OpenGov Inc.
OpenGov sells AI and ERP software to U.S. local and state governments, serving over 2,000 public sector clients. The company has raised $178M and employs 1,022 people.
The growth story
OpenGov Inc. grew from 673 to 1,022 employees between 2023 and 2026, raising $178M along the way, most recently a Series Unknown in February 2022.
About
OpenGov provides enterprise software for public sector operations, including asset management, procurement, accounting, permitting, and transparency tools. Its ERP platform helps government agencies improve efficiency and public trust.
The company has scaled to over 1,000 employees since its 2012 founding. Its last funding round was in February 2022, bringing total investment to $178M. OpenGov draws engineering talent from major IT services firms like IBM and Infosys.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is OpenGov's largest function with 141 staff. The company has a median tenure of just one year, indicating high turnover. Leadership includes founders and investors from firms like Andreessen Horowitz and 8VC.
The OpenGov Inc. org chart
Thiago Sá Freire (Chief Executive Officer) leads 58 mapped leaders with 18 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 325 (+11% YoY), Sales 137 (+12% YoY), Information Technology 124 (+19% YoY), Program and Project Management 59 (+23% YoY), Product Management 45 (0% YoY), Human Resources 42 (+24% YoY).
Talent flow
OpenGov recruits heavily from IT services providers, with IBM and Infosys being the top sources. Alumni frequently move to tech giants like Google, Workday, and Salesforce. Many employees studied at Indian universities, particularly Savitribai Phule Pune University.
Most common previous employers of OpenGov Inc. staff: IBM (14), Infosys (14), Cartegraph (11), Xoriant (11), Accenture (10), Tata Consultancy Services (9). Former OpenGov Inc. employees most often moved to Google (8), Workday (8), Salesforce (7), Govinity (5), Meta (5), ClearGov (5).
Alumni worth knowing
The OpenGov Inc. mafia
OpenGov alumni have founded 36 companies, including Foundant (204 staff), Ready Rebound (76 staff), and CX2 (68 staff). These startups span government tech, venture capital, and enterprise software.
38David Reeves, was President until 2022Dakin Sloss, was Founder, CEO until 2013Ramón Alexander Anglada Martínez, was Sr. Site Reliability Engineer until 2024Ryan Arnett, was Vice President of Sales until 2017Thao Hill, NIGP-PPA, was Advisor until 2025David Gertmenian-Wong, was Principal Engineer until 2025
Jerry Kestenbaum, was Investor until 2018
Steve Pepple, was Design Lead until 2018
Kaushik Farhan, was Remote B2B Lead Generation until 2016
Sami Baig, was Director Open Data Engineering until 2019
Joel Natividad, was Director of Open Data until 2018
Ammiel Kamon, was CTO, CPO, and Chief Strategy Officer until 2025
Tyler Andrews, was Enterprise Customer Success Manager until 2022
Jackson Chen, was Engineering Intern until 2018
Jared Casner, was Director of Engineering until 2017
Daniel Spokoyny, was NLP Intern until 2015
Colleen McKenna, was Senior Manager of Demand Generation until 2023
David Zuckerman, was Principal Software Architect, Budgeting Suite until 2018
Anna Malayan, was Talent Acquisition until 2020
Yash Patel, was Investor until 2024
Chris Schwass, was Director of Customer Success until 2019
Jawahar Malhotra, PhD, was Vice President Engineering until 2016
Dirk de Kok, was Director of Engineering until 2024
Inder Sabharwal, was VP Engineering until 2018
Micah Intermill, was Director Solutions Engineering until 2023
Jesse Youngblood, was Senior Account Executive until 2025
Heather Yost, was Senior Customer Success Manager until 2016
John Britt, was Account Executive until 2024
Hani Sharabash, was Fullstack Engineer until 2016
Jeff Rasch, was Implementation Consultant until 2025
Yousef AbuGharbieh, was Associate until 2013
John Ellison, was Product Manager until 2018
Katherine August-deWilde, was Board of Directors until 2024
Ishan Dhodapkar, was Product Marketing until 2026
Adrian Otieno, was Senior Software Engineer until 2022Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 66% direct, 8% search, 1% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at OpenGov Inc.: Microsoft Office (343), Leadership (328), Microsoft Excel (312), Customer Service (287), SQL (278), Project Management (272), Communication (263), JavaScript (227).
Where the team actually sits
OpenGov Inc. people are concentrated in Maharashtra, India (138), Illinois, United States (58), California, United States (53), Massachusetts, United States (50). 5 offices on record.
Search footprint
OpenGov Inc. attracts about 55,630 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $227K a month if bought through ads. It gained 11,557 ranking keywords and lost 8,698 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 1.70 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 1.60 / 5
- Senior management
- 1.50 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 1.40 / 5
Frequently asked
OpenGov Inc. has 1,022 employees as of September 2026.
OpenGov Inc. has raised $178M in total, most recently a Series Unknown round in February 2022.
OpenGov Inc. was founded in 2012 by Zachary Bookman.
Thiago Sá Freire (Chief Executive Officer) sits at the top of OpenGov Inc.'s reporting structure, with 18 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current OpenGov Inc. staff are IBM (14 people), Infosys (14 people), Cartegraph (11 people).
Former OpenGov Inc. employees most often move to Google (8), Workday (8), Salesforce (7).
At least 36 companies have a founder who previously worked at OpenGov Inc., including Foundant, Ready Rebound, CX2.
OpenGov Inc. attracts about 55,630 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $227K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among OpenGov Inc. staff are Microsoft Office, Leadership, Microsoft Excel, Customer Service, SQL.
OpenGov Inc. staff are concentrated in Maharashtra, India (138), Illinois, United States (58), California, United States (53).
OpenGov Inc. has about 325 people in Engineering, up 11% over the past year, as of September 2026.
OpenGov Inc. has about 137 people in Sales, up 12% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 573 current and 829 former OpenGov Inc. profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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