Statsig

The page compares the costs of open-source platforms and cloud-hosted SaaS.

The post summarizes criteria for choosing between cloud-hosted and warehouse-native experimentation platforms.

I’ve just wrapped my first year at Statsig, so it’s a fitting time for a retrospective on expectations versus reality.

The company aims to change how software is built.

Statsig says its pricing is designed to scale with businesses and offers a free tier.

The page discusses whether to build an in-house experimentation service.

The company says its mission is to change how software is built, tested, and shipped and to influence product-building culture.

Statsig offers a product development platform with tools for experimentation, feature management, product analytics, and session replays. It says thousands of companies, including OpenAI and series A startups, use the platform.

OpenAI and Statsig sign a settlement giving the Justice Department three years of oversight over hiring for roles tied to green-card sponsorships. The companies pay $3.2 million without admitting wrongdoing: $1.2 million is a fine, and $2 million is reserved for restitution to U.S. citizens the DOJ finds were harmed. They must also obtain approval for hiring policies and submit semiannual reports on applications and interviews.

Aug 2026 · TechCrunchNews article

TechCrunch’s Equity hosts Max Zeff and Anthony Ha discuss Atlassian’s $610 million deal for The Browser Company and the growing competition over AI-powered browsers. They examine the shift from consumer to enterprise AI browsers alongside OpenAI’s $1.1 billion Statsig acquisition and executive hires, Klarna’s IPO plans, online safety laws, and the mystery customers that account for nearly 40% of Nvidia’s revenue.

Sep 2025 · TechCrunchNews article

OpenAI hires the team behind Alex, a Y Combinator-backed tool that brings AI models into Apple’s Xcode development suite, for its Codex division. Alex founder Daniel Edrisian says the company continues supporting existing users, but downloads end after October 1 and no new features are planned. Founded in 2024, Alex lists three people on its team; it is unclear whether all three join OpenAI.

Sep 2025 · TechCrunchNews article

Anysphere, maker of Cursor, strikes a deal to acquire AI-powered CRM startup Koala and bring several of its top engineers aboard. The engineers will help build a dedicated enterprise-readiness team, while Cursor does not plan to integrate Koala’s CRM product. Koala plans to shut down in September as Cursor expands its enterprise offerings and competes with GitHub Copilot.

Jul 2025 · TechCrunchNews article