Willy Schlacks

EquipmentShare

Co-Founder and President

Willy Schlacks is a serial entrepreneur and the Co-Founder & President of EquipmentShare (worth over $3B). EquipmentShare is a peer-to-peer platform for contractors to lend equipment to one another. With more than 20 years in the construction business, Schlacks and his brother, Jabbok, created the company at Startup Weekend in Columbia, Missouri. Soon after, they moved their company to Silicon Valley for three months to experience the Y Combinator. Willy has founded 5+ companies and has raised $500M+ from top VC firms. He was born and raised in Missouri.