Lakai Footwear Limited is a footwear company based in Torrance, California that creates shoes designed for and inspired by skateboarding. Lakai was founded by professional skateboarders and Girl Skateboards co-founders Mike Carroll and Rick Howard in 1999. They felt they could make a contribution to the skate-footwear world by running their own company rather than riding for someone else's. The company was formed after both riders left DC Shoes.

After the release of Lakai's tour video 'Beware of the Flare' in June 2002, their first full-length team video 'Fully Flared' premiered on November 16, 2007. It was released on DVD on December 7, 2007. It went on to receive the Years Best Video Award from The Skateboard Mag and the best video award at the 10th Transworld Skateboarding Awards.^{[citation needed]}

Lakai Limited Footwear is part of the Crailtap Distribution along with companies Girl Skateboards, Fourstar Clothing, Royal Trucks, and Chocolate Skateboards.

Eric Koston (born April 29, 1975) is a Thai American professional skateboarder who grew up in San Bernardino, California. He began skating in 1986 and remains active. He was first sponsored in 1991 and turned pro in 1993. He has been featured in the "Tony Hawk" video game series and "EA" Skate 2 and Skate 3. Koston co-owns Fourstar Clothing and also co-owns the skatepark "The Philo-Thai Centre" with professional skater Gavin Davies.

Eric Koston is currently sponsored by Girl Skateboards, Independent Trucks, Spitfire Wheels, Nike SB shoes, Four Star clothing, Oakley sunglasses, Skullcandy Headphones and Jessup Griptape. Koston has had many other high-level sponsors over the years such as éS and Lakai Footwear. He has designed many pro model shoes such as the Lakai Koston Select and the éS Koston. He is considered by many the Billy Ruff of street skateboarding. He is co-founder of The Berrics along with Steve Berra.

Koston has also been featured on television and in a number of films and video games.

Lucas Puig (born January 31, 1987, Toulouse) is a French professional skateboarder who grew up in Toulouse, France

Puig currently holds sponsorship deals with Cliché Skateboards,adidas Skateboarding, Independent Trucks, Autobahn Wheels, Fourstar Clothing and Von Zipper Sunglasses. .

Lucas Puig made his first video game appearance in EA's Skate 2 on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 in which he is a playable character. He has also appeared in EA Skate 3 ( Xbox 360/Playstation 3 ) as a playable character and representative of lakai