Neda Daneshzadeh

Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Prelude Growth Partners

Neda Daneshzadeh is the Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Prelude Growth Partners, a growth equity firm that supports brands made for the new modern consumer. Prelude Growth partners with founders and CEOs to provide deep category experience, value-added operational support and a broad network to power the high potential, fast-growing consumer brands of tomorrow.   Prelude Growth Partners seeks to make investments of $10 million to $50 million in each company, across branded consumer categories including personal care, beauty, food & beverage, baby, pet, health & wellness and other consumer product, service and technology companies. Investments include: Banza, Sol de Janeiro, Summer Fridays, So Good So You, Westman Atelier, 8Greens, Bachans, Blueland, dpHUE, Naturium and Fly By Jing. 

Neda has been an investor, senior operator, and strategic consultant in the consumer sector for the last 20 years.  Prior to founding Prelude Growth Partners, Neda spent 12 years at L Catterton, a global consumer-focused private equity firm, where she was a Partner and a member of the Investment Committee.  Her growth investing experience spans the consumer landscape.  Prior to that, she was an executive at Bed, Bath & Beyond. Neda began her career at McKinsey & Company and Morgan Stanley.

Neda received a Masters in Economics from Cambridge University, England and she earned her MBA from Harvard Business School.  She lives in New York City with her husband and two daughters.