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On October 26, 2026, Hidekazu Kakishima, Vice President of GTM at Sakana AI, was interviewed about Sakana AI's product implementation strategy and GTM team building. According to the Sakana AI blog, Sakana AI launched products including Sakana Chat, Sakana Marlin, Sakana Fugu, and Sakana Translate in 2026; its GTM team was formally established in September 2026, led by Hidekazu Kakishima, adopting a "product-driven GTM" model and recruiting Forward Deployed Engineers (FDE) to feed customer on-site experience back into product improvement. Kakishima previously served as head of the strategic accounts team at AWS Japan, a founding member of SORACOM, and in roles related to Skydio.
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How Sakana AI Is Taking Japan's Homegrown AI Products Global: An Interview with the VP of GTM
In 2026, Sakana AI launched products including Sakana Chat, Sakana Marlin, Sakana Fugu, and Sakana Translate. Its GTM team was formally established in September 2026, led by Vice President Hidekazu Kakishima. The team adopts a "product-led GTM" model and hires Forward Deployed Engineers (FDEs) to feed customer on-site experience back into product improvements. Kakishima previously served as head of the strategic accounts team at AWS Japan, a founding member of SORACOM, and in a related role at Skydio.