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Doug Russell

Doug Russell

Managing Partner & Head of MMV atMassMutual VenturesFirm active Oct 8Massachusetts
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Doug Russell is Managing Partner and Head of MassMutual Ventures since 2014. He has nearly 40 years of global investment, operating, and finance experience in financial services.

What Doug can write

Writes checks of$1M to $10M
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Best routeA short note on LinkedInA warm intro from a founder they backed works better.

MassMutual Ventures writes $1M to $10M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

Bars: how many firms report each check band. Highlighted: MassMutual Ventures.

Career

  1. MassMutual · Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the Retirement Income business unit
    Now
  2. MassMutual · Senior Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Development
    Now
  3. MassMutual Ventures · Managing Partner and Head
    Now
  4. Prudential Financial · Senior Vice President and Head of Client Service
  5. MassMutual · Senior Vice President, COO and CFO
    Now

Focus

financial servicesinvestmentoperatingfinancefintechenterprise SaaS

Education

Brown University, BA in economicsTuck School at Dartmouth College, MBA

Also at MassMutual Ventures

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Tim KrysiekManaging Partner
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Charles SvirkPartner
Kara Burns
Kara BurnsSenior Associate
Aram OuligianSenior Associate

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Alex KamenetskiyManaging General Partner and Head of MRV, Munich Re Ventures
John NordinGeneral Partner, Analog Ventures

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One email when Doug's firm raises a fund, adds a partner or shows new activity.

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Questions

Who is Doug Russell?

Doug Russell is Managing Partner and Head of MassMutual Ventures since 2014. He has nearly 40 years of global investment, operating, and finance experience in financial services.

How much does Doug Russell invest?

Doug Russell invests through MassMutual Ventures, which writes checks of $1M to $10M at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Doug Russell?

A warm intro from a founder MassMutual Ventures backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Doug Russell do before MassMutual Ventures?

Senior Vice President and Head of Client Service at Prudential Financial.

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