Dan is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Timber Grove Ventures. Prior to TGV, Dan was an executive at Kitchen Fund, a leading restaurant and foodtech venture capital firm renowned for early investments in sweetgreen (NYSE: SG), Cava (NYSE: CAVA), and Wisely (acquired by NYSE: Olo). Before Kitchen Fund, Dan worked in the M&A division of Moelis & Company where he advised founders and family-owned businesses on M&A and capital markets transactions. He received a B.S. in Finance from the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland. Dan lives in New York City with his wife.