Who Owns Workato?
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Workato is an enterprise-focused, AI-powered integration and automation (iPaaS) platform that provides low-code/no-code orchestration, prebuilt connectors/recipes, API publishing and workflow apps; top competitors (sorted strongest→least) include MuleSoft, Boomi, SnapLogic, Jitterbit, Tray.io, Celigo, Zapier, Make, and n8n.
Workato appears to be independent with no parent company.
Workato is an enterprise-focused, AI-powered integration and automation (iPaaS) platform that provides low-code/no-code orchestration, prebuilt connectors/recipes, API publishing and workflow apps; top competitors (sorted strongest→least) include MuleSoft, Boomi, SnapLogic, Jitterbit, Tray.io, Celigo, Zapier, Make, and n8n.
Workato appears to be independent with no parent company.
Major Shareholders
Workato
Major Shareholders
| Name | Type | Ownership | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
Vijay Tella Co‑founder and Chief Executive Officer of Workato; retains a significant equity stake as a founding shareholder, though exact percentage is not publicly disclosed.([research.contrary.com](https://research.contrary.com/company/workato)) | Founder | - | Jun 2025 |
Gautham Viswanathan Co‑founder (former Chief Product Officer, later strategic advisor); continues to be a significant founding shareholder, but no public source discloses his exact equity stake.([research.contrary.com](https://research.contrary.com/company/workato)) | Founder | - | Jun 2025 |
Harish Shetty Co‑founder and early engineering leader/strategic advisor; holds founder equity in Workato, with no public data on the size of his ownership.([research.contrary.com](https://research.contrary.com/company/workato)) | Founder | - | Jun 2025 |
Dimitris Kogias Technical co‑founder and early software architect; retains a founder‑level equity position, though specific ownership percentages are not disclosed.([research.contrary.com](https://research.contrary.com/company/workato)) | Founder | - | Jun 2025 |
Battery Ventures Lead investor in Workato’s $200M Series E and repeat investor in earlier Series B–D rounds, widely cited as one of the company’s largest institutional shareholders.([tracxn.com](https://tracxn.com/d/companies/workato/__OtQBgvGNY2vOc7gmJydkZ3zQ6CHQGUY1_fzhOK4C3xU/funding-and-investors)) | Institutional | - | Aug 2024 |
Insight Partners Growth equity firm that co‑led the $110M Series D and invested with equal participation in the $200M Series E; consistently listed among Workato’s key backers.([tracxn.com](https://tracxn.com/d/companies/workato/__OtQBgvGNY2vOc7gmJydkZ3zQ6CHQGUY1_fzhOK4C3xU/funding-and-investors)) | Institutional | - | Aug 2024 |
Altimeter Capital Investment firm that co‑led Workato’s Series D and participated equally in the Series E round; regularly referenced as a primary institutional investor in the company.([tracxn.com](https://tracxn.com/d/companies/workato/__OtQBgvGNY2vOc7gmJydkZ3zQ6CHQGUY1_fzhOK4C3xU/funding-and-investors)) | Institutional | - | Aug 2024 |
Redpoint Ventures Led the $70M Series C and participated in the Series D and E financings, making it one of Workato’s core venture capital shareholders.([tracxn.com](https://tracxn.com/d/companies/workato/__OtQBgvGNY2vOc7gmJydkZ3zQ6CHQGUY1_fzhOK4C3xU/funding-and-investors)) | Institutional | - | Aug 2024 |
Storm Ventures Early‑stage investor in Workato’s Series A and participant in later Series B and C rounds; frequently described as a long‑standing institutional backer.([tracxn.com](https://tracxn.com/d/companies/workato/__OtQBgvGNY2vOc7gmJydkZ3zQ6CHQGUY1_fzhOK4C3xU/funding-and-investors)) | Institutional | - | Aug 2024 |
Norwest Venture Partners Joined Workato’s cap table in the Series C round and continues to be named among the company’s principal venture investors.([tracxn.com](https://tracxn.com/d/companies/workato/__OtQBgvGNY2vOc7gmJydkZ3zQ6CHQGUY1_fzhOK4C3xU/funding-and-investors)) | Institutional | - | Aug 2024 |
Tiger Global Management Global investment firm that first invested in Workato during its $200M Series E round at a $5.7B valuation, acquiring a meaningful minority stake.([tracxn.com](https://tracxn.com/d/companies/workato/__OtQBgvGNY2vOc7gmJydkZ3zQ6CHQGUY1_fzhOK4C3xU/funding-and-investors)) | Institutional | - | Nov 2021 |
Geodesic Capital Growth‑stage venture fund that invested in Workato’s Series C and participated again in the Series E, indicating a significant minority holding.([tracxn.com](https://tracxn.com/d/companies/workato/__OtQBgvGNY2vOc7gmJydkZ3zQ6CHQGUY1_fzhOK4C3xU/funding-and-investors)) | Institutional | - | Nov 2021 |
Salesforce Ventures Corporate venture arm of Salesforce; invested in Workato’s early financing (Series A/B), and Workato highlights Salesforce as one of three major strategic SaaS investors with equity in the company.([tracxn.com](https://tracxn.com/d/companies/workato/__OtQBgvGNY2vOc7gmJydkZ3zQ6CHQGUY1_fzhOK4C3xU/funding-and-investors)) | Corporate | - | Dec 2018 |
ServiceNow, Inc. Enterprise software company that participated directly in Workato’s $25M Series B round and is cited as one of three large SaaS vendors holding a strategic equity stake.([vcnewsdaily.com](https://www.vcnewsdaily.com/workato/venture-capital-funding/vxnhgtzvyl)) | Corporate | - | Dec 2018 |
Workday Ventures Corporate venture arm of Workday; invested in Workato’s Series B (and earlier) and is one of three major SaaS companies publicly identified as having an ownership stake.([tracxn.com](https://tracxn.com/d/companies/workato/__OtQBgvGNY2vOc7gmJydkZ3zQ6CHQGUY1_fzhOK4C3xU/funding-and-investors)) | Corporate | - | Dec 2018 |
Fabrica Ventures Late‑stage venture fund that acquired a secondary stake in Workato in 2023 at a discount to the 2021 Series E valuation, and is described by Sacra and Fabrica as a notable investor.([fabricaventures.com](https://fabricaventures.com/workatos-hyperautomation/)) | Institutional | - | Sep 2023 |
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