Paul Schaut
InvestorFounderVenture Advisor at Mercury Fund · Board director at Label insight · Board director at ShareThis
Greater Boston
FoundedLabel insightShareThis
About
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.
Board director at Label insight
Intro paths
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In turn, Paul can intro founders to Label insight's investors below.
Label insight's investors · 5
Co-founders at Label insight
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Anton XavierExecutive Officer, Director
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Dheeraj PatriExecutive Officer, Director
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BLAIR GARROUDirector
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DHEERAJ PATRIExecutive Officer, Director
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DAGAN XAVIERExecutive Officer
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ANTON XAVIERExecutive Officer, Director
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EDUARDO MARIA XAVIERExecutive Officer
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RONAK SHETHExecutive Officer
Board director at ShareThis
Intro paths
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In turn, Paul can intro founders to ShareThis's investors below.
ShareThis's investors · 8
Illinois VenturesChampaignMercury FundHouston · $250K – $4M checksMultiplier CapitalWashington · $3M – $15M checksRefinery VentureCincinnati · $1M – $2M checks · since 2015Runway Growth CapitalMenlo Park · $10M – $150M checksThreshold VenturesPalo Alto · $500K – $20M checks · since 2015Tunitas VenturesMenlo Park · since 2018West CapitalAlpine
Co-founders at ShareThis
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Dana C. Hayes, Jr.Chief Executive Officer
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Myha TrieuChief People Officer
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Chad BurnsChief Financial Officer
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Huanjin ChenChief Technology Officer
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Michael GormanChief Product Officer
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Paul LentzExecutive Officer
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Matt GallatinExecutive Officer
Experience
- TIGER 21Chaircurrent2023 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- aqferBoard Directorcurrent2021 — presentUnited States
- Ubiety Technologies, Inc.Board Directorcurrent2020 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
- CoginitiBoard Directorcurrent2015 — presentAtlanta, Georgia, United States
- TandemInvestor / Advisorcurrent2022 — presentUnited States
- VyrillAngel Investorcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- The ForemAngel Investor2022 — 2025Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- SnagajobBoard Director2023 — 2024
- TextNowBoard Director2020 — 2024
- 3DLOOKBoard Director2021 — 2023Odessa, Ukraine
- ShareThisBoard Director2013 — 2023
- MojixBoard Director2020 — 2022California, United States
- PlannuhAdvisor2018 — 2022Massachusetts, United States
- DriftAdvisor2017 — 2021Massachusetts, United States
- ZumobiBoard Director2006 — 2019Greater Seattle Area
- Label Insight, Inc.Board Director & Interim CEO2016 — 2018Chicago / St Louis
- OmniLync Inc.Board of Directors - Chairman & Interim CEO2011 — 2017
- Fluid, Inc.Board of Directors2011 — 2016
- Goldman SachsAdvisor2009 — 2016
- Networked InsightsBoard of Directors2011 — 2015
Education
- San José State UniversityBS, Marketing1978 — 1982
- Foothill High School1974 — 1977
Skills & more
PrivacyStart-ups67Strategic Partnerships57Mobile Devices43Business Development36Product Management27Cloud Computing20Digital Media16Mergers & Acquisitions16Venture Capital12E-commerce12Marketing Strategy11
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Digital StrategyMobile TechnologySoftware DevelopmentProduct LaunchCorporate DevelopmentSuccession PlanningBig DataArtificial Intelligence (AI)Cross-functional Team LeadershipStrategySaaSEnterprise SoftwareFrom Paul's professional profile.
Colleagues at Mercury Fund
Adrian Barwinski
General Partner at Mercury Fund
Adrian Fortino
General Partner at Mercury Fund
Adrienne Miller
Investor at Mercury Fund
Aileen Allen
Partner at Mercury Fund
Alex Gras
Principal at Mercury Fund
Andreas Galliker
Chief Financial Officer at Mercury Fund
Andrew White
Venture Partner at Mercury Fund
Aziz Gilani
Associate at Mercury Fund
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Paul Schaut work?
- Paul Schaut is Venture Advisor at Mercury Fund and Founder at Label insight and Founder at ShareThis.
- What companies did Paul Schaut found?
- Paul Schaut founded Label insight, ShareThis.
Founder mafias
Goldman Sachs mafia235
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Fred EhrsamTraderFounded CoinbaseMatt HuangSummer AnalystFounded HotspotsDavid WhelanM&AFounded Strive Health +2Spencer RascoffInvestment BankerFounded HeyLibby +2Gordon WintrobSummer Analyst, Investment BankingFounded Newfrontinsurance +2James SteinbergAnalyst/DeveloperFounded OpenShelf +2
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San José State University mafia16
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Deny KhoungBFAFounded Standard MetricsRoger ThorntonMSFounded Witness aiKadambari (Kad) BeelwarMasterFounded Truss HealthAnkur SrivastavaFounded FlywlBrandon LeonardoBachelor of ScienceFounded InstacartLloyd JacobBachelor of Arts - BAFounded Optilly/Installmonetizer
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Mercury Fund mafia8
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Erik HuddlestonVenture AdvisorFounded Trendkite +1Blair GarrouManaging DirectorFounded SurgeacceleratorKurt AbrahamsonVenture AdvisorFounded PredactivChantell PrestonVenture AdvisorFounded Mentis Neuro RehabilitationOmair TariqVenture AdvisorFounded Cart ComDan WatkinsVenture PartnerFounded Omniscience
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ShareThis mafia4
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
TIGER 21 mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended San José State University103
Arturo LitvinHead of Global Portfolio Development at Intel CapitalCarrie RuleVP Finance at Redpoint VenturesJamie WatsonGTM Coordinator at Scale Venture PartnersDeny KhoungPortfolio Support at 8VCKim TranFinance at Lux CapitalMarvin SooHooVenture Partner at Moneta Ventures
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