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Paul Schaut

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Venture Advisor at Mercury Fund · Chair at TIGER 21 · Board director at Label insight · Board director at ShareThis · Board director at Networked Insights

Greater Boston

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Paul Schaut is Chair of TIGER 21 Boston and has served as an independent director on 30 boards across public, private equity, and venture capital companies. He previously held CEO positions at eight companies and led transactions in CPG, retail, healthcare, and enterprise analytics, including 16 M&A deals ranging from $6 million to $1.8 billion and six company exits. Schaut has raised over $400 million in capital for more than two dozen companies and led a Goldman Sachs-backed IPO that reached a $12 billion market cap.

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Board director at Label insight

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Label insight's investors · 5

Capital InnovatorsSt. Louis · $500K – $1M checks · since 2015Delta-v CapitalDenver · $2M – $10M checks · since 2015Mercury FundHouston · $250K – $4M checks · since 2015Serra VenturesChampaign · $5M checks · since 2015Urban Capital NetworkHouston · $20K checks · since 2015

Co-founders at Label insight

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Anton XavierExecutive Officer, Director
DXDAGAN XAVIER
DAGAN XAVIERExecutive Officer

Board director at ShareThis

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ShareThis's investors · 11

DFJSan Mateo · since 2013Illinois VenturesChampaign · since 2013Mercury FundHouston · $250K – $4M checks · since 2015Multiplier CapitalWashington · $3M – $15M checksRealization Capital PartnersMenlo Park · $1M – $100M checksRefinery VentureCincinnati · $1M – $2M checks · since 2015Rpm Ventures Iii Management, L.L.C.Ann Arbor · since 2013Runway Growth CapitalMenlo Park · $10M – $150M checksThreshold VenturesPalo Alto · $500K – $20M checks · since 2015Tunitas VenturesMenlo Park · since 2018West CapitalAlpine · since 2013

Board director at Networked Insights

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Networked Insights's investors · 2

American Family VenturesBoston · $250K – $10M checks · since 2016Goldman SachsNew York

Co-founders at Networked Insights

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Daniel J. NeelyExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. TIGER 21Chaircurrent2023 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
  2. aqferBoard Directorcurrent2021 — presentUnited States
  3. Ubiety Technologies, Inc.Board Directorcurrent2020 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
  4. CoginitiBoard Directorcurrent2015 — presentAtlanta, Georgia, United States
  5. TandemInvestor / Advisorcurrent2022 — presentUnited States
  6. VyrillAngel Investorcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  7. The ForemAngel Investor2022 — 2025Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  8. SnagajobBoard Director2023 — 2024
  9. TextNowBoard Director2020 — 2024
  10. 3DLOOKBoard Director2021 — 2023Odessa, Ukraine
  11. ShareThisBoard Director2013 — 2023
  12. MojixBoard Director2020 — 2022California, United States
  13. PlannuhAdvisor2018 — 2022Massachusetts, United States
  14. DriftAdvisor2017 — 2021Massachusetts, United States
  15. ZumobiBoard Director2006 — 2019Greater Seattle Area
  16. Label Insight, Inc.Board Director & Interim CEO2016 — 2018Chicago / St Louis
  17. OmniLync Inc.Board of Directors - Chairman & Interim CEO2011 — 2017
  18. Fluid, Inc.Board of Directors2011 — 2016
  19. Goldman SachsAdvisor2009 — 2016
  20. Networked InsightsBoard of Directors2011 — 2015

Skills & more

Start-ups68Strategy71Strategic Partnerships57Mobile Devices43Business Development36Product Management27Cloud Computing20Digital Media16Mergers & Acquisitions16Venture Capital12E-commerce12Marketing Strategy11
+8 moreDigital StrategyMobile TechnologySoftware DevelopmentProduct LaunchCorporate DevelopmentSuccession PlanningPrivacyBig Data

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Colleagues at Mercury Fund

Adrian Fortino
General Partner at Mercury Fund
Aileen Allen
Partner at Mercury Fund
Alex Gras
Principal at Mercury Fund
Andreas Galliker
Chief Financial Officer at Mercury Fund
Aziz Gilani
Associate at Mercury Fund
Blair Garrou
Co-founder & General Partner at Mercury Fund
Brad Van Otterloo
Venture Advisor at Mercury Fund
Chantell Preston
Venture Advisor at Mercury Fund

Frequently asked questions

Who is Paul Schaut?
Paul Schaut is Chair of TIGER 21 Boston and has served as an independent director on 30 boards across public, private equity, and venture capital companies. He previously held CEO positions at eight companies and led transactions in CPG, retail, healthcare, and enterprise analytics, including 16 M&A deals ranging from $6 million to $1.8 billion and six company exits. Schaut has raised over $400 million in capital for more than two dozen companies and led a Goldman Sachs-backed IPO that reached a $12 billion market cap.
Where does Paul Schaut work?
Paul Schaut is Venture Advisor at Mercury Fund and Board director at Label insight and Board director at ShareThis and Board director at Networked Insights.
Where did Paul Schaut go to school?
Paul Schaut studied at San José State University (BS, Marketing); Foothill High School.

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