# Ed King

> Ed King is the Founder and CEO of Openprise, a RevOps data automation platform headquartered in San Mateo, California. A mechanical engineer by training with an MBA from UC Berkeley, Ed spent over a decade in enterprise middleware and product management roles at IBM, Oracle, Qualys, and Axway before founding Openprise in 2013. He built the company to solve the data chaos he witnessed firsthand in go-to-market operations — enabling non-technical RevOps teams to automate complex data workflows without writing a single line of code. Under his leadership, Openprise has raised $57.93M in total funding, including a $25M Series B led by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital in March 2024, and has been recognized as an Inc. Magazine Best Workplace three consecutive years.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Openprise
- **Organizations:** Openprise
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** MBA, University of California, Berkeley, MS in Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), BS in Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
- **Known for:** Founded Openprise in 2013 and grew it to 120+ employees, Raised $57.93M in total funding including $25M Series B from Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital (2024), Led Openprise to Inc. Magazine Best Workplace recognition three consecutive years (2019, 2020, 2021)

## Career timeline

- **1995** — Joined IBM as Staff Engineer
- **Late 1990s** — Held roles at Thor Technologies and other enterprise software firms
- **~2000-2005** — VP-level product management roles at Jamcracker and RiverOne
- **~2006-2010** — VP of Product Marketing at Oracle Corporation
- **2010-2011** — VP of Marketing at Qualys
- **2011-2012** — VP of Product Marketing at Vordel (acquired by Axway)
- **2013** — VP of Product Marketing at Axway
- **2013** — Founded Openprise, became CEO (July 2013)
- **2021** — Raised $16M Series A led by SIG Asia Investment
- **2022** — Hosted Open 22 — The #1 RevOps Conference
- **2024** — Raised $25M Series B led by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital (March 2024)

## Achievements

- Founded Openprise in 2013 and grew it to 120+ employees
- Raised $57.93M in total funding including $25M Series B from Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital (2024)
- Led Openprise to Inc. Magazine Best Workplace recognition three consecutive years (2019, 2020, 2021)
- Achieved 100% employee engagement rate — significantly above Best Workplaces average
- Built a no-code RevOps automation platform used by Fortune 500 companies
- Pioneered the 'data as a service' model for go-to-market teams
- Created and hosted Open, Openprise's annual RevOps conference

## Latest updates

- **2024-03** — Openprise raised $25M Series B led by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital, bringing total funding to $57.93M
- **2023-08** — Featured in Read Magazine discussing company culture and Inc. Best Workplace recognition
- **2023-03** — Published RevOps Chats video series on YouTube covering Net Revenue Retention, NRR Power Quadrant, and champion-mover tracking strategies
- **2022-11** — Hosted Open 22 — billed as 'The #1 RevOps Conference' — featuring keynotes and sessions on data orchestration and RevOps strategy

## Links

- Website: https://openprisetech.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/edkking
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/ekwking

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