About Workday Ventures
Workday Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2015. It is primarily based out of San Francisco, United States. As of Jun 2026, Workday Ventures is an active investor, having invested in 62 companies, with 3 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series B round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and FinTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Straiker Overall, Workday Ventures portfolio has seen 16 unicorns and 21 acquisitions including key companies like Duo, Dialpad and Glean. A lot of funds co-invest with Workday Ventures, with names like Geodesic Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Workday Ventures has team of 5 people.Key Metrics
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Series B, Series A & 4 more
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Workday Ventures' List of Top Investments
Workday Ventures has a portfolio of 62 companies, including 16 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in eduMe and ThinAir.Their portfolio spans across United States, United Kingdom, Canada and 2 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, FinTech and 8 other sectors, across stages such as Series B, Series A and 4 more. Here is the list of top investments by Workday Ventures:1. Duo
Provider of SSO and MFA based IAM solutions. It offers a suite of identity security solutions designed to enhance organizational security and streamline access management. It offers features such as multi factor authentication, remote access, device trust, single sign on, adaptive access policies, and more.
Key facts about Duo
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: Ann Arbor (United States)
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $120M
- Employee Count: 434 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Meritech, Redpoint Ventures and 19 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Oct 18, 2017, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
2. Dialpad
Provider of AI-powered contact center and unified communications platform solutions. The platform offers customer service, outbound sales, and all-in-one communication tools. It provides features such as AI agents, integrations with various applications, and analytics. The platform aims to streamline business communications and improve customer experience.
Key facts about Dialpad
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: San Ramon (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series F
- Total Funding till date: $476M
- Employee Count: 1,511 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Section Partners, Sapphire Ventures and 44 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, Dec 22, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Glean
Cloud-based platform for enterprise search. It provides software to conduct searches through enterprise apps and content. It also offers a purpose-based search for processes like hiring and assigning tasks. It has integrations with Figma, Slack, Box, Gitlab, Google, Asana etc.
Key facts about Glean
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series F
- Total Funding till date: $765M
- Employee Count: 1,751 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Adams Street Partners, K2 Global and 53 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, Jun 10, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Sumo Logic
Provider of cloud-based platform for security and observability data analytics. The platform offers tools for monitoring, troubleshooting, automation, and defense using proprietary algorithms, machine learning, and generative AI. It provides cloud SIEM for threat detection, log analytics for issue resolution, and integrations. The platform supports security use cases like SecOps and threat detection, and observability use cases like log management and infrastructure monitoring.
Key facts about Sumo Logic
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: Redwood City (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $100M - $500M as on Jan 31, 2023
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $346M
- Employee Count: 551 as on Dec 31, 2025
- Investors: HTIF, Sprout Capital Partners and 21 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series G, May 08, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
5. Vanta
Provider of a platform for automating security and compliance programs. The platform offers continuous governance, risk, and compliance management. It facilitates personnel access control, risk management, and third-party risk oversight. The platform also provides questionnaire automation, trust center functionalities, and streamlined audit processes. It integrates with various tools and offers an application programming interface for custom integrations.
Key facts about Vanta
- Founded Year: 2018
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $504M
- Employee Count: 1,995 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Goldman Sachs, Workday Ventures and 22 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Jul 23, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Workday Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Workday Ventures has invested in 62 companies over the last 13 years, with an average of 4 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 3 investments, while as of Jun 2026, it has made 3 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Straiker and most recent follow-on round was in League.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2024 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2022 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
2021 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
2020 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
2019 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
2018 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
2017 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Workday Ventures' Investments by Stage
Workday Ventures has made 16 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $40.8M, 14 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $19.8M and 9 investments in Series C stage with an average round size of $53.9M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series B | 16 |
Series A | 14 |
Series C | 9 |
Seed | 5 |
Series D | 4 |
Others | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Workday Ventures' Investments by Sector
Workday Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Vertical SaaS, FinTech, High Tech and Enterprise Infrastructure. Notably, it has invested in 61 Tech companies, 60 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 54 Software companies and at least 45 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 45 |
Vertical SaaS | 19 |
FinTech | 10 |
High Tech | 10 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 8 |
Others | 18 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Workday Ventures' Investments by Geography
Workday Ventures has made most investments in United States (42), followed by Canada where it has made 3 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 42 |
Canada | 3 |
United Kingdom | 3 |
Ireland | 1 |
Portugal | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Workday Ventures' recent investments
Workday Ventures has made 3 investments in 2026 so far. Straiker and Sigma are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Workday Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jun 29, 2026 | United States | Series A | 4014 | [+9] | |
May 18, 2026 | United States | Series E | 7029 | [+10] | |
Feb 10, 2026 | United States | Series B | 2031 | [+6] | |
Aug 11, 2025 | United States | Series C | 9614 | - | |
Jul 09, 2025 | United States | Series A | 3833 | [+4] |
Unicorns in Workday Ventures' Portfolio
Workday Ventures has 16 unicorns in its portfolio - WRITER, Sigma, Beamery and others. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is WRITER. It became a unicorn in 2024, 1 years before Workday Ventures first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Workday Ventures' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
66 | Developer of an enterprise AI platform for agentic work | 2012 | San Francisco | Series C | dsjpdfu | ||
60 | Provider of a platform for building AI applications and analytics | 2014 | San Francisco | Series E | qvzzigo | ||
52 | Provider of artificial intelligence software for managing global workforce talent | 2013 | London | Series D | wfke{zf | ||
75 | Provider of professional apprenticeship programs for data and technology skills | 2016 | London | Series D | gblfwgg | ||
77 | Provider of a platform for automating security and compliance programs | 2018 | San Francisco | Series D | ppokhol |
Acquired companies in Workday Ventures' Portfolio
21 companies from Workday Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Tealbook in Apr 2026 by supplier.io for $*****.Here are Workday Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 03, 2026 | Jan 22, 2020 | Series A | 2727 | |
Nov 04, 2025 | - | - | 7567 | |
Sep 11, 2025 | Nov 17, 2020 | Series A | 2125 | |
Aug 22, 2025 | Jul 14, 2015 | Seed | 6300 | |
Aug 21, 2025 | Dec 27, 2021 | Series C | 6081 |
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Team profile of Workday Ventures
Workday Ventures has a team of 5 members including 4 Principals located in United States. Workday Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Workday Ventures:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Principal | San Francisco | - | ||
Principal | San Francisco | - | ||
Principal | Chicago | - | ||
Principal | Boston | - | - |
Co-investors of Workday Ventures
Over the past 13 years, 483 investors have co-invested in Workday Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Workday Ventures: Redpoint Ventures, Y Combinator and 246 others have invested in rounds before Workday Ventures. There are 5 companies where Redpoint Ventures has invested before Workday Ventures and 5 companies where Y Combinator has invested before Workday Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Workday Ventures: 113 investors entered a company along with Workday Ventures. These include investors like Geodesic Capital (2 companies).
- Invested after Workday Ventures: A total of 122 investors have invested in Workday Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Workday (6 companies), SVB (4 companies) and Goldman Sachs (3 companies).
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