# Detroit Venture Partners: portfolio, investments and team

> Detroit Venture Partners is a vc firm based in United States. 26 investments on record, 3 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026.

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# Detroit Venture Partners

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 26 cheques on record.

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Deploying now New fund $55M, Jun 2014 VC firm

Seed Series A Series B Tech

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**100%** of best year **3** **cheques in 12 months**, 26 on record

Since the last cheque **10** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$10M** Cheque size, as they say **$500K – $1.0M** Rounds led **0 of 26** Sole investor **1 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 96%**

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## Detroit Venture Partners highlights

- 01 3 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Series A and Seed: 83% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median undisclosed

## What they do

> Detroit Venture Partners has been committed to backing and founding early stage tech companies From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $500K – $1.0M as they say
- **Stages:** Seed Series A Series B
- **Sectors:** Tech
- **Based in:** Detroit, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **26 appearances**

- **2026** 3 rounds
- **Oct** **[Ultra Security](https://millionrounds.com/company/ultra-security)** Seed · US · Fintech Global **$10M** With 5 others
- **Oct** **[Bloom](https://millionrounds.com/company/bloom)** Seed · US · Firms' own news pages **$3.6M** With 5 others
- **Aug** **[Aurelius Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/aurelius-systems)** Series A · US · Ventureburn **$40M** With 9 others
- **2024** 1 round
- **Jul** **[Gigpro](https://millionrounds.com/company/gigpro)** Series A · US · Foundry Group **$16M** With 3 others
- **2019** 1 round
- **Aug** **WSC Sports** Series C · IL · FinSMEs **$23M** With 11 others
- **2018** 4 rounds
- **Sept** **[Guardhat](https://millionrounds.com/company/guardhat)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$20M** With 4 others
- **May** **[PriorAuthNow](https://millionrounds.com/company/priorauthnow)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$11M** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[Autobooks](https://millionrounds.com/company/autobooks)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$10M** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[Cargo](https://millionrounds.com/company/cargo)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$5.5M** With 6 others
- **2017** 3 rounds
- **Nov** **[Lunar Wireless](https://millionrounds.com/company/lunar-wireless)** US · FinSMEs **$4.1M** With 9 others
- **Jul** **[Cargo](https://millionrounds.com/company/cargo)** Seed · US · TechCrunch **$1.8M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Dwolla](https://millionrounds.com/company/dwolla)** US · Clayandmilk **$6.8M** With 6 others
- **2015** 2 rounds
- **Sept** **[Campless](https://millionrounds.com/company/campless)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Are You a Human](https://millionrounds.com/company/are-you-a-human)** Series A · US **$4.2M** With 5 others
- **2014** 6 rounds
- **Dec** **[iRule](https://millionrounds.com/company/irule)** Venture · US **$2.5M** With 1 other
- **Oct** **[reach | influence](https://millionrounds.com/company/reach-influence)** Seed · US **$4.8M** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[Rockbot](https://millionrounds.com/company/rockbot)** Seed · US **$1.2M** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[LevelEleven](https://millionrounds.com/company/leveleleven)** Seed · US **$1.5M** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[Quikly](https://millionrounds.com/company/quikly)** Series B · US **$571K** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[SpiritShop.com](https://millionrounds.com/company/spiritshop-com)** Seed · US **$1.3M** With 3 others
- **2013** 3 rounds
- **Jul** **[ChoreMonster](https://millionrounds.com/company/choremonster)** Series A · US **$1.5M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[UpTo](https://millionrounds.com/company/upto)** Series A · US · xconomy.com **$2.0M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[iRule](https://millionrounds.com/company/irule)** Series A · US · detroit.cbslocal.com **$1.3M** With 2 others
- **2012** 3 rounds
- **Oct** **[LevelEleven](https://millionrounds.com/company/leveleleven)** Seed · US · finsmes.com **$1.5M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Quikly](https://millionrounds.com/company/quikly)** Series A · US **$200K** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Quikly](https://millionrounds.com/company/quikly)** Series A · US **$250K** With 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 registration **6 named**

BH **Brian Hermelin** Manager and Member i Filing they signed

DG **Dan Gilbert** Manager and Member i Filing they signed

GK **Gabe Karp** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

JC **Jacob Cohen** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

JL **Josh Linkner** Manager and Member i Filing they signed

TS **Ted Serbinski** Executive Officer i Filing 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.

New fund on file

**$55M**

raised in Jun 2014

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Seed Series A Series B

Median round joined **$10M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **-**

Led 0 of 26 rounds **0%**

- **Said size:** $500K – $1.0M
- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A said *11*
- Seed said *9*
- Venture *2*
- Series B said *1*
- Series C *1*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Dec 2023 Nov 2026

Often in the room with

- [Fontinalis Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fontinalis-partners) 3
- [Ludlow Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ludlow-ventures) 3
- [BDS Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bds-capital) 2
- [Foundry Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foundry) 2
- [Pennstro Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pennstro-ventures) 2
- [Rosecliff Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rosecliff) 2

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## 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.

[**Fontinalis Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fontinalis-partners)[**Ludlow Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ludlow-ventures)[**BDS Capital** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bds-capital)[**Foundry Group** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foundry)[**Pennstro Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pennstro-ventures)[**Rosecliff Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rosecliff)[**Techstars** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/techstars)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Detroit Venture Partners put money into.

[**Bloom** $3.6M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/bloom)[**Aurelius Systems** $40M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/aurelius-systems)[**Autobooks** $10M · Feb 2018](https://millionrounds.com/company/autobooks)[**Dwolla** $6.8M · Jan 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/dwolla)

## 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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