Dan Teran is the co-founder and Managing Partner of Gutter Capital, a New York City-based venture capital firm focused on building companies to address greatest challenges facing the United States. affordability, economic mobility, and climate change. Dan was recognized in Business Insider's Top 100 Seed Investors in 2023, 2024, and 2025.

Prior to Gutter, Dan founded Managed by Q, the world’s leading platform for workplace teams, which was acquired by WeWork in 2019. Following the acquisition, Dan served as Global Head of Corporate Development and Ventures at WeWork.

Dan has spoken at Harvard, MIT, NYU, and Parsons School of Design about the future of work, and has been recognized by the White House and the United States Department of Labor. He has been named a leading entrepreneur by both Forbes 30 under 30 and Crain’s 40 under 40.

Previously, Dan was a Partner at venture development firm prehype, where he co-created startups with the world’s finest corporations and entrepreneurs. Dan began his career in community organizing and progressive politics in Baltimore, and is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University. Dan serves on the Board of Directors of Pursuit, a non-profit committed to helping diverse and low income New Yorkers find their first job in tech.