Will Hetzler
Unicorn founderCo-Founder and Former Chief Operating Officer at Zipline
Seattle, Washington, United States
FoundedZipline$7.6B
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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
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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 Francisco · since 2023Katalyst.VenturesSan FranciscoLerer HippeauNew York · $500K – $2M checksParadigmSan Francisco · $1M – $100M checks · since 2026PROOFArlingtonReinvent CapitalNew York · since 2023Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checks · since 2026SGH CapitalParisSlow VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $1M checks · since 2023SoftBank 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
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Keller Rinaudo ClifftonFounder & CEO
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Keenan WyrobekCo-Founder and Chief Technology Officer
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Ryan OksenhornCo-Founder
Experience
- Bouldering ProjectChief Growth Officercurrent2021 — presentGreater Seattle Area
- ZiplineCofoundercurrent2013 — present
- ZiplineHead of US Business Development2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
- ZiplineSpecial Advisor to the CEO2017 — 2018Kigali, Rwanda
- ZiplineChief Operating Officer2013 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area and Kigali, Rwanda
- Oliver WymanAssociate2012 — 2013Greater Boston Area
- Oliver WymanSenior Consultant2009 — 2012Greater Boston Area
- Oliver WymanSummer Analyst2008Greater Boston Area
- 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).
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