Dave Schappell

Executive Coach & Strategic Advisor · Operators, Founders & High-Performers · Former Amazon (Marketplace, AWS) · Boston

📍 Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 5 investments📅 16 years investing🗓 Last invested Oct 2018𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
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Board Member
May 2017
Ad Practitioners, LLC is a Puerto Rico-based services company that owns & operates ConsumersAdvocate.org, which is an editorial review site trusted by over 20,000,000 people. At ConsumersAdvocate.org we understand that most consumers don’t have the necessary time to properly investigate the thousands of products and services they’re interested in. This is why our business is committed to bringing you, and millions of other people, honest, accurate and thorough reviews of a wide range of products and services. We take what we do seriously and pride ourselves in being able to digest a large amount of information and present it to you in a succinct and accurate manner.
Advisor and Investor
Feb 2013
Skilljar is the world’s leading Customer Education software. Innovative companies such as Tableau, Verizon, Zenefits, U-Haul, and hundreds more rely on Skilljar to onboard, engage, and retain their customers at scale. Headquartered in Seattle, WA, Skilljar is backed by prominent financial institutions including Insight Partners, Mayfield, Trilogy Equity Partners, and Shasta Ventures. Skilljar is currently operating remotely, with employees based in Washington, Oregon, California, Colorado, Idaho, Utah, Arizona, Texas, Florida, Georgia, and New York.
Experience · 7 entries
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2018
Investor and Board Advisor
Oct 2018
MyPerfectColor specializes in exact match paint color solutions for industry. MyPerfectColor matches hundreds of thousands of colors from paint standards such as Pantone, RAL, Fed Std 595, Munsell as well as thousands of other colors from hundreds of paint brands. MyPerfectColor also creates perfect touch up grade solutions matched directly from your product or color standard. Paint is shipped directly from our New Jersey plant to your facility, office, home or client location. MyPerfectColor helps marketing professionals turn graphic designs into physical reality. Whether you are an Event Marketer, Industrial Designer, Manufacturer, Prototyper, Marketer, Agency, Printer, Retailer, Sign manufacturer, Exhibit Designer/Fabricator, or Architect, MyPerfectColor will help you nail your color and produce an outstanding looking product or experience. MyPerfectColor is the official licensee of Pantone and authorized to reproduce the Pantone Matching System colors in spray paint and other paints. MyPerfectColor is an official licensee of RAL gGmbH and authorized to reproduce the RAL colors in spray paint and other paints. Our products include custom color aerosols, paint pens and brush-in-cap bottles. Our spray paint brand is Hedrix and is sold through the MyPerfectColor website (www.myperfectcolor.com).
Investor and Board Advisor
Oct 2018
Breslow Home Design offers leading brands of Motorized Pergolas.
2017
Board Member
May 2017
Ad Practitioners, LLC is a Puerto Rico-based services company that owns & operates ConsumersAdvocate.org, which is an editorial review site trusted by over 20,000,000 people. At ConsumersAdvocate.org we understand that most consumers don’t have the necessary time to properly investigate the thousands of products and services they’re interested in. This is why our business is committed to bringing you, and millions of other people, honest, accurate and thorough reviews of a wide range of products and services. We take what we do seriously and pride ourselves in being able to digest a large amount of information and present it to you in a succinct and accurate manner.
2013
Advisor and Investor
Feb 2013
Skilljar is the world’s leading Customer Education software. Innovative companies such as Tableau, Verizon, Zenefits, U-Haul, and hundreds more rely on Skilljar to onboard, engage, and retain their customers at scale. Headquartered in Seattle, WA, Skilljar is backed by prominent financial institutions including Insight Partners, Mayfield, Trilogy Equity Partners, and Shasta Ventures. Skilljar is currently operating remotely, with employees based in Washington, Oregon, California, Colorado, Idaho, Utah, Arizona, Texas, Florida, Georgia, and New York.
2010
Venture Advisor and Mentor
Sep 2010
500 Global is a venture capital firm with over $2.7B in Assets Under Management that invests early in founders building fast-growing technology companies. We focus on markets where technology, innovation, and capital can unlock long-term value and drive economic growth. 500 Global has backed over 5,000 founders representing more than 2,600 companies operating in 80 countries. Our portfolio includes 51 companies valued at over $1 billion and 140 companies valued at over $100 million. Our 140+ plus team members are located in more than 15 countries and bring experience as entrepreneurs, investors, and operators from some of the world’s leading technology companies.
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2010–2018 · 5 investments
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