Sakana AI builds GTM team as it ships five products from research to market
SakanaAILabs · x · 2026-10-27
Sakana AI published an interview with its VP of GTM, Hidekazu Kakishima (ex-AWS Japan, SORACOM founding member, Skydio). In 2026 the R&D-focused company shipped Sakana Chat, Marlin, Fugu, Translate and Namazu, now selling to enterprises and Japanese government agencies; the GTM team formally launched in September 2026. The interview covers how AE, FDE, partnerships and customer success roles divide the work of building a go-to-market machine from scratch for research-born products.
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