Yutaro Sasao

Yutaro Sasao

Founder & CEO / MediaLeap Inc.

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Profile

Founder and CEO of MediaLeap Inc. Working in web advertising and digital media since 2013 — SSP media sales, offshore development direction in Vietnam, native ad network product roles, and advertising yield at KADOKAWA / Dwango media properties — before founding the company in May 2025.

He currently develops and operates AITOMO, the AI character voice chat app behind this blog, and PUBVOICE, an AI audio SaaS that turns web articles into speech. Drawing on experience that spans ad sales, engineering, and media operations, he writes about pricing, how-to guides, and service comparisons with sources made explicit.

Career

  1. Apr 2013 – Jul 2017

    Trust Ridge Inc.

    SSP media sales. Entry point into the advertising industry

  2. Aug 2017 – Jul 2018

    Monstar Lab Vietnam

    Direction of offshore app development for Japanese clients

  3. Aug 2018 – Mar 2021

    Maverick Inc.

    Product owner and inventory for a native ad network

  4. Apr 2021 – Apr 2022

    Velocity Inc.

    Media consulting and ad operations, including Forbes JAPAN

  5. May 2022 – Nov 2022

    FLUX Inc.

    Post-adoption support for Header Bidding

  6. Dec 2022 – Apr 2025

    Dwango (KADOKAWA dual assignment)

    Ad yield maximization for Niconico and related media

  7. May 2025 – present

    MediaLeap Inc. (founded)

    Developing and operating AITOMO and PUBVOICE

Products

AITOMO

An AI character voice chat app with VOICEVOX voices. Runs this blog and the web app at voicevox-chat.com. About 15,000 downloads, App Store rating 4.2.

PUBVOICE

An AI audio SaaS that automatically turns web articles into speech. Published on the official WordPress plugin directory.

Selected achievements

  • Accepted into the Google for Startups Cloud Program (July 2025)
  • PUBVOICE covered by ASCII.jp, Jiji Press, and TX TV Plus
  • PUBVOICE published on the official WordPress plugin directory
  • Cut development costs to roughly one-third by using generative AI
  • MVP released in as little as 2.5 months
  • Supported monetization and adoption for 30+ media companies over his career

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