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EquipmentShare

NASDAQ: EQPTalso invests · investor profileYC W15YC Top Company

Columbia, US · Founded 2014 · 5,400 employees · Public · Hiring · 19 known investors

EquipmentShare provides construction equipment rentals and fleet management technology for builders and contractors. The company operates T3, a cloud-connected operating system that gives jobsites real-time visibility into fleet assets and equipment with telematics, maintenance support, and safety tools.

Also known as EquipmentShare.com · EquipmentShare

Construction TechIoTPropTechSaaSConstructionUnited States of AmericaAmerica / CanadaPartly Remote

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W15)

EquipmentShare was founded in 2014 by Brad Siegler, Jeff Lowe, Jabbok Schlacks, William Schlacks, and Willy Schlacks.

BSBrad Siegler
Brad Sieglerin𝕏FounderBrad Siegler founded EquipmentShare, a Combinator-backed company from the 2015 Winter batch.
JLJeff Lowe
Jeff LoweinFounder
JSJabbok Schlacks
Jabbok SchlacksinCEO & Co-FounderHe co-founded the company in 2015 after years running his own construction and property businesses, including Schlacks Construction, which he started in 2010. He also owns NASS and Tiger Storage, both launched in 2013.
WSWilliam Schlacks
William SchlacksinFounder/PresidentGeneral Partner at Redbud VC
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Willy SchlacksCo-Founder

Investors · 19

Company profile

researched Aug 2026

EquipmentShare is a construction equipment and tool rental company that pairs its rental fleet with jobsite technology. Customers can rent equipment across categories including earthmoving, aerial work platforms, forklift and material handling, agriculture and landscaping, and compressed air, as well as buy new and used equipment and parts, and use the company's service and maintenance offering.

The company groups its offerings into Core Solutions (nationwide work-ready rental fleet), Advanced Solutions (climate control, power systems, compressed air, fluid solutions, event and site services) and Tooling Solutions (industrial tooling, safety, testing and communication, mobile tool trailers with Bluetooth tracking). A dedicated Megasites offering supports large-scale projects such as manufacturing plants, data centers and infrastructure programs with on-site rental yards and facilities, site access and security including fencing and turnstiles, radio communications, managed tool rooms and trailers, on-site fueling and charging, and mobile wash bays.

Its T3 platform provides real-time visibility into machine location and performance, service and fuel alerts, GPS tracking of downed machines, theft deterrence through keypads and cameras, inspection workflows, and driver safety monitoring with in-cab visual and audio alerts for behaviors such as short follow distance and forward-collision risk, plus incident footage for driver training.

Business model

The company generates activity through equipment and tool rentals, sales of new and used equipment and parts, equipment service and maintenance, and its T3 technology platform, with additional managed on-site services for large projects.

Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography

Market position

Positions itself as a nationwide equipment rental provider differentiated by integrated jobsite technology.

Combines a nationwide rental fleet and branch service network with proprietary telematics and jobsite software, along with on-site rental yards and managed services for very large projects.

Technology

T3 is a connected-jobsite platform that unifies people, equipment and materials. It delivers real-time machine location and performance data, service and fuel alerts, GPS tracking, keypad and camera-based theft prevention, service-interval monitoring, remote diagnostics of machine issues, and driver safety and risk monitoring with in-cab alerts and incident video. The company states the platform captures 6.4 billion data points. Tooling programs use Bluetooth tracking, and megasites are supported by custom-built radio communications technology.

Go-to-market

Contractors, builders and operators of large-scale construction projects, including manufacturing plants, data centers and infrastructure megasites.

Geography

Operates 407 branches across 45 U.S. states, with headquarters in Columbia.

Compiled by commissioned research from 1 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

Key figures

latest reported
BranchesJan 2026407 branches
Data points captured on platformJan 20266,400,000,000 data points
HeadcountAug 20264,268
States servedJan 202645 states

Company-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.

Founder mafia

2 people who came through Equipmentshare went on to found or lead other companies.

Competitors · 2

by search overlap

Companies competing with EquipmentShare for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.

In the news

Research sources · 1

primary sources listed

1 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.

Frequently asked questions

What does EquipmentShare do?
EquipmentShare rents construction equipment and tools and operates T3, a connected-jobsite technology platform.
Who founded EquipmentShare?
EquipmentShare was founded by Brad Siegler, Jeff Lowe, Jabbok Schlacks, William Schlacks, Willy Schlacks in 2014.
Who are EquipmentShare's investors?
EquipmentShare's investors include Y Combinator, Amity Ventures, Depth Ventures, Evolution VC Partners, FundersClub, G Squared, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Insight Partners and 11 more.
Is EquipmentShare publicly traded?
Yes — EquipmentShare trades on NASDAQ under the ticker EQPT.
Where is EquipmentShare headquartered?
EquipmentShare is headquartered in Columbia, US.