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William Whatley

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Founding CTO at Metris

New York, New York, United States

FoundedMetris

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William Whatley is a founder, engineer, and investor who has worked as a CTO and CPO across industries including clean energy, hardware, AI tools, health tech, and geospatial. Over the past decade, he has led teams of more than 20 people, delivered enterprise software used by Fortune 500 companies, and scaled startups from launch to $10M+ in annual recurring revenue. He was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2024, has raised funding from venture capital firms, and has completed a startup exit.

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Experience

  1. Catalyst TechnologiesFractional CTO / CPO2016 — 2026New York, NY
  2. Metris EnergyCo-Founder / CTO (Exited)2023 — 2025London, England, United Kingdom
  3. AchieveCEAdvisor2022 — 2025
  4. ChatBiz FinanceAdvisor2024 — 2025
  5. ChezieAdvisor2021 — 2025Atlanta, Georgia, United States
  6. Lambda FunctionAdvisor2022 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  7. Entrepreneur FirstLD20 Cohort2023London, England, United Kingdom
  8. TreeconomyTechnical Product Lead2022 — 2023London, England, United Kingdom
  9. On DeckFellow - ODCT22021 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  10. On DeckFellow - ODF82021 — 2022San Francisco, California, United States
  11. FeedForward HealthCo-Founder / CTO2018 — 2020Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area
  12. UrbanCropFounder / CTO2016 — 2017Greater Atlanta Area

Skills & more

System Architecture1Python (Programming Language)1MySQL1Google Cloud Platform (GCP)Vue.jsTeam ManagementHiringPostgreSQLNext.jsMicrosoft AzureHTML56JavaScript6
+8 moreSketchStrategic PlanningSalesBusiness DevelopmentBusiness StrategyFront-end DevelopmentSocial MediaMarketing

Languages English · Portuguese

  • Global Talent Visa (Tier 1) — UK Home Office
  • Data Science by IBM — Coursera
  • Startup Accelerator — University of Tampa
  • Renewable Energy and Green Building Entrepreneurship — Duke University

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Who is William Whatley?
William Whatley is a founder, engineer, and investor who has worked as a CTO and CPO across industries including clean energy, hardware, AI tools, health tech, and geospatial. Over the past decade, he has led teams of more than 20 people, delivered enterprise software used by Fortune 500 companies, and scaled startups from launch to $10M+ in annual recurring revenue. He was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2024, has raised funding from venture capital firms, and has completed a startup exit.
Where does William Whatley work?
William Whatley is Founding CTO of Metris.
What companies did William Whatley found?
William Whatley founded Metris.
Where did William Whatley go to school?
William Whatley studied at Terra.do (Climate Change: Learning for Action); freeCodeCamp (Fullstack Developer Certification, Computer Science).

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