About
Forrest Kobayashi
Full-stack growth marketer and Founder of Koba Ventures. Here's the history behind the work:
I'm a growth and performance marketer based in Los Angeles. I started Koba Ventures in 2018 as a growth marketing firm, helping early-stage startups build brand and revenue campaigns from the ground up. In 2024, I expanded into brand partnerships for college athletes and Olympians. Since then, I've built out Bunker Hill Agents — custom AI systems that automate the performance marketing production work behind always-on revenue campaigns.
Professional experience
Career timeline
Koba Ventures
Founder & CEO · Los Angeles, CA (Remote)
- Venture-scale efficiency: for an early-stage adtech startup, built the inaugural marketing budget and optimized campaigns to reduce cost-per-acquired-lead by 50% (from $150 to $75) within one quarter.
- Media efficiency at scale: for a major entertainment studio, engaged via a partner agency, executed a TikTok Spark Ads campaign that delivered 100% of impression goals using only 40% of allocated budget.
- Content marketing & creator partnerships: helped a link-in-bio e-commerce platform execute a holiday campaign, acquiring 35+ creators in a constrained timeframe through outbound email and hashtag research.
- Sports partnership expansion: expanded consultancy services to generate brand partnerships and marketing value for Division 1 college athletes and Team USA Olympians (2024).
Earlier career
Senior Manager, Social Media Marketing — realtor.com, Santa Clara, CA (2016–2017)
Marketing Manager, Amazon Pay — Amazon, Seattle, WA (2014–2016)
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