Paul Schaut
InvestorVenture Advisor at Mercury Fund · Chair at TIGER 21 · Board director at Label insight · Board director at ShareThis
Greater Boston
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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.
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Board director at Label insight
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Board director at ShareThis
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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
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
Skills & more
Start-ups68Strategy71Strategic Partnerships57Mobile Devices43Business Development36Product Management27Cloud Computing20Digital Media16Mergers & Acquisitions16Venture Capital12E-commerce12Marketing Strategy11
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Colleagues at Mercury Fund
Adrian Barwinski
General Partner 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
Andrew Clark
Director at Texas Ventures
Aziz Gilani
Associate at Mercury Fund
Blair Garrou
Co-founder & General Partner 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.
- Where did Paul Schaut go to school?
- Paul Schaut studied at San José State University (BS, Marketing); Foothill High School.
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