Workday, Inc.
financial and corporate software company
Workday, Inc., is an American cloud-based provider of financial management, human capital management, and student information system software. The company was founded by former PeopleSoft executives David Duffield and Aneel Bhusri following Oracle's acquisition of that company in 2005.
In October 2012, Workday completed its initial public offering (IPO), which valued the company at $9.5 billion.
History
2005–2015
Workday was founded in March 2005 and launched in November 2006. Initially, it was funded by David Duffield and the venture capital firm Greylock Partners. In December 2008, Workday moved its headquarters from Walnut Creek, California, to Pleasanton, California, United States, where PeopleSoft founder Duffield's prior company was located.
On February 6, 2008, Workday announced that it had reached a definitive agreement to purchase Cape Clear Software. In May 2008, Workday signed a large contract with Flextronics to provide human capital management software services. Companies that have publicly disclosed contracts or deployments of Workday include Aviva, Chiquita Brands, and other firms.
On April 29, 2009, Workday announced that it had secured $75 million in funding led by New Enterprise Associates.
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