Workday to Acquire C1.ai, a Leading Agentic Identity Platform for People and Agents
PR Newswire•13/10/2026•08:45 ET
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Key Highlights
- ➤Workday (WDAY) signed an agreement to acquire C1.ai, an agentic identity platform
- ➤Acquisition expected to close in Workday's fiscal Q4 2027, ending January 31, 2027
- ➤C1.ai research finds 95% of large U.S. companies already run autonomous agents
- ➤Deloitte research finds only 21% report mature autonomous-agent governance
- ➤Workday plans identity governance for people and agents across enterprise systems
Expert Statements
Gerrit Kazmaier, President, product and technology, Workday
“Today's companies run on a combined workforce of people and AI agents”
Gerrit Kazmaier, President, product and technology, Workday
“With C1.ai, we'll help secure that workforce by managing and enforcing exactly who – and what – has access to connected apps and systems, giving each person and agent the right access at the right moment to make work easier, safer, and more compliant.”
Alex Bovee, CEO and co-founder, C1.ai
“Enterprises can't secure the AI era using yesterday's IT tickets.”
Alex Bovee, CEO and co-founder, C1.ai
“Workday is the operational heart of the enterprise, and by bringing C1.ai's identity governance directly into that core, we'll be able to manage access for every human and agent in real time – making work faster without making it less secure.”
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