Lauren Sato

Lauren Sato

Founding Member at The SWELL Incubator
Kirkland, Washington, United States

Lauren Sato is currently Co-founder & CEO at Komyūn, Venture Partner at Purpose Built, Managing Partner at SatoLau Partners, Founding Member at The SWELL Incubator, and Mentor at Venture Mechanics. She founded Komyūn, SatoLau Partners, and The SWELL Incubator, all of which she remains involved with. Her expertise includes scaling growth-stage companies, business operations, values-driven leadership, and multi-stakeholder ecosystem building.

  • The SWELL Incubator Founding Member 2026–present · current
  • Venture Mechanics logo
    Venture Mechanics Mentor 2026–present · current
  • Komyūn Co-founder & CEO 2024–present · current
  • Purpose Built Venture Partner 2023–present · current
  • SatoLau Partners Managing Partner 2023–present · current
  • Conduit Venture Labs Entrepreneur in Residence - Health & Performance 2023 · past
  • Ada Developers Academy Chief Executive Officer 2019–2023, Former CEO 2023 · past
  • The Riveter VP of Revenue 2019, VP of Growth 2019, Regional Director, North (WA, OR, CO, MN) 2019 · past
  • RealSelf VP of People & Operations 2016–2019 · past
  • Invest Canopy Chief Operating Officer 2015–2016 · past
  • Year Up Director of Operations & Strategy 2010–2015 · past
  • Zimbags Co-founder 2007–2015 · past

Education

  • Cedarville University Bachelor of Arts - BA, History and Politics of Asia · 2002–2006

Organizations

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  • The SWELL Incubator Founding Member 2026–present · current
  • Venture Mechanics logo
    Venture Mechanics Mentor 2026–present · current
  • Komyūn Co-founder & CEO 2024–present · current

Education

  • Cedarville University Bachelor of Arts - BA, History and Politics of Asia · 2002–2006

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