Workday To Acquire Stockholm-Based AI Company Sana To Advance Next-Gen Enterprise Knowledge Tools

Founded in 2016, Sana creates intuitive workplace solutions that enhance human capabilities with AI.

Sana’s flagship products, Sana Learn and Sana Agents, have already reached over one million users across hundreds of enterprises. Beyond enhancing the Workday experience, Sana will continue developing these tools. Joining Workday will enable Sana to accelerate growth and deliver greater innovation to customers at scale.

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"Sana’s team, AI-native approach, and beautiful design perfectly align with our vision to reimagine the future of work," said Gerrit Kazmaier, president, Product & Technology at Workday.

"This will make Workday the new front door for work, delivering a proactive, personalised, and intelligent experience that unlocks unmatched AI capabilities for the workplace."

"Our focus has always been on creating intuitive AI tools that improve how people learn and work," said Joel Hellermark, founder and CEO of Sana.

"I’m excited to bring these tools to 75 million Workday users and partner with Workday’s iconic team to launch a new era of superintelligence for work."

With Sana, Workday aims to build the work experience of the future, where enterprise knowledge, data, and actions seamlessly converge. By leveraging Workday’s insights on people and finances, along with its extensive ecosystem of builders and partners, employee experiences will become personalised, proactive and tailored to roles, teams, and projects.

For instance, hiring managers will gain the ability to create customized dashboards to track live recruitment pipelines, automate the entire performance review process, and receive proactive onboarding recommendations for new hires based on real-time performance data.

The acquisition is expected to close in Workday’s fiscal Q4 2026, ending January 31, 2026, pending customary closing conditions.

About Workday

Workday is a leading enterprise cloud provider for finance and HR, integrating AI and machine learning across financial management, HR, planning, spend, and analytics. Serving over 10,000 organisations globally, including more than half of the Fortune 500, Workday empowers businesses to adapt, thrive and embrace the future of work.