Salesforce has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Waii, a prominent platform specializing in enterprise-grade natural language-to-SQL translation. Waii’s technology converts everyday language into intricate, production-ready SQL queries, streamlining data access and interaction for users. Organizations are producing unprecedented volumes of data, yet its potential often remains untapped due to technical and semantic barriers. Business users frequently struggle with fragmented data silos, relying on technical teams to translate their questions into database queries, causing delays. Generative AI offers a solution, but achieving the necessary accuracy, security, and context at the enterprise level requires more than basic text-to-SQL conversion.
Waii addresses this challenge by creating a dynamic metadata knowledge graph that maps an organization’s entire data landscape. This graph encompasses not only database schemas but also the complex relationships between tables, columns, business metrics, and governance rules. This comprehensive contextual understanding enables Waii’s engine to translate natural language queries into highly accurate and deeply contextual SQL. Going beyond simple prompt-to-SQL functionality, Waii’s platform includes a dialect-aware SQL compiler, integrated query optimization, and full-stack enterprise integration, all powered by its knowledge graph foundation.
According to Raveendrnathan Loganathan, EVP Salesforce Data Cloud, “The future of business isn’t about having the most data; it’s about making that data speak a common language. Our vision is to empower every employee, from the boardroom to the frontline, to have a trusted conversation with their data. At Salesforce, we know that a deep understanding of metadata is the key to this future. With Waii, we’re not just augmenting our stack; we’re acquiring the catalyst that makes this vision a reality for our customers”.
Gunther Hagleitner, co-founder and CEO of Waii, stated, “In a world where every database speaks a different dialect of SQL, Waii’s metadata knowledge graph will create a unified semantic layer, enabling users and AI agents to understand and communicate with any data source while removing technical barriers to critical insights. We built Waii to close the gap between what people want to ask and what their data systems can understand. Joining Salesforce will allow us to bring that mission to millions of users, powering the next era of trusted, intelligent systems.”
Following the acquisition’s completion, Salesforce intends to integrate Waii into Data Cloud. Waii’s core technology, which dynamically builds a metadata knowledge graph of an enterprise’s data, will drive agentic workflows and AI-powered insights across the Salesforce platform, including Agentforce and Tableau Next. This technology is poised to enhance Salesforce’s capacity to provide more intuitive data exploration and management tools. It will form the basis of Tableau’s next-generation semantic engine, fueled by a live knowledge graph, enabling faster and more relevant analytics through language-driven exploration where the system grasps user intent, not merely their words.
Waii’s team includes highly skilled founders with expertise in data infrastructure, engineering, and knowledge graph systems. Their efforts reflect years of dedicated development focused on resolving a fundamental challenge in enterprise AI: facilitating fluent, secure, and scalable communication between people and data systems. The acquisition is anticipated to finalize in Salesforce’s third fiscal quarter of 2026, pending standard closing conditions.
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