Workday Ventures

Workday Ventures is the strategic investment arm of Workday, Inc., the enterprise cloud applications giant headquartered in Pleasanton, California. Founded in 2015, the fund makes minority equity investments in early- to growth-stage enterprise software companies whose technology complements the Workday platform, particularly across finance, human capital management, procurement and AI/ML-driven applications, generally as a co-investor. In February 2023 Workday committed an additional $250 million to Workday Ventures, bringing the cumulative capital pool to roughly $500 million. The team is led by Senior Vice President and Managing Director Barbry McGann. The fund has made roughly 60 to 88 investments overall, with 15 portfolio companies reaching unicorn status, including WRITER, Beamery, Multiverse, Glean and Clari, and more than 20 exits, the most notable historical ones being Dialpad, Duo Security and Sumo Logic. Recent investments include Auctor, an AI-native system of action for software implementations, a Series A in April 2026, Laurel in legal time tracking, Reco, Oro Labs, Benepass, and follow-on rounds in League. In September 2024 the firm announced a fresh wave of AI investments to fuel innovation for Workday customers. Portfolio companies receive not only capital but also direct access to Workday customers, integration opportunities with the Workday platform, and co-selling support through the Workday Partner Network. By pairing capital with platform integration and customer access, Workday Ventures backs the enterprise-software and AI companies that complement Workday's finance, HCM and procurement applications, building a portfolio rich in unicorns and successful exits.