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Richard Wurden

Founder

Co-founder at Aigen

Redmond, Washington, United States

FoundedAigen

About

Richard Wurden is co-founder and CTO of Aigen. His work spans the transportation and agriculture sectors, with a focus on reducing reliance on fossil fuels.

Co-founder at Aigen

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Aigen's investors · 5

AgFunderSan Francisco · $10K – $5M checksCleveland AvenueChicago · $1M – $10M checksIndustrious VenturesDenverNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checks · since 2025ReGen VenturesByron Bay, New South Wales · $250K – $2.5M checks · since 2023

Co-founders at Aigen

KLKenny Lee
Kenny LeeCo-founder

Experience

  1. AigenCo-Founder and CTOcurrent2022 — present
  2. AigenCo-Founder and CEO2020 — 2022Redmond, Washington, United States
  3. Pure WatercraftSenior Systems Engineer2018 — 2020Seattle
  4. TeslaSenior Mechanical Engineer2016 — 2018Palo Alto
  5. TeslaMechanical Design Engineer2013 — 2016Palo Alto
  6. A123 SystemsMechanical Engineer2012 — 2013Livonia, Michigan
  7. Pure WatercraftProject Engineer2011 — 2012Seattle
  8. University of WashingtonCo-Founder - UW EcoCAR - Battery Team Lead2011 — 2012
  9. Manzanita MicroSummer Intern2010
  10. Community FrameworksOrganization Support Specialist2008
  11. The Bicycle CenterMechanic2007

Skills & more

Leadership7Electric Vehicles16Product Design21Start-ups8Robotics5Mechanical Engineering26Entrepreneurship6Systems Engineering17Project Management14Finite Element Analysis16Artificial Intelligence (AI)2Design for Manufacturing8
+12 moreFundraisingProduct DevelopmentEngineeringCADRenewable EnergyInjection MoldingGeometric Dimensioning & TolerancingManufacturingMachine LearningSolidworksCATIAPython (Programming Language)
  • Introduction to TensorFlow for Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning — Coursera
  • Getting Started with AI on Jetson Nano — NVIDIA
  • AI For Everyone — Coursera
  • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (ICGB) — Management & Strategy Institute
  • Solidworks Professional - Mechanical Design — Dassault Systèmes
  • SolidWorks Professional - Advanced Sheet Metal — Dassault Systèmes

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Richard Wurden?
Richard Wurden is co-founder and CTO of Aigen. His work spans the transportation and agriculture sectors, with a focus on reducing reliance on fossil fuels.
Where does Richard Wurden work?
Richard Wurden is Co-founder of Aigen.
What companies did Richard Wurden found?
Richard Wurden founded Aigen.
Where did Richard Wurden go to school?
Richard Wurden studied at University of Washington (Bachelors, Mechanical Engineering); University of Washington (Graduate Coursework, Mechanical Engineering).

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Shared employers

Also worked at Aigen3

Mingu LeeManaging Partner at Cleveland AvenueLisa NoeltnerInvestor at At One VenturesKenny LeeCo-founder at Aigen

Also worked at Pure Watercraft1

Nelson MillsPrincipal at Link Ventures

Also worked at Tesla197

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Also worked at A123 Systems8

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