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Slava Solonitsyn

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CEO & Co-founder at Steel Robotics
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

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."

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
CEO & Co-founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
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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.
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Career

Work history

3-2025
CEO & Co-founder
Steel Robotics
8-2024 - 12-2025
Non-exec Chairman & Co-founder
No Cap
7-2024 - 6-2025
Co-Founder & Co-CEO
Surfaice
12-2022 - 8-2024
CEO and Co-founder
No Cap
4-2016 - 1-2025
Investor in Boom Supersonic
Boom Supersonic
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No Cap Founders: Slava Solonitsyn & Jeff Wilson. Featured in FounderTrace
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Education
2006 - 2007
MBA
Imperial College London
1999 - 2004
MSc
Nizhniy Novgorod State Technical University named after R.Y. Alekseev (NSTU)
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