as the EU's AI Act. U.S. federal agencies are likely to release AI regulations in the near future in light of the Biden administration's October 30, 2023 Executive Order on AI. We expect other jurisdictions will adopt similar laws.

The regulatory environment surrounding the impact of the implementation of AI on our products and services may adversely affect our ability to produce and export products, and as a result, may cause harm to our reputation and result in financial liability.

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Delays or difficulties associated with the design, implementation, or post-implementation use of our new enterprise resource planning ("ERP") system could adversely impact our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

We rely on information systems, particularly ERP technology, to manage our business, summarize our operating and financial results, and provide timely information to our management. We are currently engaged in a multi-year implementation of a new ERP system. This implementation is a complex project with broad scope, in which we have invested and will continue to invest significant financial and human capital. Despite our efforts, we may experience delays, unexpected costs, or other difficulties as the implementation process continues. Further, although we plan to run our existing technology in parallel with the new ERP system for a period of time and to conduct extensive testing to ensure that the new ERP system is operating as intended, post-implementation disruptions to or difficulties in use of the new ERP could require us to incur additional costs, or could impair, among other things, our ability to record sales, process transactions, collect receivables, and produce timely and accurate historical and forecasted financial information, which could adversely impact our business, financial condition, and results of operations. Additionally, if the new ERP system does not ultimately operate as intended, the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting could be harmed.

We have undertaken, and may in the future undertake, internal restructuring activities that could result in disruptions to our business or otherwise materially harm our results of operations or financial condition.

From time to time, we have undertaken and may continue to undertake internal restructuring activities in an effort to better align our resources with our business strategy. For example, we initiated a restructuring plan in July 2024. This follows an earlier restructuring plan we initiated in fiscal year 2023 that was completed during the second quarter of fiscal year 2024. We incur substantial costs to implement restructuring plans, and our restructuring activities may subject us to reputational risks and litigation risks and expenses. There can be no assurance that any restructuring activities that we have undertaken or undertake in the future will achieve the cost savings, operating efficiencies, or other benefits that we may initially expect. In addition, restructuring activities may result in loss of institutional knowledge and expertise, attrition beyond our intended reduction in force, or a negative impact on employee morale and productivity or our ability to attract highly skilled employees. Internal restructurings can also require a significant amount of time and focus from management and other employees, which may divert attention from commercial operations. If any internal restructuring activities we have undertaken or undertake in the future fail to achieve some or all of the expected benefits, our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.

Risks associated with our use of AI (including machine learning and large language models) may result in reputational harm or liability.

AI is enabled by or integrated into parts of our technology platform and may also be used directly or indirectly as part of our internal systems and processes. As such, AI remains a significant and growing element of our business and operations. As with many developing technologies, AI presents risks and challenges that could affect its further development, adoption, and use. AI algorithms and models may be flawed. Our AI-related efforts, particularly those related to generative AI, or the datasets that we use in training our systems, subject us to risks related to harmful or illegal content, accuracy, bias, intellectual property infringement or misappropriation, defamation, data privacy, cybersecurity, sanctions, and export controls, among others. Third-party AI capabilities that can be integrated with our platform or used in our internal systems and processes, including generative AI, could also produce false or "hallucinatory" inferences about customer data, enterprises, other information, or subject matter. The use of generative AI processes at scale is relatively new, and may lead to challenges, concerns, and risks that are significant, or that we may not be able to predict, especially if our direct or indirect use of these technologies in our products and internal systems and processes were to become more important to us over time. If the recommendations, forecasts, or analyses that AI applications, including AI agents, assist in producing are deficient or inaccurate, we could be subject to competitive harm or potential legal liability, including under existing and future legislation or regulations, including in the U.S. and the EU. The rapid evolution of AI may also require us to expend additional resources to help ensure that AI is implemented appropriately in order to minimize unintended or harmful impact which may adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Some AI scenarios may present ethical issues, and the enablement or integration of AI into our platform or internal processes may subject us to new or heightened legal, regulatory, ethical, or other challenges, as this is an area of rapid development. We take into consideration these challenges when designing our technologies and implementing our business practices. For example, our platform includes data governance tools and other tools, which are intended to regulate and limit user access. In addition, we have developed internal responsible AI

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guidelines. However, we have no assurance that these tools or guidelines, nor their implementation, will be sufficient to protect us against evolving AI-related risks. As a result, if we face any claims or litigation relating to our use of AI, including its purported or real impact to, human rights, data privacy, employment, or other societal issues, we may experience brand or reputational harm, as well as regulatory or legal scrutiny, which could have a material adverse effect on our operations, and business outlook.