# Philip Cutler

> Philip Cutler is a Montreal entrepreneur, former teacher and flag football player and coach. He co-founded Paper, originally GradeSlam, with Roberto Cipriani in 2014 and served as CEO until 2024. His career also includes Westmount city council service, Laurus educational ventures, and, in 2026, founding World Flag Series and becoming head coach of McGill’s women’s flag football team.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at World Flag Series; Head Coach, Women’s Flag Football at McGill University
- **Organizations:** Paper, World Flag Series, McGill University, KGP Elite Flag Football, Laurus Educational Services, Laurus Summer Camp, City of Westmount
- **From:** Montreal, Canada
- **Education:** Bachelor of Education, McGill University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Paper and led it through its February 2022 US$270 million Series D., Paper’s reach was reported as three million students by McGill in February 2023., Became Westmount’s youngest elected city councillor and served eight years.

## Career timeline

- **2009** — Ran unsuccessfully for Westmount city council; lost by 42 votes in a three-way race.
- **2010** — Founded Laurus Educational Services, according to his public career history.
- **2012** — Co-founded Laurus Summer Camp with Gabriel D’Amico-Mazza.
- **2013** — Graduated from McGill and won election to Westmount city council.
- **2014** — Co-founded GradeSlam, later Paper, with Roberto Cipriani.
- **2021** — Ended eight years on Westmount council, choosing not to run for reelection.
- **2022** — Paper raised US$270 million in a Series D led by Sapphire and SoftBank Vision Fund 2.
- **2023** — Founded KGP Elite Flag Football; Paper acquired MajorClarity and Readlee and underwent restructuring.
- **2024** — Ceased serving as Paper CEO; Rich Yang became interim CEO in July.
- **2026** — Named McGill women’s flag football head coach in May; launched World Flag Series with Joseph Hopmeyer.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Paper and led it through its February 2022 US$270 million Series D.
- Paper’s reach was reported as three million students by McGill in February 2023.
- Became Westmount’s youngest elected city councillor and served eight years.
- Received McGill’s 2023 Desautels Management Achievement Awards Young Inspiration Award.
- Named a Globe and Mail Canadian Changemaker in 2022.
- Founded KGP Elite Flag Football, which McGill reported had achieved a top-eight world ranking.
- World Flag Series staged its first two events in Tampa and Toronto in 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-05** — McGill announced Cutler as head coach of its women’s flag football team on May 11.
- **2026-07** — World Flag Series held its inaugural Tampa event on July 25.
- **2026-09** — World Flag Series held WFS2 in Toronto on September 19; H.E.R. won its second consecutive title.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philipcutler/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/pacutler

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Last updated: 2026-10-12