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DocSend

DocSend is document-sharing software built for the moment a document is a deal: send a link instead of a file, see who opened it and how far they read. Founded in 2013 by Russ Heddleston and team, it was acquired by Dropbox in 2021 for $165M.

Acquired

SaaSSan FranciscoFounded 2013docsend.com
$165Macquisition price paid by Dropbox in March 2021Mixergy interview with Russ Heddleston

The people

Russ HeddlestonCo-founder & CEO · 1 TechTO talk
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Tony CassanegoCo-founderprofile coming
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Dave KoslowCo-founderprofile coming

What they build

DocSendLink-based document sharing with per-viewer analytics, access control and version updates after send.

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On the TechTO stage

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About

DocSend replaced the emailed attachment with a controlled link, which meant the sender could revoke access, update the file after sending and — the part fundraisers cared about — see exactly which pages an investor lingered on. That made it standard equipment for startup fundraising, and DocSend's own data on how investors read decks became widely cited. Dropbox acquired the company in March 2021 for $165M, and Heddleston stayed to lead it inside Dropbox before founding Distill.

Backers

Venture-backed; acquired by Dropbox in 2021.

Some figures are founder-stated, not independently confirmed

Quick answers

What does DocSend do?

It shares documents as controlled links rather than attachments, and reports who opened them, for how long, and on which pages.

Why do founders use it?

Fundraising. Sending a deck as a DocSend link shows which investors actually read it and where they stopped.

Who owns it?

Dropbox, which acquired DocSend in March 2021 for $165M.

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