{{Infobox person | name = Kai Sato | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1984}} | birth_place = Arizona, United States | education = University of Southern California | occupation = Business executive, entrepreneur, investor, and author | years_active = | known_for = | notable_works = }}

'''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.<ref>[https://www.pehub.com/soto-joins-mauloa-as-gp-and-west-coast-lead/ Sato joins Mauloa as GP and West Coast lead]</ref><ref>[https://www.craincurrency.com/q/entrepreneur-kai-sato-helps-family-businesses-stay-control-throughout-growth/ Entrepreneur Sato helps family businesses stay in control throughout growth]</ref> He is a fund advisor and the former entrepreneur-in-residence to Hatch, an aquaculture technology accelerator.<ref>[https://www.intrafish.com/aquaculture/aquaculture-accelerator-appoints-former-ewos-rubicon-ceos-closes-in-on-funding-goal/2-1-653283/ Aquaculture accelerator appoints former Ewos, Rubicon CEOs, closes in on funding goal]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hatch.blue/advisory-board-fund/ |title=FUND ADVISORY BOARD |access-date=2021-08-18 |archive-date=2021-08-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818174939/https://www.hatch.blue/advisory-board-fund/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== Early life and education == Born in Arizona, Sato is a graduate of the Cate School<ref>[http://www.cate.org/mobile/detail/?id=2942/ Alumni Spotlight]{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and the University of Southern California.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoJR1OnG8R8/ Alumni Profile: Kai Sato]</ref><ref>[https://www.espn.com/espn/wire?section=gen&id=7808681 Social network helps college coaches find players]</ref>

== Career == Sato is the founder of Caddyshack to Corner Office, a golf blog that has profiled Corey Pavin and William Doyle.<ref>[https://www.caddyshacktocorneroffice.com/stories/official-caddying-story-corey-pavin/ Official Caddying Story: Corey Pavin]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://read.nxtbook.com/global_golf_post/global_golf_post/20200629/fairholm_col.html/ |title=Telling Caddie Stories, Sato Offers Perspective |access-date=2021-08-18 |archive-date=2021-05-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511062131/https://read.nxtbook.com/global_golf_post/global_golf_post/20200629/fairholm_col.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[http://voyagela.com/interview/meet-kai-sato-caddyshack-corner-office-west-la// Meet Kai Sato of Caddyshack to Corner Office in West LA]</ref><ref>[https://www.caddyshacktocorneroffice.com/stories/official-caddying-story-bill-doyle/ Official Caddying Story: Bill Doyle]</ref>

Previously, he was the co-president and chief marketing officer of Crown Electrokinetics Corp., which is listed on Nasdaq.<ref>[https://www.geekwire.com/2021/tech-moves-longtime-amazon-hr-leader-joins-snap-tableau-cfo-departs/ Tech Moves: Longtime Amazon HR leader joins Snap; Tableau CFO departs; and more]</ref><ref>[https://finance.yahoo.com/news/crown-electrokinetics-enhances-executive-leadership-134500956.html/ Crown Electrokinetics Enhances Executive Leadership with Eddie Kovalik and Kai Sato]</ref><ref>[https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/person/22172092/ Kaijiro Sato "Kai"]</ref> 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.<ref>[http://www.labusinessjournal.com/news/2013/may/13/twenty-their-20s-kai-sato-and-brenton-sullivan/ Twenty in Their 20s: Kai Sato and Brenton Sullivan]</ref>

Accredited for his expertise in sports technology and entrepreneurship, Sato speaks on these topics at industry events.<ref>[http://www.sxsw.com/film-interactive/news/2014/sxsports-session-spotlight-how-future-star-athletes-are-being-discovered/ SXSPORTS SESSION SPOTLIGHT: HOW FUTURE STAR ATHLETES ARE BEING DISCOVERED]</ref><ref>[http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-dodger-accelerator-20151006-story.html/ L.A. Dodgers recruit tech start-ups to bring America's pastime into the digital age]</ref> He is also a contributor to ''Inc.'',<ref>[http://www.inc.com/author/kai-sato/ Kai Sato's Articles]</ref> ''Entrepreneur'',<ref>[http://www.entrepreneur.com/author/kai-sato/ Kai Sato's Articles]</ref> and the ''Huffington Post''.<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kai-sato// Entries by Kai Sato]</ref>

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