Dan Teran
Partner @ Prehype
New York, United States
Dan Teran is a seed investor at Prehype in New York focused on Software and E-Commerce. Dan Teran is the Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Gutter Capital. Dan has a background in community organizing and progressive politics in Baltimore and he attended Johns Hopkins University from 2007 to 2010.
- Total investments:
- 48
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 17%
Last updated:
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Industries Dan Teran invests in
Stages Dan Teran invests in
Countries Dan Teran invests in
Round sizes
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Round size
- Seed
- $1.3M–$7.5M
- Pre-Seed
- $50k–$2M
- Series A
- $6.8M–$20M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 11 (23%)
- E-Commerce 5 (10%)
- SaaS 4 (8%)
- Internet 4 (8%)
- B2B 3 (6%)
Stage
- Seed 23 (48%)
- Pre-Seed 11 (23%)
- Series A 4 (8%)
- Funding Round 1 (2%)
- Convertible Note 1 (2%)
Country
- United States 29 (60%)
- Canada 3 (6%)
- Mexico 1 (2%)
- Germany 1 (2%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Forerunner
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Forerunner provides software that helps communities better understand and actively manage their climate change risk. | $12.7M / Series A / Feb 05, 2026 | |
Tetra
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Tetra makes it easier, faster, and cheaper to upgrade your home's heating and cooling system. We can replace your current system with a new one, or upgrade you to an all-electric heat pump while getting you all the rebates you deserve. No need to call contractors, host sales visits, wait for quotes, or research products. Get a free, instant,online quote today for replacement as soon as tomorrow. | $10.5M / Seed / Dec 14, 2023 | |
Bikky
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Bikky was founded on the belief that restaurants deserve the same access to data as the largest, most sophisticated businesses in the world. We believe data can fundamentally transform the economic model of the entire restaurant industry - producing better businesses, more jobs, and stronger communities. We’re proud to serve thousands of restaurantlocations across the U.S., including Bojangles, MOD Pizza, and Dave’s Hot Chicken. | $8.3M / Series A / Dec 01, 2023 | |
Opus
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Opus is a hospitality training platform purpose-built for the frontline that provides digital tools to help service staff learn skills, complete training modules, and access performance resources. The platform offers structured learning pathways, micro-lessons, and interactive content tailored to operational roles such as servers, housekeepers,bartenders, and guest services teams. It supports onboarding, upskilling, and continuous education by enabling employees to engage with training materials on mobile devices and track progress through competency checklists. Opus also includes features for managers to assign courses, monitor completion rates, and align training activities with service standards and operational needs. The platform integrates assessment and feedback mechanisms that help learners reinforce knowledge and demonstrate proficiency in core hospitality tasks. Through its digital training infrastructure, Opus supports workforce development and skill alignment within hospitality environments. | $6.8M / Series A / May 24, 2023 | |
ClimateChoice
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ClimateChoice provides the AI-powered Climate Intelligence Platform designed for procurement- and climate teams to accelerate Scope 3 decarbonization. Companies use it to automate time-consuming and costly supplier engagement processes and collect audit-ready data at scale. Trusted by leaders like T-Systems, Lenovo, o2 Telefónica, and EnBW.Inorder to accelerate knowledge sharing, we support businesses to exchange best practices across a number of touchpoints, including an annual conference, a blended-learning program, regular webinars and an online magazine. | Seed / Mar 16, 2023 | |
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ClimateChoice
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ClimateChoice provides the AI-powered Climate Intelligence Platform designed for procurement- and climate teams to accelerate Scope 3 decarbonization. Companies use it to automate time-consuming and costly supplier engagement processes and collect audit-ready data at scale. Trusted by leaders like T-Systems, Lenovo, o2 Telefónica, and EnBW.Inorder to accelerate knowledge sharing, we support businesses to exchange best practices across a number of touchpoints, including an annual conference, a blended-learning program, regular webinars and an online magazine. | $2M / Pre-Seed / Mar 16, 2023 | |
DEN
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Den Outdoors produces architectural building plans and products designed to build homes set in nature. | $3M / Seed / Feb 21, 2023 | |
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Bikky
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Bikky was founded on the belief that restaurants deserve the same access to data as the largest, most sophisticated businesses in the world. We believe data can fundamentally transform the economic model of the entire restaurant industry - producing better businesses, more jobs, and stronger communities. We’re proud to serve thousands of restaurantlocations across the U.S., including Bojangles, MOD Pizza, and Dave’s Hot Chicken. | $5.3M / Seed / Sep 12, 2022 | |
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Opus
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Opus is a hospitality training platform purpose-built for the frontline that provides digital tools to help service staff learn skills, complete training modules, and access performance resources. The platform offers structured learning pathways, micro-lessons, and interactive content tailored to operational roles such as servers, housekeepers,bartenders, and guest services teams. It supports onboarding, upskilling, and continuous education by enabling employees to engage with training materials on mobile devices and track progress through competency checklists. Opus also includes features for managers to assign courses, monitor completion rates, and align training activities with service standards and operational needs. The platform integrates assessment and feedback mechanisms that help learners reinforce knowledge and demonstrate proficiency in core hospitality tasks. Through its digital training infrastructure, Opus supports workforce development and skill alignment within hospitality environments. | $2M / Apr 14, 2022 | |
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Opus
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Opus is a hospitality training platform purpose-built for the frontline that provides digital tools to help service staff learn skills, complete training modules, and access performance resources. The platform offers structured learning pathways, micro-lessons, and interactive content tailored to operational roles such as servers, housekeepers,bartenders, and guest services teams. It supports onboarding, upskilling, and continuous education by enabling employees to engage with training materials on mobile devices and track progress through competency checklists. Opus also includes features for managers to assign courses, monitor completion rates, and align training activities with service standards and operational needs. The platform integrates assessment and feedback mechanisms that help learners reinforce knowledge and demonstrate proficiency in core hospitality tasks. Through its digital training infrastructure, Opus supports workforce development and skill alignment within hospitality environments. | $2M / Seed / Apr 14, 2022 | |
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Co-Investors
About Prehype
Prehype is venture development firm HQ in NYC with offices in London, Copenhagen and Sydney, Detroit.Prehype is a venture development firm, building new businesses in partnership with the world’s finest corporations and VCs. They run workshops for companies like Diageo, NewsCorp, Mondelez, LEGO, and Verizon, in which they identify problems ormissed opportunities and resolve them through their startup/early-stage approach. Some of their very successful ventures are Bark & Co (barkbox), basno.com, and Managed By Q.
Prehype Contacts
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Philip Petersen
Partner
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Stacey Seltzer
Partner & CFO
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Steven Dean
Partner
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Alex Godin
EIR
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Angel Gambino
Partner
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FAQ
What does Dan Teran invest in?
Dan Teran invests primarily in Software, E-Commerce and SaaS startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 48 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Dan Teran's check size?
Dan Teran typically joins rounds of $1.3M–$7.5M at Seed, $50k–$2M at Pre-Seed and $6.8M–$20M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Dan Teran participates in.
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When did Dan Teran last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Dan Teran closed in Feb 2026. Shizune tracks 48 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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