David Dinenberg is an American business executive best known as the founder and former CEO of KIND Financial."Five for Friday: Medical marijuana entrepreneur David Dinenberg" Philly Voice. Retrieved 2016-04-17."Software Firms Benefit from Government’s Seed-to-Sale Marijuana Tracking" Government Technology. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
Career
Real Chef Dinenberg was the co-founder and executive vice president of Real Chef, which developed its own proprietary brand of cooking tools and foods, as well as the nationally known Flavor Magic.
Tycoon Entertainment After leaving Real Chef, Dinenberg was the chief operating officer and a partner at Tycoon Entertainment, a full-service film finance and production company. His responsibilities included the day-to-day operations of the company, deal structure, sourcing debt for the projects as well as budget oversight. He worked with agents, lawyers, producers and distributors, both foreign and domestic.
Grasso Holdings Dinenberg was Chief Operations Officer of Grasso Holdings in Philadelphia,"Snider backs ex-Philly broker's pot finance firm" Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2016-04-17. a full-service real estate development company, where he ran day-to-day operations for the 45 person organization managing an asset portfolio valued in excess of $400 million. Dinenberg was recognized as one of the Top 20 people to Watch in the Philadelphia Area by Philadelphia Magazine.
KIND Financial Dinenberg founded and was the CEO of KIND Financial, a financial technology company providing software solutions to businesses within the cannabis industry transact securely and in compliance with laws and regulations. He has been interviewed or quoted by several media outlets including CNBC,"Why I started a financial-services firm for pot" CNBC. Retrieved 2016-04-17. Inc.,"New Software Could Help Marijuana Businesses Get Access to Banks" Inc.. Retrieved 2016-04-17. Forbes,"Cannabis Credit Union Loses Case Against Fed Reserve Bank" Forbes. Retrieved 2016-04-17. Philadelphia magazine,"Pot Is Coming, Philadelphia!" Philadelphia. Retrieved 2016-04-17. The Deal,"Marijuana financial services firm Kind Financial acquires software maker Agrisoft" The Deal. Retrieved 2016-04-17. and LA Business Journal."Tuesday Rundown: Kind Financial Launches Cannabis Banking Software, Saban Picks Up Hello Kitty Exec" Los Angeles Business Journal. Retrieved 2016-04-17. Dinenberg was forced to step down and turnover his company-issued shares of KIND Financial in September of 2023 as investors lost financial visibility of the company and accused him of breach of fiduciary duty and misuse of company funds.
Fraud investigation and charges On September 29 2026, the US Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania announced that Dinenberg was being charged with security fraud and four counts of wire fraud related to his activities with KIND in Pennsylvania and Rhode Island. The charges accuse Dinenberg of using investor funds to pay for personal expenses including rent, his children's tuition and social club memberships. The charge
Board positions Dinenburg co-founded the Philadelphia Retail Advisory Board. In 2012, he was named the president and member of the board of directors for the Philadelphia Chapter of the Jewish National Fund, the youngest ever president of any Jewish foundation in the United States.
Personal life and education David Dinenberg was born in Philadelphia and graduated from Pennsylvania State University. References