Detroit Venture Partners
Since 2010, Detroit Venture Partners has been committed to backing and founding early stage tech companies. Dan Gilbert founded it to grow Detroit's entrepreneurial community.
- Type
- Venture capital firm
- Location
- Detroit, MI
- Website
- https://www.detroit.vc
- Investment focus
- early stage tech companies
- Stages
- early stage
About
Detroit Venture Partners' site says that since 2010 the firm has been committed to backing and founding early stage tech companies. It says Dan Gilbert, founder and chairman of Rocket Companies, founded the firm to grow Detroit's entrepreneurial community. The site lists Ultra Security among the portfolio logos. It says the firm helps portfolio companies by leveraging the more than 90 companies within the Rock Family of Companies. That count is the site's wording.
The location shown is the principal office in the firm's Form ADV for Detroit Venture Partners LP (CRD 281114), which lists Detroit, Michigan. The street address is not published. The ADV lists detroitventurepartners.com. That host did not open, because the certificate hostname did not match. The description on this page comes from detroit.vc. Dan Gilbert is named on the firm's site. He does not have an angel page.
The firm participated in Bloom's seed, announced on 2026-10-07. The Raise Track Update of 2026-10-08 names it as an investor. It also participated in Ultra Security's $10 million seed, announced on 2026-10-21. The issue does not name a lead on that round.
The Raise Track Update names Detroit Venture Partners as an investor in: Bloom (2026-10-08), Ultra Security (2026-10-22).
Funding rounds on RaiseTrack
| Company | Round | Date | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ultra Security | Seed 2026 | 2026-10-21 | participant |
| Bloom | Seed 2026 | 2026-10-07 | participant |
Sources
Last verified:
- https://www.detroit.vc/
Type: official investor website. Accessed 2026-10-22.
Detroit Venture Partners home page. Says that since 2010 the firm has been committed to backing and founding early stage tech companies, and that Dan Gilbert founded it to grow Detroit's entrepreneurial community. Portfolio logos include Ultra Security. Says the firm helps portfolio companies by leveraging the more than 90 companies within the Rock Family of Companies. That count is the site's wording and is not stored as a fund size. The contact email is not published. The page does not give a street address. - https://reports.adviserinfo.sec.gov/reports/ADV/281114/PDF/281114.pdf
Type: sec filing. Accessed 2026-10-22.
Form ADV annual amendment for DETROIT VENTURE PARTNERS LP, CRD 281114, SEC file 802-107570, filed 2026-03-17. Principal office and place of business is Detroit, Michigan. Lists the website HTTP://WWW.DETROITVENTUREPARTNERS.COM. The street address and phone number are not published. That host was not opened: the TLS certificate hostname did not match. - https://buttondown.com/raisetrack/archive/raise-track-update-2026-10-08/
Type: other verified public source. Accessed 2026-10-12.
Raise Track Update for 2026-10-08. Names Detroit Venture Partners as an investor in Bloom. - https://ultra.security/blog/ultra-security-raises-10m-seed-to-secure-autonomous-agents
Type: company announcement. Accessed 2026-10-22.
Ultra Security blog, October 21, 2026. Names Detroit Venture Partners as an investor in the $10 million seed. - https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20261021802328/en/Ultra-Security-Emerges-from-Stealth-with-$10M-Seed-Round-to-Secure-Autonomous-Runtimes
Type: funding announcement. Accessed 2026-10-22.
Business Wire release. Names Detroit Venture Partners among the seed investors. The direct page request timed out; the wire text used is the release text returned with that URL, and it matches the company blog on the amount, the date, and the six firms. - https://buttondown.com/raisetrack/archive/raise-track-update-2026-10-22/
Type: other verified public source. Accessed 2026-10-22.
Raise Track Update for 2026-10-22. Names Detroit Venture Partners as a backer of Ultra Security's $10 million seed. Does not name a lead.