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Dan Morad

Managing Partner at Terpsi Capital

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Overview

Work Experience

  • CEO | Founder

    2016

    A national food and beverage sales management company providing broker, merchandising, and business intelligence services. Critical mass is the point at which a growing company becomes self-sustaining and no longer needs additional investment to remain economically viable. The term is derived from nuclear physics, where critical mass is defined as the smallest mass that can sustain a nuclear reaction at a constant level.

  • Managing Partner | Founder

    2019

    Terpsi Capital is a venture capital firm specializing in the food and beverage sector. We seek to invest in high-growth food and beverage brands where we can add value by leveraging insights and industry partnerships. Our industry specialization empowers us to make more informed and strategic investment decisions, leveraging deep knowledge and insights within specific sectors. At Terpsi, we take pride in fostering collaborative partnerships with management teams. Through our relationships within the sector, we provide access to retail buyers across the country and work relentlessly alongside our portfolio companies to secure distribution growth. Additionally, we offer support in optimizing operations and facilitating talent recruitment to further enhance our companies’ success. Being entrepreneurs ourselves, we understand what it’s like to build a business, and we’re right there with our brands every step of the journey.

  • CEO | Founder

    2013 - 2017

    INVIGORADE is partnered with world-famous professional cyclist Greg LeMond, the only American winner (3x) of the most prestigious race in cycling, the Tour de France. INVIGORADE, founded in 2013 in Hermosa Beach, California, manufactures, markets and distributes a scientifically advanced, natural, Non-GMO Project verified performance-enhancing endurance beverage. The unique INVIGORADE Endurance Drink formulation provides a proprietary Tri-Carbohydrate Blend for stamina, electrolytes sodium and potassium for hydration, and amino-acid ß-alanine to maintain muscle pH for extended endurance. For more information, visit our website - INVIGORADE.com and follow us @INVIGORADE on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter.

  • Manufacturing Manager - COP | Neutrogena Corporation

    2012 - 2013

  • GOLD - Global Operations Leadership Development Program | Johnson & Johnson HQ

    2010 - 2012

    Rotational leadership development program within Consumer, Medical Device, and Pharmaceutical sectors of Johnson & Johnson.

  • Trial Supply Manager | Janssen Pharmaceuticals

    2011 - 2012

  • Contract Manufacturing and Logistics | McNeil Nutritionals

    2011 - 2011

    Splenda, Viactiv, Benecol, and Lactaid

  • Formulation and Process Engineer | Neutrogena Corporation

    2010 - 2011

    Neutrogena, Clean & Clear, Aveeno, etc.

  • Demand Planner - Vendor Managed Inventory | Health Care Systems

    2009 - 2010

  • Global Supply Chain Analyst | Health Care Systems

    2009 - 2009

  • Trade Support - Options

    2008 - 2008

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