# Oleg Shardin

> Oleg Shardin is an Amsterdam-based entrepreneur, investor and film producer who co-founded the online collaboration platform Miro, formerly RealtimeBoard. After helping build the company from a Perm design-agency tool into a globally used visual workspace, he moved toward cinema as co-founder of Puma In A Tank and into venture investing as a venture partner focused on product and operations at 432 Legacy.

- **Role:** Venture Partner at 432 Legacy; Co-founder and Producer at Puma In A Tank
- **Organizations:** 432 Legacy, Puma In A Tank, Miro, Vitamin Group, Expobank
- **From:** Perm, USSR
- **Nationality:** Israeli
- **Education:** State University - Higher School of Economics, Perm
- **Known for:** Co-founded Miro, which reported 90 million users worldwide by 2025., Helped build Miro from an internal agency tool into a global visual collaboration platform used by more than 250,000 organizations by 2026., Co-founded Puma In A Tank and assembled a film and television slate spanning science fiction, horror, thriller and drama.

## Career timeline

- **2005** — Co-founded the design agency Vitamin Group with Andrey Khusid while studying in Perm.
- **2011** — Co-founded RealtimeBoard, the online visual collaboration product later renamed Miro.
- **2012** — Left day-to-day work at Vitamin Group to focus on RealtimeBoard; served as an operating executive and later as a Miro board member.
- **2018** — RealtimeBoard raised a $25 million Series A as the service passed two million users.
- **2019** — RealtimeBoard rebranded as Miro.
- **2020** — Joined Expobank's board as an independent director.
- **2022** — Produced the feature film Illusions; Miro raised $400 million at a $17.5 billion valuation.
- **2023** — Co-founded transmedia production company Puma In A Tank with Alex Lane.
- **2024** — Received an executive producer credit on Blackwater Lane and joined 432 Legacy as a venture partner focused on product and operations.
- **2026** — Puma In A Tank's DRAGN reached audiences, while Miro signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Bending Spoons.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Miro, which reported 90 million users worldwide by 2025.
- Helped build Miro from an internal agency tool into a global visual collaboration platform used by more than 250,000 organizations by 2026.
- Co-founded Puma In A Tank and assembled a film and television slate spanning science fiction, horror, thriller and drama.
- Produced Illusions and DRAGN and served as an executive producer on Blackwater Lane.
- Serves as a venture partner and investment committee member at 432 Legacy, focused on product and operations.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Miro signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Bending Spoons for a $1.355 billion enterprise value, subject to regulatory approval and customary closing conditions.
- **2026-08** — Puma In A Tank announced continued international sales activity for DRAGN and casting progress on Speak Up.
- **2026-03** — DRAGN, produced by Shardin and directed by Peter Webber, received a trailer and wider release coverage.

## Links

- Website: https://pumainatank.com/people/oleg-shardin
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oshardin
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oshardin/

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Last updated: 2026-09-26