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Will Hetzler

Unicorn founder

Co-Founder and Former Chief Operating Officer at Zipline

Seattle, Washington, United States

FoundedZipline$7.6B

About

Will Hetzler is Chief Growth Officer at Bouldering Project and a cofounder of Zipline. His experience covers business development, growth strategy, operations management, and regulatory affairs, and he has lived and worked on three continents.

Co-Founder and Former Chief Operating Officer at Zipline

Intro paths

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In turn, Will can intro founders to Zipline's investors below.

Zipline's investors · 32

10x FoundersMünchen · $270K – $2.7M checksAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2026Baillie GiffordEdinburgh · since 2026Ballistic VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checksBoxGroupNew York · $1M checksCrunchFundEvolution VC PartnersNew YorkFelicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checksFidelity InvestmentsBoston · since 2026Goldman SachsNew YorkGrishin RoboticsSilicon Valley · $250K – $1M checksGV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M checks · since 2026Hakluyt CapitalLondonK2 GlobalSingaporeKatalyst VenturesSan FranciscoKatalyst.VenturesSan FranciscoLerer HippeauNew York · $500K – $2M checksParadigmSan Francisco · $1M – $100M checks · since 2026PROOFArlingtonReinvent CapitalNew YorkSequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checks · since 2026SGH CapitalParisSlow VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $1M checksSoftBank Vision FundLondonSteelSky VenturesAtlanta · $100K – $5M checksTechstarsBoulder · $220K checksTemasekSingapore · since 2026Tiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checks · since 2026Tuesday CapitalSan FranciscoUnanimous CapitalMenlo ParkValor Equity PartnersChicago · since 2026VTF CapitalLas Vegas · $300K – $2M checks

Co-founders at Zipline

KRKeller Rinaudo Cliffton
Keller Rinaudo ClifftonFounder & CEO
KWKeenan Wyrobek
Keenan WyrobekCo-Founder and Chief Technology Officer
RO
Ryan OksenhornCo-Founder

Experience

  1. Bouldering ProjectChief Growth Officercurrent2021 — presentGreater Seattle Area
  2. ZiplineCofoundercurrent2013 — present
  3. ZiplineHead of US Business Development2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  4. ZiplineSpecial Advisor to the CEO2017 — 2018Kigali, Rwanda
  5. ZiplineChief Operating Officer2013 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area and Kigali, Rwanda
  6. Oliver WymanAssociate2012 — 2013Greater Boston Area
  7. Oliver WymanSenior Consultant2009 — 2012Greater Boston Area
  8. Oliver WymanSummer Analyst2008Greater Boston Area
  9. Harvard Business SchoolResearch Assistant2007Greater Boston Area

Frequently asked questions

Who is Will Hetzler?
Will Hetzler is Chief Growth Officer at Bouldering Project and a cofounder of Zipline. His experience covers business development, growth strategy, operations management, and regulatory affairs, and he has lived and worked on three continents.
Where does Will Hetzler work?
Will Hetzler is Co-Founder and Former Chief Operating Officer of Zipline.
What companies did Will Hetzler found?
Will Hetzler founded Zipline.
Where did Will Hetzler go to school?
Will Hetzler studied at Harvard University (AB, Economics).

Same school

Also attended Harvard University1,537

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Shared employers

Also worked at Bouldering Project1

Kyle WigginsVenture Partner at Forum Ventures

Also worked at Zipline23

Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalWesley ChanInvestor at Felicis VenturesDave MunichielloInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Jake SeidGeneral Partner at Ballistic VenturesHady BarrySenior Investment Associate at Ventures PlatformAthena KimOperations / Finance at Standard Crypto

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Also worked at Oliver Wyman140

Leonard PicardoAdvisor at Manta Ray VenturesGizem CakilInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersDale ChangOperating Partner at Scale Venture PartnersAmias GeretyPartner, Head of U.S. at QED InvestorsLaura BockPartner at QED InvestorsRobert TomkinsonSelf at Mucker Capital

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Also worked at Harvard Business School223

Noubar AfeyanInvestor at Flagship PioneeringGizem CakilInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersEric PaleyEntrepreneur and Seed Investor in Cambridge, MALauren LeeInvestor at FJ LabsMark LurieVenture Partner at FJ LabsAlice BrooksInvestor at Khosla Ventures

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