# Russ Heddleston, Co-Founder, CEO > Russ Heddleston, Co-Founder, CEO. 1 investment on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/russ-heddleston (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Whistler, CA · Angel # Russ Heddleston Co-Founder, CEO Latest rounds - **Littlebird** Seed · $11M Mar 2026 Backs *Collaboration Tools* *AI* *Software* Profile summary - **Rounds named:** 1 last Mar 2026 - **Filings:** 1 with regulators - **Podcasts:** 3 +3 mentions What this record rests on - ✓ **Named in rounds** 1 round name them - ✓ **On filings** 1 filing with a regulator - ✓ **Own investor record** Their cheques, held under their name - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from filings their firm signed. [Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=russ-heddleston)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=russ-heddleston) ## Their investor record [**Russ Heddleston, investing** Every cheque we watched them write, on one record **1** cheques in 12 months **1** all time **0** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/russ-heddleston) ## Rounds they were named in - **Rounds:** 1 - **Led:** 0 - **Disclosed:** $11M - **Active:** 2026 2026 - [Littlebird](https://millionrounds.com/company/littlebird) *Seed* **$11M** *US* Mar 2026 Joined · +6 investors By stage - Seed **1** What they backed Collaboration Tools **1** AI **1** Software **1** Alongside - [Gokul Rajaram *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gokul-rajaram) - [Justin Rosenstein *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/justin-rosenstein) - [Lenny Rachitsky *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lenny-rachitsky) - [Lotus Studio *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lotus-studio) - [Scott Belsky *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scott-belsky) - [Shawn Wang *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shawn-wang) Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names. ## Companies they are listed as backing Portfolio - [Opsolutely](https://millionrounds.com/startup/opsolutely) - Eagle Automation - Jhana Education ## Where they are named on record Filings - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Russ Heddleston](https://millionrounds.com/fund/russ-heddleston)** Promoter since 2022 Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date. ## Hear them before you pitch them - [The NFX Podcast](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/nfx) · 26 Jan 2026 · 1h 6m How Running Out of Money Made DocSend a $165M Success w/ Russ Heddleston With [Russ Heddleston](https://millionrounds.com/person/russ-heddleston) About this episode Timestamps: (0:00) Introduction of Russ Heddleston (0:40) Russ Heddleston's early career and founding Docsend (2:02) Microsoft internships and Maru Networks experience (4:38) Ideation and approach to selecting startup ideas (6:54) Docsend's challenges and pivots (10:11) Struggles with… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 6 Dec 2021 · 40 min 311. Founding DocSend, Creating a Winning PLG Motion, and Data From 1000's of Pitch Decks (Russ Heddleston) With [Russ Heddleston](https://millionrounds.com/person/russ-heddleston) About this episode Russ Heddleston of Dropbox joins Nick to discuss Founding DocSend, Creating a Winning PLG Motion, and Data From 1000's of Pitch Decks. In this episode we cover: Can you tell us a bit about your background and your path to founding DocSend? How did you think about the PLG strategy for DocSend?… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) · 13 Jan 2021 · 1h 9m DocSend CEO Russ Heddleston on pitch deck insights, leaning into criticism & more | E1161 With [Russ Heddleston](https://millionrounds.com/person/russ-heddleston) About this episode Check out DocSend: https://www.docsend.com Check out DocSend's Fundraising Network: https://www.docsend.com/fundraising-network FOLLOW Russ: https://twitter.com/rheddleston FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page ### Mentioned in Episodes that name Russ Heddleston in their description, which is not the same as being on them. - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 17 Mar 2022 · 6 min Investor Stories 235: What's Next (Tamaseb, Ebinger, Heddleston) Mentions [Ali Tamaseb](https://millionrounds.com/person/ali-tamaseb)[Jonathan Ebinger](https://millionrounds.com/person/jonathan-ebinger)[Russ Heddleston](https://millionrounds.com/person/russ-heddleston) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Ali Tamaseb Jonathan Ebinger Russ Heddleston Each investor discusses sectors, drivers and/or trends that may have significant impact in the future and are potentially positioned for outsized-returns. Did you miss… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 17 Feb 2022 · 8 min Investor Stories 231: Lessons Learned (Paxhia, Wilkins, Heddleston) Mentions [Emily Paxhia](https://millionrounds.com/person/emily-paxhia)[Russ Heddleston](https://millionrounds.com/person/russ-heddleston) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: Emily Paxhia Tony Wilkins Russ Heddleston Each investor illustrates a critical lesson learned about startup investing and how it's changed their approach. Did you miss our guests full length episodes? For other… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The a16z Show](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/a16z) · 25 Aug 2018 · 29 min a16z Podcast: When Organic Growth Goes Enterprise Mentions [Andrew Chen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andrew-chen)[Martin Casado](https://millionrounds.com/person/martin-casado)[Russ Heddleston](https://millionrounds.com/person/russ-heddleston) About this episode with Martin Casado (@martin_casado), Andrew Chen (@andrewchen), Russ Heddleston (@rheddleston), and Hanne Tidnam (@omnivorousread) What happens when the bottoms up, organic growth usually associated with consumer companies starts to go.... enterprise? Part of our continuing podcast series (you can… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. Not them? 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