OpenAI shuffles its executive roles and acquires product analytics company Statsig for $1.1B, with Statsig CEO Vijaye Raji becoming OpenAI's CTO of Applications
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- I've worked on data infrastructure for the past 3.5 years at Statsig. Over that time we have had explosive growth, with the volume of events increasing … Pablo Beltran
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- Big congrats to the Statsig team. This acquisition further solidifies ex-Meta leadership at OpenAI. All of the Applied Research leadership(Fidji, Vijaye, Arvind) were Meta VP's before, and this shows in OpenAI's product craft:) @vthallam · Venkatesh Thallam
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@openai
@openai
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.@vijayeraji, founder & CEO of Statsig, will join OpenAI as CTO of Applications to lead engineering for ChatGPT & Codex, following the acquisition of Statsig. This expands our Applications leadership as we build safe, useful AI products at scale. https://openai.com/...
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@snsf
Srinivas Narayanan
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I'm excited to share that I'm transitioning to a new role as CTO of B2B Applications at OpenAI. A big draw for me to join OpenAI was the opportunity to have a huge impact on the world across multiple industries. We have amazing models that are winning math olympiads and coding …
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@laurenmhreeder
Lauren Reeder
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Congratulations @vijayeraji and the entire @statsig team on a huge milestone to join forces with @openai! It's been a highlight to work alongside you all over the last 4 years. [image]
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@gdb
Greg Brockman
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Welcome @vijayeraji and the @statsig team to OpenAI!
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@benhylak
Ben
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wow, openai just bought @statsig evals are dead. a/b tests are the future of building AI products.
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@saranormous
Sarah Guo
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Congrats to my partner @mvernal on leading this Series A investment — and to @vijayeraji on building an amazing team, very cool product, and their acquisition by @OpenAI!
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@arfurrock
Arfur Rock
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Statsig was acquired by OAI in a $1.1B all-stock deal. Notably, they announced a $100 million Series C at the same $1.1B valuation from Iconiq just a few months ago, in May 2025. Wonder what prompted management to sell after the recent large equity raise.
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@kristopherbryce
Kris Kostelecky
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@ArfurRock OpenAI CEO of Applications wanted to poach Statsig CEO (former Meta colleagues), but didn't want to ruin optics. So they brought the entire team. Doesn't look like team is joining OpenAI... they'll “continue operating independently.” https://x.com/...
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@vijayeraji
Vijaye Raji
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.@Statsig is joining @OpenAI. Over the past 4.5 years, we've built something special at Statsig: a platform that the world's best technology companies rely on to build fast and make smart decisions. We're going to join forces with OpenAI to vastly expand our mission, while
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@madronaventures
@madronaventures
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Congratulations to Vijaye Raji and the @statsig team for this successful milestone and the exciting next chapter with OpenAI. It has been a privilege to have been a part of this journey from Day 1, and we are looking forward to more game-changing products and successes from
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@andrewcurran_
Andrew Curran
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- OpenAI is acquiring Statsig (A/B testing) for $1.1 billion - Vijaye Raji to become CTO of Applications - Srinivas Narayanan promoted to CTO of B2B Applications - Lieutenant Colonel Kevin Weil will be heading a new team as the VP of AI for Science [image]
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@alexeheath
Alex Heath
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OpenAI c-suite looking a lot like mid-2010s Facebook these days
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@openai
@openai
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Vijaye Raji, founder & CEO of Statsig, will join OpenAI as CTO of Applications to lead engineering for ChatGPT & Codex, following the acquisition of Statsig. This expands our Applications leadership as we build safe, useful AI products at scale. https://openai.com/...
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@kevinweil
Kevin Weil
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💥 I'm starting something new inside OpenAI! It's called OpenAI for Science, and the goal is to build the next great scientific instrument: an AI-powered platform that accelerates scientific discovery.
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@kevinweil
Kevin Weil
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I'll simultaneously begin working with @SebastienBubeck and the synthetic data team at OpenAI as an AI researcher to learn the craft. I'm grateful to him and his team for being willing to mentor me, and I'm eager to prove worth their time and effort!
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@kevinweil
Kevin Weil
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I'm able to do this because the product and design leaders at OpenAI are amazing, and now are complemented by @fidjissimo beginning her role as CEO of Applications. OpenAI's products have been my life since I joined, and they're in great hands.
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@kevinweil
Kevin Weil
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We'll look to hire a small team of academics that are (i) world-class in their field; (ii) completely AI-pilled; and (iii) great science communicators. Paired with a small team of researchers, we want to prove that AI models are ready to accelerate fundamental science—and accele…
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@saltcreekbrews
@saltcreekbrews
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I wasn't clear enough with my last post but this is clearly just a play to steal taxpayer dollars from NSF, NIH, DoE, DoD, etc. — AI cannot do scientific discovery. It cannot test hypotheses. It cannot find real connections. — It is incapable of critical thinking or logic. …