Statsig and OpenAI: A New Chapter for Product Experimentation

• OpenAI acquires Statsig; entire team joins, Seattle HQ stays independent.
• Vijaye Raji (founder) becomes CTO of OpenAI Applications.
  • Built Facebook Marketplace; opened Meta’s Seattle office.
  • Sequoia led both Series A (Feb 2021) and Series B.
• AI era’s hardest problem: picking the best output, not generating it.
  • Statsig’s thesis: rigorous A/B testing becomes more valuable, not less.
• Customers: OpenAI, Figma, Notion, Atlassian, Microsoft, thousands more.
• Acquisition closes subject to regulatory approval.

Lauren Reeder (Sequoia Capital) · 2025-09-02 · Read on sequoiacap.com