Workday Ventures
Corporate VCSan Francisco · Seed–Series B · 6 people tracked
Investment thesis
Workday Ventures positions itself as an investment partner focused on powering the future of work through innovation. It backs the next generation of enterprise technology companies and helps them scale by connecting them to Workday's ecosystem of customers, partners, and employees. The firm emphasizes accelerating innovation across enterprise software.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 6 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 51 of 70 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×40Enterprise Software ×39SaaS ×32HR Tech ×15Data & Infrastructure ×9Fintech ×7Future of Work ×7Healthtech ×6
HQs:United States×27United Kingdom×3Mexico×1Sweden×1
Investments · 70 tracked
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CaptivateIQ provides a modern platform for automating commission and compensation management, helping companies align incentives with revenue outcomes.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US
Mark Schopmeyer(Founder/CEO)inHubert Wong(Founder/CTO)inConway Teng(Founder)in
Flatfile provides a platform for automating data onboarding, mapping, transformation, and validation using AI-guided workflows.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareDenver, US
AVERY CHASE(Executive Officer, Director)FRANCES SCHWEIP(Director)David Boskovic(Executive Officer, Director)Eric Crane(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardRORY O'DRISCOLL(Director)
Aisera develops agentic AI systems for enterprises that proactively anticipate needs and solve repetitive tasks, freeing teams to focus on strategic decisions and complex problem-solving.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSanta Clara, US
Abhi Maheshwari(Chief Executive Officer)Jared Lucas(Chief People Officer)inDejan Deklich(Chief Development Officer)Rahul Guha(VP of Product Management)inUtkarsh Contractor(Field Chief Technology Officer)inBen Lu(Chief Financial Officer)in
Astrix provides security solutions for AI agents and non-human identities (NHIs) in enterprise cloud environments, helping organizations discover, secure, and govern API keys, OAuth tokens, and service accounts across their infrastructure.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Alon Jackson(CEO & co-founder)in
Auctor is an AI-native platform for managing the full software implementation lifecycle, designed for services teams and system integrators to deliver projects faster and more consistently.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York City, US
William Sun(Founder)inMatthew Blackburn(Co-Founder & CTO)inAnthony Sky Ng-Thow-Hing(Founder)in
Auditoria AI provides autonomous AI agents that automate accounts payable and accounts receivable workflows, from invoice ingestion, classification, matching, and payment tracking to collections outreach, cash application, and supplier inquiry handling.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Automation Anywhere provides robotic process automation (RPA), intelligent document processing (IDP), and agentic automation solutions for enterprise customers.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Mihir Shukla(Chairman & CEO)in
Beamery provides an AI platform for workforce transformation that helps enterprises hire, redeploy, and reskill talent by connecting skills and task intelligence to real-time workforce data.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSUnited States, US
Abakar Saidov(Co-founder)Sultan Saidov(Co-founder)Michael Paterson(Co-founder)
Benepass provides flexible benefits platforms that enable employers to offer personalized, choice-based employee benefits aligned with company values and DEI initiatives.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechHR TechSaaSNew York City, US
Jaclyn Chen(Founder)inMark Fischer(Founder)inKabir Soorya(Founder)inStephanie Choo(Director)Mohammad Islam(Director)
BoardMatthew Alfieri(Director)
BetterUp offers an integrated platform combining live human coaching, always-on AI coaching, and performance intelligence to develop and measure the performance of an organization's workforce across leaders, managers, and individual employees.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkHR Tech
Cambridge, US
Brian Elliott(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Sanjot Malhi(Director)Siddhant Pardeshi(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Siddhant Prakash Pardeshi(Director)
Censia provides AI-powered skills intelligence for enterprise workforce management, enabling organizations to gain real-time visibility into employee capabilities and match talent to roles and growth opportunities.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSan Francisco, US
Joanna Riley(Executive Officer, Director)inRon Storn(Director)in
BoardUllas Naik(Director)
Clari, merged with Salesloft, provides an AI-powered system for revenue prediction and optimization serving enterprise customers.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales TechSunnyvale, US
Mark Gainey(Director)Venkat Rangan(Executive Officer, Director)Andy Byrne(Executive Officer, Director)Enrique Salem(Director)Ajay Agarwal(Director)Aaref Hilaly(Director)
Comulate is an accounting automation platform for insurance brokerage accounting teams, automating processes such as direct bill, cash application, carrier payables, and revenue integrity.
FintechInsurTechSaaS
Cresta provides a unified platform combining human and AI agents to automate and augment customer service interactions for enterprise contact centers.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechPalo Alto, US
Sebastian Thrun(Co-founder)Tim Shi(Co-founder)inZayd Enam(Co-founder)Ping Wu(CEO)in
BoardRob Theis(Director)Douglas Leone(Director)
Hyperproof provides an AI-native third-party risk management platform that automates vendor security assessments and centralizes risk data for security, procurement, and compliance teams.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Harikrishna Narayanan(Founder)inSrikanth Veeraraghavan(Founder)in
Glean provides an AI-powered workplace search and knowledge management platform that connects company data across documents, messages, tickets, and systems to help teams access information and complete work.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS<UNKNOWN>
Arvind Jain(Founder & CEO)inVishwanath T R(Co-founder and CTO)inTony Gentilcore(Co-founder, Engineering)in
WESLEY CHAN(Director)GREG SIEGEL(Executive Officer)RACHEL ROMER CARLSON(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)NATALIE MCCULLOUGH(Executive Officer)PAUL FREEDMAN(Executive Officer)LEIGHANNE LEVENSALER(Director)
OneTrust provides a governance platform for privacy, risk, data, and compliance across organizations' technology stacks.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Landit provides a platform combining technology, executive coaching, and personalized development tools to help employees and organizations manage career growth and skill development.
Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaS
Multiverse develops workforce training programs focused on equipping workers with durable skills needed for effective AI adoption in the workplace, combining soft skills and cognitive competencies.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechEnterprise SoftwareFuture of Work
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Nayya operates an AI-powered platform that integrates health and financial data from multiple sources to help employees manage their benefits and personal well-being.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechHR TechNew York, US
Sina Chehrazi(Founder & CEO)Akash Magoon(Executive Officer, Director)Caroline Xie(Director)Victoria Treyger(Director)
Financial services and risk analysis platform
Noyo builds APIs and infrastructure that connect and standardize benefits data, enabling modern benefits experiences to be embedded into software.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechInsurTechSaaS
Shannon Goggin(CEO and Cofounder)
Numeric builds a software platform for corporate finance and accounting teams that combines real-time accounting, data transformation, and AI-powered analytics to replace manual spreadsheet-based processes.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSan Francisco, US
Parker Gilbert(Founder & CEO)inAndrew Bihl(Founder)Anthony Alvernaz(Founder)in
Paradox is an AI-powered recruiting assistant that automates hiring tasks and enhances the candidate experience across the entire recruitment lifecycle, from job posting and application through scheduling and feedback collection.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSScottsdale, US
CHRISTOPHER S. GAFFNEY(Director)Aaron Matos(Executive Officer, Director)JOHN G. HAYES(Director)
Develops neuroscience-based human capital assessment software that enables companies to hire the best employees.
New York, US
Samir Kaul(Director)Barbara Marder(Director)Julie J. Yoo(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Frida E. Polli(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Workday Strategic Sourcing (formerly Scout RFP) is strategic sourcing software that streamlines the source-to-contract process, including sourcing intake, RFx analysis, supplier onboarding, risk management, and AI-powered contract lifecycle management.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Strivr provides an AI platform that delivers hands-free, real-time detection and guidance to frontline workers at the point of work, converting real-world expertise into on-the-job support.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkLivingston, US
David Angstreich(Director)Gordon Uehling III(Director)Zachary Gray(Executive Officer, Director)Deborah Gray(Executive Officer)Andrew Gray(Director)
Sully builds medical AI software for healthcare providers, including ambient documentation, scheduling, intake, and clinical decision support tools designed to reduce administrative burden and improve patient care efficiency.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHealthtechMedical DevicesSaaSSan Francisco, US
Ahmed Omar(Founder)inAhmed Nasser(Founder)inOmarinNasserinDr. Henry Duong(Head of Engineering)Amit Kumthekar(Head, Research & Gen AI)
Sumo Logic provides an AI-powered cloud-native log analytics platform that unifies and analyzes enterprise data for development, security, and operations teams.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureScottsdale, US
Mark Ties(Chief Executive Officer)Chris DeBiase(Chief Financial Officer)Nello Franco(Chief Customer Officer)inSophie Kitson(Chief Human Resources Officer)inKeith Kuchler(Chief Product & Technology Officer)inJeremy Powell(Chief Information Security Officer)in
Suplari provides procurement intelligence and AI agents for enterprise procurement teams, helping them consolidate fragmented data and automate decision-making and execution without replacing existing systems.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSeattle, US
Jeff Gerber(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inNikesh Parekh(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inBrian White(Executive Officer, Promoter)
BoardMatt McIlwain(Director)
TechWolf provides skills intelligence and workforce analytics software for enterprise organizations to manage talent, plan workforce transitions, and support skills-based hiring and internal mobility decisions.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR Tech
Tesorio provides a Connected Financial Operations platform that automates accounts receivable workflows including collections, cash application, forecasting, and payment management for finance teams at growing companies.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Unbabel provides AI-powered machine translation software combined with human editors to enable multilingual customer support and localization for businesses globally.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Vasco Pedro(Founder/CEO)inJoão Graça(Founder/CTO)inBruno Prezado Silva(Founder/Lead Designer)inHugo Silva(Founder/Developer)Phil Shawe(President and CEO)Jin Lee(Co-CEO)
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Workday Ventures invest at?
- Workday Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What sectors does Workday Ventures focus on?
- Workday Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software, Future of Work, SaaS.
- Where is Workday Ventures located?
- Workday Ventures is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Does Workday Ventures lead rounds?
- Workday Ventures typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
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