Russell Heddleston Overview
- Investor Type
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Angel
- Status
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Active
- Investments
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10
- Portfolio
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5
- Exits
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5
Russell Heddleston General Information
Description
Mr. Russell Heddleston is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer at Distill. Mr. Heddleston served as an Advisor at Arch Gateway. Mr. Heddleston served as an Advisor at Crafting. Mr. Heddleston co-founded and served as Head of Commercial at DocSend. He served as Advisor at Katanemo. He has previously co-founded DocSend in 2013, which was acquired by Dropbox for $165 million in 2021, and co-founded Pursuit in 2010, whose team was acquired by Facebook in 2011. He previously served as Chief Executive Officer at the company. He co-founded Pursuit. He is also an Angel Investor. He served as an Advisor at Sym. He received his B.S. and M.S. in computer science from Stanford University and his Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.
Business Details
Investor Status
Primary Investor Type
Corporate Office
- 1111B South Governors Avenue
- Suite 3175
- Dover, DE 19904
- United States
Russell Heddleston Investments (10)
| Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
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| LittleBird(Business/Productivity Software) | 23-Mar-2026 | Seed Round | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | ||
| Plano ((Business/Productivity Software) | 01-Jun-2023 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | |||
| Minoa (Business/Productivity Software) | 01-May-2023 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | |||
| GPTZero | 01-Apr-2023 | Business/Productivity Software | Profitable | |||
| crowd.dev | 28-Oct-2022 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | |||
| Fides | 12-Oct-2022 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | |||
| Lucky Sweater | 16-Sep-2022 | Information Services (B2C) | Generating Revenue | |||
| Studyverse | 06-Jun-2022 | Educational Software | Out of Business | |||
| UserGems | 01-Jan-2021 | Seed Round | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | ||
| Symops | 20-Oct-2020 | Early Stage VC | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue |
Russell Heddleston Exits (5)
| Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size |
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| GPTZero | 07-Aug-2026 | Merger/Acquisition | |
| Plano ((Business/Productivity Software) | 02-Apr-2026 | ||
| Fides | 21-Oct-2025 | ||
| Studyverse | 09-Aug-2024 | Out of Business | |
| crowd.dev | 15-Apr-2024 | Merger/Acquisition |
Russell Heddleston Investments by Industry, Year, and Region
Investments by Industry
Investments by Year
Investments by Region
Russell Heddleston Co-Investors (86)
| Name | With | Exits | Lead Partner | Series | Industry |
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| Angel Invest | 2 |
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Russell Heddleston FAQs
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Who is Russell Heddleston?
Russell Heddleston is an angel Investor who has made 10 investments.
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What kind of investor is Russell Heddleston?
Russell Heddleston is an angel investor.
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What does Russell Heddleston do?
As an angel investor, Russell Heddleston invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.
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What has Russell Heddleston invested in?
Russell Heddleston has made numerous investments in companies like LittleBird(Business/Productivity Software), Plano ((Business/Productivity Software), and Minoa (Business/Productivity Software) within the Business/Productivity Software industry.
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What has Russell Heddleston invested in recently?
Russell Heddleston's latest investment was on 23-Mar-2026 in LittleBird(Business/Productivity Software), a company within the Business/Productivity Software industry.
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