OpenAI acquires product testing startup Stasig, appoints Indian-origin Vijaye Raji as CTO of apps

OpenAI has acquired a

product testing startup

, Statsig. The Microsoft-backed artificial intelligence (AI) company has also appointed its Indian-origin founder and CEO of the startup,

Vijaye Raji

, as the new Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of apps. In his new role, Raji will be responsible for product engineering for ChatGPT and Codex, overseeing core systems, infrastructure, and product lines. According to the company, Raji's experience as a founder and his decade of leading consumer engineering at Meta will help OpenAI scale its products and turn its research into "intuitive, safe, and useful tools." He will report directly to Fidji Simo, who is the CEO of apps at OpenAI.

Statsig

is a platform that provides A/B testing, feature flagging, and real-time decisioning. Statsig was founded by Raji and his team, who focused on rapid experimentation and data-driven product development.

What OpenAI said about acquiring Stasig

Following the acquisition, Statsig employees will join OpenAI. The company will continue to operate independently from its Seattle office and will continue serving its existing customer base. Any future integration will be approached gradually to maintain continuity for customers.The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approval. Statsig’s platform is already in use at OpenAI to support product development and experimentation. Bringing it in-house is expected to expand these capabilities across OpenAI’s Applications org.

In a blog post, talking about Raji’s appointment, Simo said: “Vijaye has a remarkable record of building new consumer and B2B products and systems at scale. He’s joining at a time when our models are opening entirely new ways to build, and his leadership will help turn that progress into safe applications that empower people with many new tools to improve their lives, help companies increase their impact and allow developers to build faster and better products.”“Joining OpenAI as CTO of Applications is an extraordinary opportunity to bring my experience scaling consumer and enterprise products to a mission I deeply believe in: advancing AI in ways that are capable of solving hard problems, reliable, and truly beneficial to people everywhere. The journey with Statsig has been deeply gratifying, leading me to this moment and giving me conviction that we will continue helping teams ship better software every day,” Raji added.