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Detroit Venture Partners

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 26 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $55M, Jun 2014VC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BTech

Deploying now
100%of best year3cheques in 12 months, 26 on record
Since the last cheque10days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$10MCheque size, as they say$500K – $1.0MRounds led0 of 26Sole investor1 roundsMostly inUnited States, 96%
Pitch Detroit Venture Partners

Detroit Venture Partners highlights

  1. 01

    3 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Seed: 83% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median undisclosed

What they do

Detroit Venture Partners has been committed to backing and founding early stage tech companiesFrom their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$500K – $1.0M as they say
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
Tech
Based in
Detroit, United States
Cold pitches
Accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first26 appearances

  1. 2026

    3 rounds

  2. Oct
    Ultra SecuritySeed · US · Fintech Global$10MWith 5 others
  3. Oct
    BloomSeed · US · Firms' own news pages$3.6MWith 5 others
  4. Aug
    Aurelius SystemsSeries A · US · Ventureburn$40MWith 9 others
  5. 2024

    1 round

  6. Jul
    GigproSeries A · US · Foundry Group$16MWith 3 others
  7. 2019

    1 round

  8. Aug
    WSC SportsSeries C · IL · FinSMEs$23MWith 11 others
  9. 2018

    4 rounds

  10. Sept
    GuardhatSeries A · US · FinSMEs$20MWith 4 others
  11. May
    PriorAuthNowSeries A · US · FinSMEs$11MWith 1 other
  12. Feb
    AutobooksSeries A · US · FinSMEs$10MWith 4 others
  13. Jan
    CargoSeed · US · FinSMEs$5.5MWith 6 others
  14. 2017

    3 rounds

  15. Nov
    Lunar WirelessUS · FinSMEs$4.1MWith 9 others
  16. Jul
    CargoSeed · US · TechCrunch$1.8MWith 3 others
  17. Jan
    DwollaUS · Clayandmilk$6.8MWith 6 others
  18. 2015

    2 rounds

  19. Sept
    CamplessVenture · USUndisclosedSole investor
  20. Jun
    Are You a HumanSeries A · US$4.2MWith 5 others
  21. 2014

    6 rounds

  22. Dec
    iRuleVenture · US$2.5MWith 1 other
  23. Oct
    reach | influenceSeed · US$4.8MWith 1 other
  24. Aug
    RockbotSeed · US$1.2MWith 4 others
  25. Aug
    LevelElevenSeed · US$1.5MWith 1 other
  26. Feb
    QuiklySeries B · US$571KWith 1 other
  27. Jan
    SpiritShop.comSeed · US$1.3MWith 3 others
  28. 2013

    3 rounds

  29. Jul
    ChoreMonsterSeries A · US$1.5MWith 1 other
  30. Jun
    UpToSeries A · US · xconomy.com$2.0MWith 2 others
  31. Feb
    iRuleSeries A · US · detroit.cbslocal.com$1.3MWith 2 others
  32. 2012

    3 rounds

  33. Oct
    LevelElevenSeed · US · finsmes.com$1.5MWith 4 others
  34. Jul
    QuiklySeries A · US$200KWith 1 other
  35. Apr
    QuiklySeries A · US$250KWith 1 other

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration6 named

BHBrian HermelinManager and MemberiFiling they signed
DGDan GilbertManager and MemberiFiling they signed
GKGabe KarpExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
JCJacob CohenExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
JLJosh LinknerManager and MemberiFiling they signed
TSTed SerbinskiExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed

We also hold 8 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Detroit Venture Partners. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Detroit Venture Partners put money into.

Quick answers about Detroit Venture Partners

What does Detroit Venture Partners invest in?

Detroit Venture Partners invests most often at Series A and Seed (83% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Tech.

How active is Detroit Venture Partners?

26 investments on record, 3 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Detroit Venture Partners invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Ultra Security (Seed, Oct 2026), Bloom (Seed, Oct 2026) and Aurelius Systems (Series A, Aug 2026).

How big are Detroit Venture Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $10M. It says it writes cheques of $500K to $1.0M.

Does Detroit Venture Partners lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 26 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Detroit Venture Partners invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (96%).

Is Detroit Venture Partners investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 3 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Detroit Venture Partners invest alongside?

Most often Fontinalis Partners (3 rounds together), Ludlow Ventures (3 rounds together) and BDS Capital (2 rounds together).

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