Our Mission

We believe every student deserves the tools to become a better teammate, and every professor deserves insight into how their teams are really working together.

Our Story

CoStudy started at Boston University when two engineering students—Brock Nelson and Henry Kaufman—experienced firsthand the frustration of group projects without proper feedback mechanisms.

They noticed a gap: professors assigned group work to teach collaboration, but had no way to actually assess or develop those skills. Students received grades, but rarely actionable feedback on how to improve as teammates.

Traditional peer evaluations were clunky, biased, and told professors little about what was actually happening in their teams. There had to be a better way.

So they built CoStudy—a research-backed platform that makes peer evaluations actually useful. Today, professors at over 50 universities use CoStudy to run better team assessments and help students develop real collaboration skills.

What We Believe

Research-Backed

Every question and metric is designed with input from team psychology experts to ensure validity and reduce bias.

Student-Centered

Feedback should help students grow, not just generate grades. We focus on actionable insights.

Professor-Friendly

Your time is valuable. CoStudy automates the tedious parts so you can focus on teaching.

Fair & Equitable

Our assessments are designed to minimize cultural and implicit bias in peer evaluations.

The Team

Brock Nelson

Co-founder

Brock has an extensive background facilitating team development in rapidly changing environments. At Boston University, he co-founded CoStudy out of frustration with the lack of instruction around collaboration in group projects.

Boston University, Mechanical Engineering

Henry Kaufman

Co-founder

Henry is a design engineer passionate about building tools that improve how people learn and work together. He brings expertise in product design and engineering to make CoStudy intuitive and effective.

Boston University, Computer Science

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