Lane Kawaoka, PE | Media kit: pre-IPO and angel investing guest
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Pronunciation: Kawaoka = kah-wah-OH-kah. Goes by Lane.

== One-liner for show notes ==
Lane Kawaoka, PE is a licensed engineer, angel investor and founder of The Wealth Elevator, an investor community that has raised $230M+ from investors. He helps accredited investors understand pre-IPO and private company investing without the hype.

== Short bio · about 60 words ==
Lane Kawaoka, PE is a licensed engineer turned investor and the founder of The Wealth Elevator. After taking part in $2.1B of real estate acquisitions and raising $230M+ from investors, he now focuses on pre-IPO and angel investing, with an eye on the companies that supply the AI buildout. He is a member of Hawaii Angels and the author of two Amazon bestsellers.

== Medium bio · about 100 words ==
Lane Kawaoka, PE spent 12 years as a licensed Professional Engineer before building The Wealth Elevator, an investor community that has taken part in $2.1B of real estate acquisitions and raised $230M+ from investors. As more of the growth in the economy moved into private companies, Lane widened his focus to pre-IPO and angel investing. He is a member of Hawaii Angels and favors the infrastructure, energy and compute companies behind AI over the most-hyped names. He hosts The Wealth Elevator podcast, has written two Amazon bestsellers, and lives in Honolulu.

== Long bio · about 150 words ==
Lane Kawaoka spent 12 years as a licensed Professional Engineer while building a rental portfolio on the side. Through The Wealth Elevator he went on to take part in $2.1B of real estate acquisitions across 65+ projects and raise $230M+ from investors.

His focus has widened as more growth has moved into private markets. Companies now stay private far longer, so much of their growth can happen before ordinary investors can buy a share. Lane studies how accredited investors get direct access to those companies, and he favors the "picks and shovels" of AI, such as infrastructure, energy and compute, over chasing the most-hyped names. He brings an engineer's skepticism to thin financials, layered fees and long lockups. He is a member of Hawaii Angels, the author of The Wealth Elevator and Simple Passive Cashflow, and lives in Honolulu.

== Host intro · read aloud, about 30 seconds ==
"My guest today is Lane Kawaoka. He's a licensed engineer, an angel investor, and the founder of The Wealth Elevator, an investor community that has raised over two hundred thirty million dollars from investors. These days he spends his time on the private side of the market: pre-IPO companies and the businesses behind the AI boom. Lane, welcome to the show."

== Short intro · about 10 seconds ==
"Lane Kawaoka is an engineer, angel investor and founder of The Wealth Elevator. Today he's here to talk about how investors get into companies before they go public."
