# Eric Jing

> Eric Jing is the Palo Alto-based co-founder and CEO of Genspark. A founding member of the team that shipped Microsoft Bing and a former Baidu product leader, he has moved from search and voice devices to AI agents that produce finished work. Genspark began with AI search, then moved toward a multi-agent workspace as model capabilities improved.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Genspark (MainFunc)
- **Organizations:** Genspark, MainFunc, Baidu, Microsoft
- **Known for:** Founding team member of Microsoft Bing., Built AI voice devices that, by his own account, sold more than 40 million units., Co-founded Genspark and helped move it from AI search to an AI agent workspace.

## Career timeline

- **2006** — Joined Microsoft as a software developer working on search.
- **2009** — Helped ship Bing as a member of its founding team.
- **Before 2023** — Held product leadership roles at Baidu, including work on AI voice devices.
- **2023** — Co-founded the company behind Genspark.
- **2024** — Introduced Genspark as an AI search product.
- **2025** — Shifted Genspark toward general-purpose agents and an AI workspace; announced Microsoft Agent 365 collaboration.
- **2026** — Introduced GenOffice at AGI Playground Singapore and described a unified context strategy.

## Achievements

- Founding team member of Microsoft Bing.
- Built AI voice devices that, by his own account, sold more than 40 million units.
- Co-founded Genspark and helped move it from AI search to an AI agent workspace.
- Introduced GenOffice at AGI Playground Singapore in August 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Introduced GenOffice at AGI Playground Singapore and discussed Genspark’s all-in-one context strategy.
- **2026-07** — Genspark launched AI Workspace 6.0.
- **2026-06** — Genspark announced a $100 million Series B extension, bringing the round to $485 million at a $2.6 billion valuation.
- **2026-05** — Published an essay on how AI changes human roles inside a company.

## Links

- Website: https://www.genspark.ai/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-jing-5397a1b
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/ericjing_ai

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Last updated: 2026-09-29