Workday Adaptive Planning is a technology company.
Workday Adaptive Planning has raised $143.0M across 3 funding rounds.
Workday Adaptive Planning has raised $143.0M in total across 3 funding rounds.
Workday Adaptive Planning has raised $143.0M in total across 3 funding rounds.
Workday Adaptive Planning's investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Adeyemi Ajao, Bessemer Venture Partners, Chemistry VC, Ensemble VC, Felicis Ventures, Fifth Wall, FJ Labs, FPV Fund, Crystal Huang, Kleiner Perkins, Redpoint Ventures.
Workday Adaptive Planning is a cloud-based Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) platform developed by Workday, focused on integrated planning, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and analytics for organizations of all sizes.[1][2][3] It builds tools for financial planning, workforce planning, sales planning, operational planning, and more, serving finance teams, HR, sales, marketing, and other departments in enterprises and mid-sized businesses to solve rigid, siloed planning processes with agile, scenario-based modeling and real-time collaboration.[2][3][6] The platform drives growth by enabling swift, data-driven decisions amid uncertainty, with seamless integration into Workday's ecosystem or standalone use, boasting fast deployment (average 4.5 months) and high customer satisfaction in innovativeness and win rates.[1][5]
Workday Adaptive Planning originated from Adaptive Insights, an independent company acquired by Workday in 2018 to bolster its enterprise planning capabilities.[5] Adaptive Insights pioneered cloud-based planning software, addressing the need for flexible, business-user-friendly tools beyond traditional spreadsheets or rigid systems. Post-acquisition, it evolved into Workday Adaptive Planning, leveraging Workday's $8.4 billion revenue base, 20,000+ employees, and unified cloud architecture for finance, HR, and analytics across 10,000+ organizations worldwide.[1][5] Early traction came from its standalone appeal for continuous, driver-based, and predictive planning, with pivotal growth through integrations that extended planning from finance to enterprise-wide operations.[1][3]
Workday Adaptive Planning rides the wave of continuous planning and AI-enhanced EPM, shifting enterprises from annual budgets to real-time, scenario-driven strategies amid volatile markets, remote work, and data proliferation.[1][2][3] Timing aligns with post-pandemic demands for agility, where traditional tools fail against rapid changes in supply chains, workforce skills, and economic uncertainty—enabling SMBs to enterprises to model contingencies and align resources holistically.[3][4][6] Market forces like cloud adoption and integrated finance/HR platforms favor it, as Workday's ecosystem unifies operational data for broader insights, influencing the ecosystem by setting standards for collaborative, predictive planning that reduces silos and boosts resilience across industries.[1][5]
Workday Adaptive Planning is poised to dominate EPM with expanding AI for predictive insights, deeper multi-department integrations, and support for emerging needs like sustainability planning and advanced supply chain modeling.[2][6] Trends like generative AI, real-time analytics, and hybrid work will amplify its role in proactive decision-making, potentially capturing more market share as enterprises prioritize agility over legacy systems. Its evolution from acquisition to core Workday offering positions it to propel business growth indefinitely, transforming static planning into a strategic superpower for the AI-driven future—echoing its origin as a flexible disruptor in rigid enterprise tools.[1][5]
Workday Adaptive Planning has raised $143.0M across 3 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $75.0M Series G in June 2015.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2015 | $75.0M Series G | Andreessen Horowitz, Adeyemi Ajao, Bessemer Venture Partners, Chemistry VC, Ensemble VC, Felicis Ventures, Fifth Wall, FJ Labs, FPV Fund, Crystal Huang, Kleiner Perkins, Redpoint Ventures, Roble Ventures, Springdale Ventures, Trinity Ventures, Ameet Patel, Amit Agarwal | |
| May 1, 2013 | $46.0M Series F | Andreessen Horowitz, Adeyemi Ajao, Bessemer Venture Partners, Canaan Partners, Chemistry VC, Ensemble VC, Felicis Ventures, Fifth Wall, FJ Labs, FPV Fund, Crystal Huang, Kleiner Perkins, Redpoint Ventures, Roble Ventures, Springdale Ventures, Trinity Ventures, Ameet Patel, Amit Agarwal | |
| Mar 1, 2012 | $22.0M Series E | Adeyemi Ajao, Chemistry VC, Ensemble VC, Fifth Wall, FJ Labs, Roble Ventures, Trinity Ventures |