Kai Sato (born 1984) is an American business executive, entrepreneur, investor, and author. He is a general partner of Mauloa, a Maryland-based private equity firm.^[1][2] He is a fund advisor and the former entrepreneur-in-residence to Hatch, an aquaculture technology accelerator.^[3][4] He is the author of Marketing Architecture: How to Attract Customers, Hires, and Investors for Any Company Under 50 Employees (2021).^[5] He is the founder of Caddyshack to Corner Office,^[6][7] a golf blog that has profiled Corey Pavin^[8] and William Doyle.^[9]

Previously, he was the co-president and chief marketing officer of Crown Electrokinetics Corp.,^[10][11][12] which is listed on Nasdaq. Prior to that, he was the co-founder and COO of FieldLevel. As the COO of FieldLevel, a social network for sports recruiting, Kai Sato oversaw the outward-facing facets of the company, including business development, sales and marketing. Sato was recognized as one of the Los Angeles Business Journal's "Twenty in Their 20s," in 2013.^[13]

Accredited for his expertise in sports technology and entrepreneurship, Sato speaks on these topics at industry events.^[14][15] He is also a contributor to Inc.,^[16] Entrepreneur,^[17] and the Huffington Post.^[18]

Born in Arizona, Sato is a graduate of the Cate School^[19] and the University of Southern California.^[20][21]

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