Detroit Venture Partners
Detroit Venture Partners (DVP) is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Detroit, Michigan, founded in 2010 by Dan Gilbert and Jake Cohen. The firm focuses on investing in high-potential technology companies, aiming to revitalize Detroit's entrepreneurial ecosystem. DVP manages between $55 million and $100 million in assets and has made over 170 investments, with a portfolio of approximately 95 active companies. DVP specializes in seed and early-stage investments across various technology sectors, including enterprise software, fintech, digital health, and AI. The firm takes a hands-on
Investing activity
Detroit Venture Partners appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the AI Lounge deals desk. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $4M. The most recent is Bloom (Seed, $3.6M, Oct 2026).
Detroit Venture Partners most often invests alongside SNAK Venture Partners, Invest Detroit Ventures, Michigan Outdoor Innovation Fund and Flyover Capital, and the companies it backs on AI Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Detroit Venture Partners
What AI companies has Detroit Venture Partners invested in?
Detroit Venture Partners's AI investments include Bloom. The 1 round on AI Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is Detroit Venture Partners based?
Detroit Venture Partners is based in Detroit, Michigan, United States.
What stage does Detroit Venture Partners invest at?
In the rounds tracked on AI Lounge, Detroit Venture Partners has invested at Seed, with a median round of $4M.
Who does Detroit Venture Partners co-invest with?
Detroit Venture Partners's most frequent co-investors on AI Lounge are SNAK Venture Partners (1 deal), Invest Detroit Ventures (1 deal), Michigan Outdoor Innovation Fund (1 deal), Flyover Capital (1 deal) and Mana Ventures (1 deal).
How can founders reach Detroit Venture Partners?
Founders on AI Lounge can see Detroit Venture Partners's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with the firm under Warm Paths, and add Detroit Venture Partners to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.