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[Virtual] Fundraising 101 with Russ Heddleston

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Book time with Russ Heddleston for fundraising office hours HERE. Bring your questions and get practical advice on all things fundraising. (

Russ Heddleston is the Co-founder and CEO of Distill, a company he started in 2024. He previously co-founded DocSend, which was acquired by Dropbox in 2021, and has held various roles in technology companies including Meta and Microsoft.

5 HIGHLIGHTS

1) Co-founded DocSend in 2013, scaled it to over 40,000 customers and profitability with less than $15 million raised, sold the company to Dropbox for $165 million in 2021, and subsequently managed DocSend as Senior Director at Dropbox, driving 2.5x revenue growth through 2023

2) Currently serves as co-founder and CEO of Distill, launched in early 2024, focusing on AI-driven research tools and practical applications of large language models for sales and personal meetings.

3) Founded Pursuit, a social referrals startup acquired by Facebook (Meta) in 2011, then managed Product Management for the Pages product and traveled globally to study user engagement.

4) Acts as an angel investor and advisor in B2B SaaS, with over 30 investments such as Minoa, Fides, crowd.dev, and Lucky Sweater, and provides guidance on product development, fundraising, and go-to-market strategies.

5) Earned an MBA from Harvard Business School and both BS and MS degrees in Computer Science from Stanford University, where he also conducted robotics research.

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