Workday Ventures works less like a typical venture fund and more like an extension of Workday itself: it doesn't lead funding rounds or take board seats, and instead offers startups access to Workday's customers, co-selling opportunities, and partner programs, with decisions made quickly by senior product leaders rather than a large investment team. It focuses on startups building AI and data tools for the HR, finance, and IT leaders who use Workday, and after moving from the finance team into Workday's corporate growth group alongside mergers and acquisitions, it has taken on a bigger role in deciding which companies Workday partners with, invests in, or eventually acquires.