Former OpenAI Japan Head Seiji Sasaki Joins Factory
annbordetsky · x · 2026-09-01
AI coding startup Factory announced the hiring of Seiji Sasaki. Sasaki previously built out the Go-To-Market teams and Japan offices for OpenAI and Slack. Factory expressed excitement about expanding its presence to Tokyo and broader Japan.
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