Slava Solonitsyn

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DISC Type : DC

CEO & Co-founder at Steel Robotics

San Francisco, California, United States

Overview

Slava is a repeat contech founder and 2x YC alum, currently CEO at Steel Robotics. He specializes in solving construction productivity issues with AI and robotics, having previously founded Mighty Buildings, which raised over $150M. He holds an MBA from Imperial College London. Colleagues describe him as a "result oriented" and "explosive start-up manager."

Outside of his ventures, Slava is passionate about tackling the affordable housing crisis through technological innovation. He has a keen interest in futuristic transportation, highlighted by his personal investment in the supersonic jet company, Boom Supersonic. He aims to make a significant social impact through his work.

Unique fact: Slava describes himself as the "Worlds first AI angel investor."

Personality Overview

ROI Driven

Rigorous & Demanding

Precise But Practical

They prefer to be the ones controlling the conversation or defining the terms.  They take a lot of pride in personal achievements. They are not always relationship oriented.

Topics They Care About

Construction Robotics
His current companies, Steel Robotics and Buildroid, are focused on creating autonomous factories and using multi-robot workflows to solve labor shortages and productivity bottlenecks in construction.
Digital Twin Simulation
He heavily emphasizes a "simulation-first" approach, using platforms like NVIDIA Omniverse to test and validate robotic workflows in a virtual environment before deploying them on-site.
Affordable Housing
He has stated that a core mission is making affordable housing accessible to all, which was a driving force behind Mighty Buildings and continues with his current automation ventures.

Media Appearances

No Cap Founders: Slava Solonitsyn & Jeff Wilson. Featured in FounderTrace

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Work History

3-2025
CEO & Co-founder at Steel Robotics
8-2024 - 12-2025
Non-exec Chairman & Co-founder at No Cap
7-2024 - 6-2025
Co-Founder & Co-CEO at Surfaice
12-2022 - 8-2024
CEO and Co-founder at No Cap
4-2016 - 1-2025
Investor in Boom Supersonic at Boom Supersonic

Education

2006 - 2007
MBA from Imperial College London
1999 - 2004
MSc from Nizhniy Novgorod State Technical University named after R.Y. Alekseev (NSTU)

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Insights For Selling To Slava

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk
  • Make sure that you circle back fast on any action items, it wins their trust
  • Refer to testimonials from well-known industry leaders

DONT's

  • Don’t be in a rush to invite them for a social meet and greet
  • Do not back off when challenged, respond with a confident, objective answer instead
  • Avoid being too verbose

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Slava is

  • Confidence in impact is paramount to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Slava

  • If they are not convinced, they will have no hesitation in telling you the same.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Slava move?

  • They can reach decisions fairly quickly if they are convinced.
  • Can Slava take some risk or not?

  • They don’t mind risks but can be quite binary about them.

You And Slava

Personality Compatibility


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