Vijaye Raji

Vijaye Raji is the Founder and CEO of Statsig, a company he started in February 2021 that provides a product experimentation platform to help businesses make data-driven decisions.13

Career Background

Before founding Statsig, Vijaye had an extensive career in the tech industry:

• He spent 10 years at Microsoft (2001-2011), reaching the position of Principal Software Design Engineer.3
• He then joined Facebook (now Meta) in 2011, where he worked for nearly a decade in various leadership roles3:
  • Software Engineer (2011-2014)
  • Director and Head of Engineering (2014-2017)
  • VP and Head of Gaming (2017-2019)
  • VP and Head of Entertainment (2019-2021)
  • Head of Facebook Seattle (2015-2021)

At Facebook, Vijaye played a significant role in scaling the Seattle office from a handful of employees to over 5,000.3 He oversaw major projects like Facebook Marketplace, Groups Commerce, Audience Network, and Facebook Gaming.3

Founding Statsig

Vijaye founded Statsig in 2021, drawing inspiration from his experiences at Facebook. He recognized the value of the internal development tools used at Facebook for testing and implementing new features, such as Gatekeeper and Deltoid.1 Statsig aims to democratize access to these types of tools, making them available to companies of all sizes.12

Company Growth and Vision

Under Vijaye's leadership, Statsig has experienced rapid growth:

• The company signed its first enterprise contract in November 2021.1
• By May 2022, Statsig had over 300 customers, including notable names like Microsoft, OpenAI, Figma, and Notion.1
• As of January 2024, Statsig reported having over 3,000 self-service customers.2

Vijaye's vision for Statsig is to provide businesses with the same capabilities available at big tech companies in an affordable, self-serve platform.2 The company offers feature flagging tools, automated A/B testing, and integrated product analytics to help businesses build better products through data-driven decision-making.2