Kaivan Dave

What founders say

Trusted by top CEOs

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Kaivan built our marketing team from scratch and was pivotal in driving growth to nearly 40M MAU. He joined us when we were 4 people and no brand. He left us with a playbook, a team, and a narrative that made our acquisition a foregone conclusion. Rare talent.

Rohan Gupta

CEO, QuillBot

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When you need someone who can operate at the founder level but execute like a growth lead, Kaivan is the only name on the list. He took us from zero to $10M ARR in under 12 months. He sees around corners most people do not even know exist.

Michael Guan

Co-Founder, Final Round AI

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Kaivan built our brand from zero to acquisition-ready in under 18 months. His instinct for positioning is unmatched — he knows exactly what will land with buyers and what will not.

Mark Holland

Former CEO, Viviscal

About

In 2013 I took a bet on a brand nobody had heard of. I was the first marketing hire. No team. No playbook. No guarantee it would work. It worked. Viviscal sold to Church & Dwight for $250 million under 3 years.

At RXBAR, I joined early as Director of Ecommerce — one of the first go-to-market contributors helping build what became one of the most recognizable food brands in America. I was part of that journey for two years. Kellogg's eventually paid $600 million for it.

Then QuillBot. I built the marketing team from zero to 50 people in three years. Learneo acquired it for $300 million under 3 years.

Three companies. Three acquisitions. $1.15 billion combined. I wasn't the founder. I was the person the founders trusted to figure out how to make the world care.

Now building Awesome Sleep to help you breathe better, sleep better, so you can wake up ready.

Outside of building companies I'm training for HYROX, reading ancient philosophy, and chasing experiences that remind me what I'm actually alive for.

Life's an adventure. Make it an awesome one.

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Selected Work

A look at what I've shipped

Billboards, articles ranking at the top of Google, promo videos, and banners — a sample of campaigns, content, and creative I've shipped across brands.

Out-of-home · New York
Times Square billboard — Viviscal
Out-of-home · SF Bay Area
Out-of-home campaign — Final Round AI
Out-of-home · SF Bay Area
San Bruno station — Work Trial AI
Out-of-home · Chicago Area
Transit takeover — Quillbot

Essays

Writing

Essays on brand building, consumer growth, sleep, and what it actually takes to operate at a high level.

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Books That Rewired My Brain

I've read a lot of these books starting 2021. Entrepreneurship, spirituality, psychology, growth, and human potential — filtered through the real experience of building companies.