Cooper Wathen
Curious by nature. Grounded by values.
Engineering physics student at CU Boulder building at the intersection of technical depth and startup execution. I believe most things worth understanding take time, honesty, and a willingness to be wrong.
Featured Work
All projects →Automated Market Intelligence Platform
2024–presentReal-time competitive intelligence tool built for a live business. Monitors funding activity, competitor moves, and industry trends — surfaces actionable analysis for investor prep and sales.
CLD-9 Automated Dosing Machine
2024Designed and fabricated a custom automated supplement dosing machine from scratch for a consumer startup that won the CU New Venture Challenge. CNC machining, 3D printing, end-to-end.
Pumped Thermal Energy Storage
2024Led business model evaluation and legal research on grid integration for a modular long-duration energy storage concept at CU's Sustainability Hackathon.
Writing
All posts →Open, curious deep dives. No particular agenda.