Workato Launches AI Research Lab

Workato, the leader in agentic orchestration, announced the launch of its Workato AI Research Lab, a new research and innovation hub focused on advancing the science and engineering of autonomous enterprise agents. 

The Lab, based in San Francisco, will serve as the engine for developing elite AI agents and integrating cutting-edge research directly into Workato’s platform and customer experiences.

“There’s no shortage of AI hype, but it’s not moving any of our core KPIs,” said Vijay Tella, CEO of Workato. 

“While others experiment with chatbots and assistants at the edge, we’re deploying agents at the core -- taking on real work, showing up in org charts, and transforming how companies operate. This is the beginning of the agentic enterprise, and Workato is ground zero.”

Unlike AI “wrapper” tools that sit on top of existing systems, the technologies emerging from Workato’s AI Research Lab are built from the ground up -- advancing synthetic evaluation techniques, automated reinforcement learning, and customer-specific model creation and optimization to deliver trustworthy agents that can operate autonomously across mission-critical enterprise functions.

The launch also marks the arrival of Adam Seligman as Chief Technology Officer and General Manager for AI Incubation. 

Based in San Francisco, Seligman will lead the company’s AI and developer strategy, uniting platform R&D, agentic research, and a growing community of developers and AI engineers under one vision. He joins Workato from senior product and developer leadership roles at AWS, Google, and Salesforce.

“Enterprise AI doesn’t start with a model -- it starts with real work,” Seligman said. “We’re building the tools and systems that let developers create agents with autonomy, precision, and accountability. The Lab gives us the technical foundation to lead and the community environment to learn fast and build faster.”