Where does Willy Schlacks work?

Willy Schlacks is Founder/President of EquipmentShare and General Partner at Redbud VC.

What check size does Willy Schlacks write?

Willy Schlacks typically writes checks of $250K – $500K.

What companies did Willy Schlacks found?

Willy Schlacks founded EquipmentShare.

Willy Schlacks

InvestorFounder

General Partner at Redbud VC · Founder/President at EquipmentShare

Greater Columbia, Missouri Area

Writes $250K – $500K checks

FoundedEquipmentShare · YC

About

Willy Schlacks built EquipmentShare into a multi‑billion‑dollar construction‑tech platform in Columbia, Missouri and uses heavy‑industry product and tech expertise with data to amplify human potential outside Silicon Valley.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

w•••@redbud.vcreveal

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechFintechHardwareHealthtechPropTechSaaSSector Agnostic

Founder/President at EquipmentShare YC W15

Intro paths

Willy went through Y Combinator (Winter 2015) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Willy can intro founders to EquipmentShare's investors below.

EquipmentShare's investors · 19

10x FoundersMünchen · $270K – $2.7M checks Amity VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks Depth VenturesSan Francisco Evolution VC PartnersNew York FundersClubSan Francisco · $250K – $5M checks G SquaredChicago Great Oaks Venture CapitalNew York · $50K – $500K checks Insight PartnersNew York · $120M – $350M checks Krillion VenturesMiami Left Lane CapitalNew York · $5M – $75M checks Momenta VenturesLucerne Nelstone Ventures Original CapitalMiami Oyster VenturesSan Francisco · $25K – $200K checks PROOFArlington ReshapeNew York · $100K – $2M checks Sound VenturesSanta Monica Suffolk TechnologiesBoston Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2015

Co-founders at EquipmentShare

Brad SieglerFounder

Jeff LoweFounder

Jabbok SchlacksCEO & Co-Founder

Willy SchlacksCo-Founder

Experience

EquipmentShareCo Founder & Presidentcurrent2014 — presentColumbia, MO
MachineLINKCEOcurrent2016 — presentColumbia, Missouri Area
SchlacksCo Ownercurrent2011 — presentColumbia MO
Tiger StorageCo Ownercurrent2013 — presentColumbia MO
NASSCo Ownercurrent2013 — presentColumbia MO

Skills & more

Process Scheduler2Construction12Contract Negotiation9Construction Management8Sales8Sales Management7Project Management6Project Planning6Budgets4Contractors5Customer Service5New Business Development4

+7 more

EntrepreneurshipBusiness DevelopmentTeam BuildingBudgetingLeadershipManagementStrategic Planning

From Willy's professional profile.

Colleagues at Redbud VC

Amy Susán

Head of Investor Relations at Redbud VC

Brett Calhoun

General Partner at Redbud VC

Bruno Ostarcevic

Venture Partner at Redbud VC

Collin Hickey

Investor at Redbud VC

Dylan Kurt

Content & Media at Redbud VC

Hemkesh Agrawal

Head of Engineering at Redbud VC

Jabbok Schlacks

General Partner at Redbud VC

Jai Malik

Venture Partner at Redbud VC

Frequently asked questions

Who is Willy Schlacks?: Willy Schlacks built EquipmentShare into a multi‑billion‑dollar construction‑tech platform in Columbia, Missouri and uses heavy‑industry product and tech expertise with data to amplify human potential outside Silicon Valley.
Where does Willy Schlacks work?: Willy Schlacks is Founder/President of EquipmentShare and General Partner at Redbud VC.
What does Willy Schlacks invest in?: Willy Schlacks invests in AI & Machine Learning, Deep Tech, Fintech, Hardware, Healthtech, PropTech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
What check size does Willy Schlacks write?: Willy Schlacks typically writes checks of $250K – $500K.
What companies did Willy Schlacks found?: Willy Schlacks founded EquipmentShare.