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September 17, 2025

Sana founder on Workday acquisition: ‘This will be a new challenge’

Sana’s new role as part of Workday, the valuation multiple, and the criticism behind the deal


Mimi Billing

4 min read

Joel Hellermark, founder of Sana.

On Tuesday, it was announced that Swedish AI startup Sana was set to be acquired by US-based enterprise software giant Workday for $1.1bn.

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Mimi Billing

Mimi Billing is Sifted's Europe editor, based in Stockholm. She covers the Nordics and can be found on X and LinkedIn

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