Daniel
Daniel Gluck
Managing Partner and Co-Founder; GroundForce Capital

Prior to venture investing, Dan was the Co-Founder and Board Chairman of Health Warrior, a
plant-based superfood company.  Within the first year of launching, Health Warrior's Chia Bar
was the #1 best-selling new bar in the natural channel. Today, Health Warrior is a nationally
recognized brand and is on a mission to make radically convenient, real food and positively
influence the health habits of Western civilization. Health Warrior successfully exited to Pepsi in
2018.

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From 2001 to 2015, Mr. Gluck was a Portfolio Manager, Partner and Executive Committee
Member at Weiss Multi-Strategy Partners, a successful investment management firm based in
NYC. As a Partner and Executive Committee Member, Dan created and implemented strategic
business initiatives for the firm and helped it grow from a family office to a multi-billion dollar
SEC registered third party fund. Dan invested in a wide breadth of companies, across the capital
structure, and with investments spanning the globe from the US, to LatAM, Europe, Middle East
and Asia.

Dan is a Managing Partner at Powerplant Ventures (?PPV") and current Board Member of PPV
portfolio companies, Your Super, Rebbl, Thistle and Jot Coffee. Powerplant Ventures is a
growth equity fund investing in emerging consumer food, beverage, foodservice and food-tech
companies. PPV provides capital, strategic guidance and operating expertise to visionary teams
leading disruptive plant-centric brands. Notable portfolio companies include breakout brands
such as Beyond Meat, Ripple Foods, Thrive Market, and Apeel Sciences. PPV is currently
investing out of its second, $165M fund.
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