# Detroit Venture Partners LP: portfolio, investments and team > Detroit Venture Partners LP is a vc firm based in United States. 26 investments on record, latest Oct 2013. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/detroit-venture-partners-lp (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Detroit Venture Partners LP Last cheque observed Oct 2013. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Quiet VC firm Seed Series A Venture Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 26 on record Since the last cheque **4751** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$1.2M** Rounds led **0 of 26** Sole investor **3 rounds** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%** Pitch Detroit Venture Partners LP ## Detroit Venture Partners LP highlights - 01 26 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 81% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $1.5M - 04 2 exits from the portfolio ## What they do > SEC Form ADV: exempt reporting adviser From their own website - **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Based in:** Detroit, MI, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **26 appearances** - **2013** 9 rounds - **Oct** **[BoostUp](https://millionrounds.com/company/boostup)** Seed · US · finsmes.com **$1.0M** With 2 others - **Sept** **[LevelEleven](https://millionrounds.com/company/leveleleven)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$2.0M** With 7 others - **Jul** **[ChoreMonster](https://millionrounds.com/company/choremonster)** Seed · US · pevc.dowjones.com **$1.5M** Sole investor - **Jun** **[GINKGOTREE](https://millionrounds.com/company/ginkgotree)** Series A · US **$1.0M** With 2 others - **Jun** **[Opsmatic](https://millionrounds.com/company/opsmatic)** Seed · US **$3.0M** With 8 others - **May** **[Grand Circus](https://millionrounds.com/company/grand-circus)** Venture · US **$1.3M** Sole investor - **Mar** **[Chalkfly](https://millionrounds.com/company/chalkfly)** Series A · US · modeldmedia.com **$750K** With 4 others - **Mar** **[Quikly](https://millionrounds.com/company/quikly)** Series A · US · sec.gov **$1.0M** With 3 others - **Mar** **[SocialProof](https://millionrounds.com/company/socialproof)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$2.3M** With 3 others - **2012** 4 rounds - **Jun** **[Rockbot](https://millionrounds.com/company/rockbot)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.2M** With 7 others - **May** **[Are You a Human](https://millionrounds.com/company/are-you-a-human)** US **Undisclosed** With 2 others - **Apr** **[Quikly](https://millionrounds.com/company/quikly)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other - **Mar** **[UpTo](https://millionrounds.com/company/upto)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others - **2011** 13 rounds - **Dec** **[Sociocast](https://millionrounds.com/company/sociocast)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.5M** With 4 others - **Dec** **[Marxent](https://millionrounds.com/company/marxent)** Venture · US · finsmes.com **$1.0M** With 2 others - **Nov** **[StyleCaster](https://millionrounds.com/company/stylecaster)** Series A · US · venturebeat.com **$1.0M** With 5 others - **Nov** **[Instore](https://millionrounds.com/company/instore)** Seed · US · gigaom.com **$1.2M** With 5 others - **Oct** **[Are You a Human](https://millionrounds.com/company/are-you-a-human)** US **Undisclosed** With 2 others - **Oct** **[UpTo](https://millionrounds.com/company/upto)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$875K** With 1 other - **Sept** **[Flud](https://millionrounds.com/company/flud)** US **Undisclosed** With 3 others - **Sept** **[Miso Media](https://millionrounds.com/company/miso-media)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$2.4M** With 3 others - **Jul** **[Are You a Human](https://millionrounds.com/company/are-you-a-human)** Series A · US · finsmes.com **$750K** With 2 others - **Jun** **[Marxent](https://millionrounds.com/company/marxent)** US **Undisclosed** With 2 others - **Jun** **[hiredMYway.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/hiredmyway-com)** US · modeldmedia.com **Undisclosed** With 2 others - **Apr** **[Flud](https://millionrounds.com/company/flud)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.0M** With 3 others - **Mar** **[Sociocast](https://millionrounds.com/company/sociocast)** Series B · US · research-live.com **$1.8M** Sole investor 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 registration **2 named** BM **Brian Michael Hermelin** Partner i Form ADV DG **Daniel Gilbert** Partner i Form ADV We also hold **3** 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. ## What the register says From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law **$56M** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026 **Exempt** reporting adviser venture or small private funds - **Legal name:** Detroit Venture Partners LP - **SEC number:** CRD 281114 ## Exits from the portfolio Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **2 in all** **[Opsmatic](https://millionrounds.com/company/opsmatic)** Bought by New Relic **Undisclosed** Nov 2015 **[StyleCaster](https://millionrounds.com/company/stylecaster)** Bought by SheKnows Media **Undisclosed** Aug 2014 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Seed Series A Venture Median round joined **$1.2M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$1.5M** Led 0 of 26 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** 3 rounds - **Last cheque:** Oct 2013 - **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Seed *10* - Series A *7* - Venture *3* - Series B *1* Cheques by year Led Joined 2011 2013 Often in the room with - [Ludlow Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ludlow-ventures) 6 - [Invest Detroit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/invest-detroit) 5 - [Frankel Commercialization Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/frankel-commercialization-fund) 3 - [Beck Besecker](https://millionrounds.com/fund/beck-besecker) 2 - [David Fry](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-fry) 2 - [Google Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv) 2 **Pitching Detroit Venture Partners LP?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as Detroit Venture Partners LP. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Ludlow Ventures** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ludlow-ventures)[**Invest Detroit** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/invest-detroit)[**Frankel Commercialization Fund** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/frankel-commercialization-fund)[**Beck Besecker** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/beck-besecker)[**David Fry** Angel **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-fry)[**Google Ventures** Corporate VC **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gv)[**JFJF Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jfjf-ventures)[**Pennstro Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pennstro-ventures)[**Stage 1 Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stage-1-ventures)[**Start Garden** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/start-garden)[**capitalB** Angel network **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capitalb) ## Quick answers about Detroit Venture Partners LP ### What does Detroit Venture Partners LP invest in? Detroit Venture Partners LP invests most often at Seed and Series A (81% of the rounds on record). ### How active is Detroit Venture Partners LP? 26 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2013. ### How big are Detroit Venture Partners LP's cheques? The median round it joins is $1.2M. ### Does Detroit Venture Partners LP lead rounds? Rarely, if at all: none of its 26 investments on record names it as the lead. ### Where does Detroit Venture Partners LP invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%). ### Is Detroit Venture Partners LP investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2013. ### Who does Detroit Venture Partners LP invest alongside? Most often Ludlow Ventures (6 rounds together), Invest Detroit (5 rounds together) and Frankel Commercialization Fund (3 rounds together). ### What kind of investor is Detroit Venture Partners LP? Detroit Venture Partners LP is a VC firm based in Detroit, MI, United States. ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=detroit-venture-partners-lp) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=detroit-venture-partners-lp)