Workato
{{Infobox company
| name = Workato
| image = File:Workato-logo.png
| industry = Software
| founded = 2013
| founder = Vijay Tella, Gautham Viswanathan, Harish Shetty
| hq_location_city = Mountain View, California
| hq_location_country = United States
| area_served = Global
| website = {{URL|https://www.workato.com/}}
}}
{{Short description|American cloud integration platform company}}
Workato is an American multinational software company that provides a cloud-based platform for automation, integration, and artificial intelligence (AI) orchestration across applications, data, and systems.{{Cite news |last=Williams |first=Joe |date=2021-01-12 |title=Workato Valued at $1.7 Billion in Funding Led by Altimeter, Insight |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-12/workato-valued-at-1-7-billion-in-round-with-altimeter-insight |work=Bloomberg|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112152410/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-12/workato-valued-at-1-7-billion-in-round-with-altimeter-insight |archive-date=2021-01-12 }}{{Cite web |title=Workato {{!}} Company Overview & News |url=https://www.forbes.com/companies/workato/ |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=Forbes |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Buckley |first=Miles |date=April 16, 2025 |title=Agentic Orchestration: Understanding the Future of Enterprise AI |url=https://www.workato.com/the-connector/agentic-orchestration-future/ |publisher=Workato}} The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Mountain View, California.
History
Workato was founded in 2013 by Vijay Tella, Gautham Viswanathan, and Harish Shetty.{{Cite news |last=Rath |first=Shalini |date=2023-03-11|title=Workato Success Story - Leading the Way in Automation |url=https://startuptalky.com/workato-success-story/ |work=Startup Talky}} It has received investment from entities including ServiceNow, Altimeter Capital, Insight Partners, and Redpoint Ventures.
The company laid off about 10% of its workforce in 2023.{{Cite news |last1=Joyner |first1=April |last2=Palazzolo |first2=Stephanie |last3=Renbarger |first3=Madeline |date=2023-02-06 |title=A company-wide Zoom meeting versus individual calls: Insiders reveal how multibillion-dollar startups Clari and Workato slashed jobs |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/tech-layoffs-workato-clari-unicorn-startups-headcount-reduction-job-cuts-2023-2 |work=Business Insider|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206211511/https://www.businessinsider.com/tech-layoffs-workato-clari-unicorn-startups-headcount-reduction-job-cuts-2023-2 |archive-date=2023-02-06 }} It opened offices in Dublin{{Cite news|last=Keane |first=Jonathan |date=2021-12-11 |title=$5.7bn-valued Workato plans on expanding hiring drive at its new Dublin base |url=https://www.independent.ie/business/technology/57bn-valued-workato-plans-on-expanding-hiring-drive-at-its-new-dublin-base/41139604.html |work=Irish Independent}} and Singapore in 2021 and a data center in Australia in 2023.{{Cite news |last=Dickinson |first=Eleanor |date=2023-10-09 |title=Workato stamps mark in Aussie data centre |url=https://www.arnnet.com.au/article/1252679/workato-stamps-mark-in-aussie-data-centre.html |work=ARN}}
Platform overview
Workato's platform is designed for integrating different systems and automating workflows. Key features include:
a drag-and-drop interface, enabling users to create data integrations, customize workflows, and publish APIs,{{Cite news |last=Anderson |first=Brian |date=2015-01-14 |title=Drag-And-Drop App Integrations With Workato |url=https://www.demandgenreport.com/industry-topics/archives/140-solution-spotlight/3066-drag-and-drop-app-integrations-with-workato |access-date=2023-10-24 |work=Demand Gen Report |language=en-gb}} low-code/no-code capabilities with prebuilt connectors known as "recipes",{{Cite news |last=Raghunatha |first=Akshata |last2=Gururani |first2=Pranjal |date=November 12, 2024 |title=Seamless Automation and Integration with Workato’s low-code, no-code iPaaS |url=https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/apn/seamless-automation-and-integration-with-workatos-low-code-no-code-ipaas/ |publisher=Amazon Web Services}} and real-time monitoring and management of data sharing between systems.{{Cite web |title=Workato for Integration of Software Components |url=https://www.codium.ai/developers-hub/integration-of-different-software-components/solution/workato/ |access-date=2023-10-24 |website=CodiumAI |language=en-US}}