# OpenGov Inc.

> OpenGov sells subscription cloud software to U.S. cities, counties, state agencies, school districts, utilities, and other public bodies. What began in 2012 as a way to turn government budgets into readable charts has become a broad Public Service Platform spanning finance, budgeting, procurement, permits, infrastructure assets, billing, payroll, HR, open data, and AI-assisted workflows. Cox Enterprises took majority ownership in 2024 at a $1.8 billion valuation, and OpenGov now says more than 2,000 agencies use its products.

- **Founded:** 2012
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Zachary Bookman (Co-founder and Chairman Emeritus; CEO from 2012 to 2026), Joe Lonsdale (Co-founder and founding Chairman), Dakin Sloss (Co-founder and first CEO), Nate Levine (Co-founder and first CTO)
- **Team size:** About 1,000 employees; LinkedIn showed 1,031 employee profiles in 2026.
- **Products:** OpenGov Public Service Platform, OpenGov ERP, Budgeting & Performance, Financial Management, Procurement & Contract Management
- **Notable:** Grew from an early budget-transparency product to a multi-product public-service platform used by more than 2,000 agencies., Reached a $1.8 billion valuation when Cox Enterprises took majority ownership in February 2024., Completed ten acquisitions by February 2025, including ViewPoint, Cartegraph and Ignatius.

## Products & services

- **OpenGov Public Service Platform** — A shared cloud platform connecting public-sector finance, people, infrastructure, procurement and community-service workflows.
- **OpenGov ERP** — Government-focused enterprise resource planning that connects financial management, budgeting, procurement, revenue, payroll and related operations.
- **Budgeting & Performance** — Collaborative budget preparation, workforce and capital planning, scenario modeling, digital budget books, reporting and performance management.
- **Financial Management** — Government accounting, purchasing, accounts payable and receivable, reporting, cash management, grants and audit-ready workflows.
- **Procurement & Contract Management** — Request intake, solicitation building, vendor access, evaluations, reverse auctions, contracting and source-to-pay visibility.
- **Permitting & Licensing** — Online applications, payments, plan review, inspections, code enforcement and public portals, expanded through the 2019 ViewPoint acquisition.
- **Enterprise Asset Management** — GIS-connected work orders, inspections, maintenance and lifecycle planning for roads, water systems, fleets, parks and facilities, expanded through the 2022 Cartegraph acquisition.
- **Tax, Revenue & Utility Billing** — Billing, collections, customer accounts, payments and revenue operations for governments and public utilities.
- **Government App Builder** — Low-code forms, workflows and configurable public-sector applications added through the 2025 Ignatius acquisition.
- **OG Assist** — A built-in AI assistant that explains records, drafts content, analyzes agency data and prepares workflow actions for human review.
- **Reporting, Transparency & Open Data** — Public dashboards, interactive budget stories, reporting and open-data portals that make agency information easier to explore.

## Achievements

- Grew from an early budget-transparency product to a multi-product public-service platform used by more than 2,000 agencies.
- Reached a $1.8 billion valuation when Cox Enterprises took majority ownership in February 2024.
- Completed ten acquisitions by February 2025, including ViewPoint, Cartegraph and Ignatius.
- OpenGov says one in three Americans receives digital services through its software.
- Its Permitting & Licensing product passed 500 government customers in 2023.
- Customers using AI Scope Builder reported nearly 700 cumulative hours saved from late July through November 2025.
- Fourteen agencies recognized in OpenGov's 2026 awards reported more than $25 million in combined savings, revenue gains and cost avoidance.
- Introduced OG Assist, expanded ERP and human-capital management, and AI-assisted permit review in April 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2025-02** — Acquired Ignatius, its tenth acquisition, adding low-code forms, workflow automation and configurable government applications.
- **2025-10** — Kicked off a project with the City and County of San Francisco to overhaul permitting.
- **2026-01** — Received a 2026 Built In Best Places to Work recognition.
- **2026-04** — Thiago Sá Freire became CEO; co-founder Zac Bookman moved to Chairman Emeritus.
- **2026-04** — Unveiled an AI-native Public Service Platform with OG Assist, expanded ERP and HCM, and AI-assisted permitting review.
- **2026-04** — Recognized 14 public agencies and three partners whose reported results included more than $25 million in combined measurable impact.
- **2026-06** — Announced new selections by Shelbyville, Tennessee for permitting and licensing and the Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky for financial planning.
- **2026-08** — Mesa Public Schools reported zero procurement-related audit findings after six consecutive years with findings, following a multi-year effort that centralized records and workflows in OpenGov.

## Links

- Website: https://opengov.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/opengov-inc
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/opengovinc
- GitHub: https://github.com/opengov
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYID_0QIfxnh7rydqa3rmOw
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/opengovinc

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Last updated: 2026-08-22