proxxy strategic advisors
Nicholas Nowlin
Founder & Managing Partner, Coeus Strategies
Nick Nowlin spent 21 years in the U.S. Navy, including eight years in Naval Special Warfare, before founding Coeus Strategies to help venture-backed defense and manufacturing companies raise capital and prepare for diligence. He recently helped a deep-tech manufacturer build the operating system behind a $100M+ growth financing.
Credentials & Recognition
Military & Government
- 21 years, U.S. Navy, retired 2024 as Senior Chief Petty Officer
- 8 years assigned to Naval Special Warfare
- SIGINT and Electronic Warfare Program Manager, Naval Special Warfare Command (USSOCOM)
- William H. McRaven National Security Fellow
- Alumnus, The Honor Foundation
Board & Advisory
- Board Member and Founder, Tactical Information Outreach Project (501(c)(3))
- Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2150
Approach
Build the Operating System First
Nick starts by connecting capital strategy, investor diligence, governance, and commercial milestones into one coordinated system rather than treating them as separate workstreams.
Make Diligence a Discipline, Not an Event
He treats investor readiness as an ongoing operating function, closing data room gaps, sequencing financing tranches, and surfacing risk before it becomes an investor-facing issue.
Translate Between Worlds
His work sits at the intersection of commercial startups, institutional capital, and government procurement, translating between founders, investors, and federal buyers who each speak a different language.
Where Nick Can Help
Nick is best suited for venture-backed and PE-backed companies in defense, national security, and advanced manufacturing that are preparing for a capital raise or moving from technical development into commercialization.
He is particularly valuable when a company has strong technology and market interest but its capital strategy, investor materials, governance documentation, and commercialization workstreams are not yet operating as one coordinated system.