Rock Ventures

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Updated: Jan 22, 2026 ·

Financial History

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Investments Made

Date	Company	Round	Lead Investor(s)	Co-Investor(s)
Jul 1, 2025	Savvy Wealth	$72.0M Series B	—	Alumni Ventures, Canvas Ventures, Chemistry VC, Collab+Currency, Foundation Capital, Founder Collective, Industry Ventures, North Island Ventures, The House Fund, Third Prime, Thrive Capital, Upfront Ventures, Vera Equity, David de Picciotto, Mark Casady, William Wolf, Zachary Hargreaves
Aug 1, 2024	Bland AI	$16.0M Series A	—	01 Advisors, Ansa Capital, KKR, Jeff Richards, Operator Partners, Pioneer Fund, PS Investments, Scale Venture Partners, SciFi VC, The Finger Group, TLV Partners, Viola Ventures, Webb Investment Network, Todd Arky, Wiley Cerilli
Sep 1, 2023	Rain Industries	$10.0M Seed	—	01 Advisors, 20VC, AAF Management Ltd., Accel, Accelr8, AirAngels, AIX Ventures, Album VC, Andreessen Horowitz, Bond, C2 Investment, Coinbase Ventures, DBL Partners, James Hardiman, Felicis Ventures, FJ Labs, Founder Collective, Future Africa, Future Perfect Ventures, GSV Acceleration, Hack VC, Hummingbird Ventures, Insight Partners, Jude Gomila Rolling Fund, Kapor Capital, M34 Capital, Microsoft, New York Ventures, Preston-Werner Ventures, REMUS Capital, Revolution, Sapphire Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Serena Ventures, SoftBank Investment Advisers, Spark Capital, Susa Ventures, Third Sphere, TLcom Capital, VoLo Earth Ventures, XStarPartners, Y Combinator, Akash Garg, Aston Motes, Bobby Goodlatte, Charlie Cheever, Chris Hughes, Christina Cacioppo, Claire Hughes Johnson, Dylan Field, Immad Akhund, Jeff Chang, Jeff Hammerbacher, Johannes Schildt, John Collison, Julia DeWahl, Koen Bok, Lauren Loktev, Marc McCabe, Robert Gentz, Ron Pragides, Stewart Butterfield, Tikhon Bernstam, Tom Blomfield, Wiley Cerilli, Yan-David Erlich
Nov 1, 2022	Savvy Wealth	$11.0M Series A	—	Andreessen Horowitz, Chemistry VC, Collab+Currency, Contrary Capital, Foundation Capital, Founder Collective, Gradient Ventures, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Next Play Ventures, North Island Ventures, Presight Capital, Saga, Streamlined Ventures, The House Fund, Third Prime, Thrive Capital, Tribe Capital, Upfront Ventures, Venrock, Vera Equity, Y Combinator, Charlie Songhurst, David de Picciotto, Konstantin von Unger, Louis Beryl, Paul Forster, Ravi Grover, William Wolf
Feb 1, 2022	Savvy Wealth	$7.0M Seed	—	Andreessen Horowitz, Chemistry VC, Contrary Capital, Foundation Capital, Founder Collective, Next Play Ventures, Streamlined Ventures, Thrive Capital, Tribe Capital, Upfront Ventures, Vera Equity, Y Combinator, Charlie Songhurst, David de Picciotto, Paul Forster, Ravi Grover
Feb 1, 2022	Cosuno	$30.0M Series B	—	AAF Management Ltd., Album VC, AngelList Syndicator, Atomico, Cherry Ventures, DBL Partners, Far Out Ventures, Founder Collective, Future Africa, Future Perfect Ventures, General Catalyst, GSV Acceleration, Revolution, #SecretFund, Serena Ventures, SoftBank Investment Advisers, Spark Capital, Speedinvest, Susa Ventures, TLcom Capital, Andy Chung, Chris Hughes, Chris Murphy, Frederic Montagnon, Julien Romanetto, Nicolas Steegmann, Richard Fearn, Thibaud Elziere, Wiley Cerilli
Nov 1, 2021	Flytrex	$40.0M Series C	—	Predictive VC, Team Global, TechAviv Founder Partners, Joey Low, Todd Arky
Nov 1, 2021	Papa	$150.0M Series D	—	AAF Management Ltd., Album VC, DBL Partners, Scott Hartley, Forerunner Ventures, Founder Collective, Founders Fund, Future Africa, Future Perfect Ventures, GSV Acceleration, Optum Ventures, Revolution, Serena Ventures, SoftBank Investment Advisers, Spark Capital, Susa Ventures, Threshold Ventures, Tiger Global Management, TLcom Capital, Twelve Below, Chris Hughes, Steph Korey, Wiley Cerilli
Oct 1, 2021	Selfbook	$25.0M Series A	—	305 Ventures, 8090 Industries, 9Yards Capital, American Express Ventures, Amplify.LA, Adeyemi Ajao, B Capital Group, Better Tomorrow Ventures, FirstMark Capital, Foundation Capital, Founder Collective, ‎GreatPoint Ventures, Greenoaks Capital, HOF Capital, Imaginary Ventures, Operator Collective, Section 32, Social Capital, Sweet Capital, TCV, TenOneTen Ventures, Thrive Capital, Tiger Global Management, Upfront Ventures, Valia Ventures, Vera Equity, What If Ventures, Alex Pattis, Andy Coravos, David de Picciotto, Justin Mateen, Kunal Shah, Nate Matherson, Yumin Choi
Aug 1, 2021	Saturn Technologies	$44.0M Venture Round	—	01 Advisors, 2xN, 8VC, Kevin Hartz, Andreessen Horowitz, Ansa Capital, Climate Capital, Coatue, Comal Ventures, Contrary Capital, Craft Ventures, Electric Capital, Felix Capital, Flexcap, Footprint Coalition, General Catalyst, Goat Capital, Gumi Cryptos Capital, Haun Ventures, Incisive Ventures, Infinite Niches, Innovation Endeavors, Jetstream, KKR, Locus Ventures, LombardStreet Ventures, Long Journey Ventures, Madrona Ventures, Jeff Richards, Paradigm, Practical Venture Capital, Presight Capital, Saga, Scalar Capital, Sequoia Capital, Seven Seven Six, Sound Ventures, The Finger Group, The Hit Forge, Thirty Five Ventures, Y Combinator, Alison Engel, Andrew Steinwold, Balaji Srinivasan, Ben Silbermann, Daniel Kan, Dylan Field, Emil Michael, Fidji Simo, Gokul Rajaram, Gwyneth Paltrow, Hadi Partovi, Immad Akhund, Jeffrey Wilke, Julian Wright, Justin David Blau, Kyle Vogt, Manik Gupta, Marc Benioff, Mark Cuban, Max Mullen, Mike Vernal, Regan Bozman, Sahil Lavingia, Sam Altman, Scott Banister, Scott Belsky, Tim Ferriss, Todd Arky, Tony Xu, Wiley Cerilli
Jun 1, 2021	Wander	$7.0M Seed	—	11, Accel, Adapt Ventures, Addition, Alt Capital, Alumni Ventures, Authentic Ventures, Avalon Ventures, Balderton Capital, Banana Capital, Bora&Sons, BoxGroup, Browder Capital, Capital Factory, CapitalX, Catapult Capital, Climate Capital, Coelius Capital, Craft Ventures, Cyphr VC, Daffy, Dimension Capital, Draper Associates, EQT Ventures, Fifth Wall, Flex Capital, Force Over Mass Capital, Foundation Capital, Founder Collective, Founders Fund, FTX Ventures, Goat Capital, Haun Ventures, ICONIQ Capital, Infinite Niches, In-Q-Tel, Jetstream, Jude Gomila Rolling Fund, Kepler Operator’s Fund, Khosla Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, KRM Interests LLC, LGF, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Long Journey Ventures, Meritech Capital Partners, Mischief Venture Capital, Msd Capital, NextGen Venture Partners, NextView Ventures, Not Boring Capital, Nyca Partners, Offline Ventures, Paradox Capital, Pareto Holdings, Predictive VC, Primer Sazze Partners, Quiet Capital, Redpoint Ventures, Saga, Sequoia Capital, SRB Ventures, Summit Partners, TCV, Team Global, The Hit Forge, Thirty Five Ventures, Uncork Capital, Vibe Capital, XStarPartners, Y Combinator, Adam Guild, Amjad Masad, Anna Yuan, Bradley Horowitz, Cameron Teitelman, Christian Bach, Christina Cacioppo, Cory Levy, Daniel Gebler, David Mytton, Dharmesh Shah, Dylan Field, Errol Damelin, Fidji Simo, Gokul Rajaram, Guillaume Lestrade, Ilya Golubovich, Immad Akhund, Jason Lemkin, Jeff Chang, Jonathan Neman, Joshua Reeves, Julian Shapiro, Julie Zhuo, Justin Mateen, Kirill Makharinsky, Koen Bok, Larry Braitman, Lawrence Braitman, Max Mullen, Michael Staton, Oleg Rogynskyy, Omar El-Ayat, Parker Conrad, Priyank Chandra, Quinn Slack, Rich Miner, Roger Dickey, Sahil Lavingia, Sam Altman, Scott Belsky, Scot Wingo, Sean Rad, Siqi Chen, Tobias Lutke, Todd Arky, Tony Xu, Young Song
May 1, 2021	Workboard	$75.0M Series D	—	01 Advisors, 20VC, AirAngels, Airtree Ventures, Amasia, Andreessen Horowitz, Ansa Capital, Awesome People Ventures, Cedar Capital Group, Costanoa Ventures, Five Sigma, Floodgate, KKR, Madrona Ventures, Next47, Notable Capital, Salesforce Ventures, Shrug Capital, Softbank Group, SoftBank Investment Advisers, Summit Partners, Systemiq Capital, The Finger Group, Tiger Global Management, Todd and Rahul's Angel Fund, Unusual Ventures, Verizon Ventures, Todd Arky, Wiley Cerilli
May 1, 2021	Sharebite	$15.0M Series A	—	75 & Sunny, Boosted Commerce, DataPower Ventures, J12 Ventures, Left Lane Capital, Merck Global Health Innovation Fund, Not Boring Capital, Predictive VC, Sunset Ventures, Team Global, Dennis Yang, Douglas Stark, Elias Aalto, Fredrik Hjelm, Inbal Leshem, Maria Raga, Mats Diedrichsen, Sreeraman M G, Todd Arky
May 1, 2021	Cosuno	$15.0M Series A	—	AAF Management Ltd., Accel, Album VC, AngelList Syndicator, Atomico, Battery Ventures, Beringea, Cherry Ventures, Cisco Investments, DBL Partners, Equity Alliance, Far Out Ventures, FJ Labs, Founder Collective, Future Africa, Future Perfect Ventures, General Atlantic, General Catalyst, Giza Polish Ventures, GSV Acceleration, Heartcore Capital, HV Capital, Koolen and Partners, La Famiglia, Nokia Growth Partners, Openview Venture Partners, Partech Ventures, Pro Founders Capital, Revolution, #SecretFund, Serena Ventures, SoftBank Investment Advisers, Spark Capital, Speedinvest, Susa Ventures, TLcom Capital, Andy Chung, Chris Hughes, Chris Murphy, Frederic Montagnon, Fritz Demopoulos, Hakan Koc, Jeff Seibert, Johannes Reck, Julien Romanetto, Julius Köhler, Mathias Ockenfels, Matthias Hilpert, Nicolas Steegmann, Richard Fearn, Tao Tao, Thibaud Elziere, Wayne Chang, Wiley Cerilli
May 1, 2021	Explorium	$75.0M Series C	—	01 Advisors, Alkeon Capital, Ansa Capital, Insight Partners, KKR, Jeff Richards, The Finger Group, Zeev Capital, Todd Arky, Wiley Cerilli
Feb 1, 2021	Stitch	$4.0M Seed	—	Abstract Ventures, AIX Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Atreides Management, Bain Capital Ventures, Big Sky Health, Chemistry VC, Coinbase Ventures, Commerce Ventures, Connect Ventures, Creative Juice, Curie.Bio, DFJ, DST Global, ENIAC Ventures, Jenny Fielding, Scott Hartley, Exponent Founders Capital, Firstminute Capital, Foundation Capital, Founder Collective, Founders Fund, Freestyle Capital, Future Africa, General Catalyst, Gradient Ventures, Greenoaks Capital, Andreas Haug, Helium-3 Ventures, Immeasurable, Inspired Capital, Kindred Capital VC, Kleiner Perkins, Lightspeed Venture Partners, London Venture Partners, Luno Expeditions, M13, NFX, Norrsken VC, Operator Partners, Pareto Holdings, Precursor Ventures, Presight Capital, QED Investors, Quona Capital, Socially Financed, Stellar Capital, Syngenta Group Ventures, Tekton Ventures, The Community Fund, Thrive Capital, Uncork Capital, Uncorrelated Ventures, Upfront Ventures, Vera Equity, Visionaries Club, Brad Garlinghouse, Charles Delingpole, David de Picciotto, Engin Utkan, Eric Hahn, Gabriel Weinberg, Gokul Rajaram, Howie Liu, Iqram Magdon-Ismail, Jaan Tallinn, Jason Gardner, Jason Goldberg, Jason Henrichs, Jeremy Yap, Mandeep Singh, Mark Cuban, Mato Peric, Mengxi Lu, Oskar Hartmann, Richard Chen, Spencer Kimball, Steve Salis, Tom Blomfield, Trevor Noah, William Hockey
Jan 1, 2021	Carbyne	$25.0M Series B	—	Andreessen Horowitz, CRV, Founders Fund, Friends & Family Capital, FTAC Ventures, Great Oaks Venture Capital, Hanaco Ventures, Romero Rodrigues, Humba Ventures, SNR, Y Combinator, David Petraeus, Greg Schroy
Jan 1, 2021	Knapsack	$2.0M Seed	—	Cometa, Crosslink Capital, Foundation Capital, Founder Collective, Hustle Fund, Magma Partners, MYASIAVC PTE LTD, Parade Ventures, Sorenson Ventures, Thrive Capital, Upfront Ventures, Vera Equity, Claire Diaz-Ortiz, David de Picciotto
Jan 1, 2021	Pula Advisors	$6.0M Series A	—	AAF Management Ltd., Accenture, Album VC, DBL Partners, Founder Collective, Future Africa, Future Perfect Ventures, GSV Acceleration, Revolution, Serena Ventures, SoftBank Investment Advisers, Spark Capital, Susa Ventures, TIDE Africa Fund, TLcom Capital, Chris Hughes, Rob Solomon, Wiley Cerilli
Oct 1, 2020	Clair	$5.0M Seed	—	AirAngels, Animal Capital, Browder Capital, Citi Ventures, Founder Collective, Founders Fund, Humba Ventures, Imaginary Ventures, Incisive Ventures, Kaszek Ventures, REMUS Capital, Sequoia Capital, Sinai Ventures, SNR, Speedinvest, Streamlined Ventures, Third Kind Ventures, Upfront Ventures, Vera Equity, Vine Ventures LP, Witz Ventures, Alexandre Prot, Alexandros Bottenbruch, Bryce Hall, David Vélez, Didier Valet, Eden Chen, Eric Demuth, Greg Schroy, Griffin Johnson, Harsh Sinha, James Beshara, Philippe Teixeira da Mota, Raphael Vullierme, Steve Anavi, Steven Sarowitz, Tom Chapman, Zander Lurie
Oct 1, 2020	Lunchbox Technologies	$20.0M Series A	—	01 Advisors, 040 Capital, 645 Ventures, Bennett Siegel, A* Capital (A Star Capital), Allegion Ventures, Altair Capital Management, Animo Ventures, Atreides Management, Bessemer Venture Partners, Bowery Capital, Cedar Capital Group, Charge Ventures, CRV, ENIAC Ventures, Jenny Fielding, Scott Hartley, Forum Ventures, Foundation Capital, Founder Collective, Greycroft, Gutter Capital, Intuition Capital, MetaProp Ventures, Jeff Richards, Peak State Ventures, Penny Jar Capital, Primary Venture Partners, Silicon Badia, Supernode Ventures, Thrive Capital, TitletownTech, Trinity Ventures, Tusk Venture Partners, Upfront Ventures, Vera Equity, VSC Ventures, Andrew Gluck, David de Picciotto, Ellie Wheeler, Jared Hyatt, John Legend, Oliver Friedrichs, Peter Carlsson, Reshma Saujani, Scott Belsky, Tony Jamous, Trevor Noah
Jul 1, 2020	Explorium	$31.0M Series B	—	01 Advisors, Alkeon Capital, Ansa Capital, KKR, Jeff Richards, The Finger Group, Zeev Capital, Todd Arky, Wiley Cerilli
Jun 1, 2020	Jumbo Privacy	$8.0M Series A	—	01 Advisors, 1984 Ventures, 500 Global, 50 Partners, 8VC, Acrew Capital, Alven, Bain Capital Crypto, Balderton Capital, Chausson Partners, Conviction Partners, Cowboy Ventures, Curie.Bio, Emergence Capital, Felicis Ventures, Footwork, Founder Collective, Founders Fund, Freestyle Capital, Greylock, Hi Inov - Dentressangle, Humba Ventures, Index Ventures, John Paul, K2 Global, Kearny Jackson, Kickstart Fund, Kima Ventures, Logos Labs, Long Journey Ventures, Mayfield, Night Capital, Offline Ventures, Pareto Holdings, Peterson Ventures, Plug & Play Ventures, Prototype Capital, Sequoia Capital, SignalFire, Slack Fund, SNR, TCV, The Community Fund, Tiger Global Management, TQ Ventures, Unusual Ventures, Matt Garratt, Adrien Miniatti, Andrew Bialecki, Antoine Martin, Bradley Horowitz, Charles Gorintin, Dennis Steele, Eric Rea, Fareed Mosavat, Gabriel Jarrosson, Greg Schroy, Jean Charles Samuelian, Mathilde Collin, Nicolas Pinto, Sahil Lavingia, Scott Belsky, Yahya Mokhtarzada
May 1, 2020	Intricately	$4.0M Series A	—	Founders Fund, Humba Ventures, SNR, Greg Schroy
Apr 1, 2020	Stears	$600K Seed	—	AAF Management Ltd., Album VC, DBL Partners, Founder Collective, Future Africa, Future Perfect Ventures, GSV Acceleration, Revolution, Serena Ventures, SoftBank Investment Advisers, Spark Capital, Susa Ventures, TLcom Capital, Chris Hughes, Wiley Cerilli

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Leadership Team

Key people at Rock Ventures.

Leadership Team

Key people at Rock Ventures.

Deep Dive

Rock Ventures is a diversified investment and holding company founded by Dan Gilbert, serving as the umbrella entity for more than 100 companies primarily based in Detroit and Cleveland. Its mission centers on fostering growth, innovation, and prosperity in the communities where its over 30,000 employees live and work. Rock Ventures invests across multiple sectors, including real estate development, technology, sports, and community initiatives, with a philosophy focused on creating positive social and economic impact rather than purely financial returns[1][3][6].

Founded by Dan Gilbert, the entrepreneur behind Rocket Mortgage and majority owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Rock Ventures evolved from his initial success in mortgage lending into a broad family of companies. The firm’s origin story is deeply tied to Gilbert’s vision of "For More Than Profit," emphasizing people-first values and community revitalization. Key milestones include the founding of Rocket Mortgage in 1985, the launch of Detroit Venture Partners in 2010 to support local startups, and the creation of StockX, an innovative online marketplace. Rock Ventures also actively engages in real estate investments through Bedrock, contributing to urban renewal in Detroit and Cleveland[3][5].

Core Differentiators

Unique Investment Model: Rock Ventures operates as a family office connecting and supporting a diverse portfolio of over 100 companies, leveraging cross-company synergies rather than focusing solely on traditional venture capital returns[1][3].

Network Strength: The firm benefits from Dan Gilbert’s extensive business network, including leadership roles in sports, real estate, and finance, which enhances its ability to foster growth and innovation across sectors[3][5].

Track Record: Rock Ventures has a proven history of scaling companies like Rocket Mortgage and StockX, alongside significant urban development projects that have revitalized Detroit and Cleveland[3][5].

Operating Support: Beyond capital, Rock Ventures provides operational resources and community engagement initiatives, emphasizing sustainable economic development and job creation[1][6].

Rock Ventures rides the broader trend of mission-driven investment and urban revitalization, capitalizing on the growing importance of socially responsible business practices. Its timing aligns with increased attention to community-focused growth and innovation hubs outside traditional tech centers. By integrating real estate, technology, sports, and venture investing, Rock Ventures influences the broader ecosystem by demonstrating how diversified investments can drive regional economic transformation and foster entrepreneurial ecosystems in legacy cities[1][3][5].

Quick Take & Future Outlook

Looking ahead, Rock Ventures is likely to deepen its commitment to community impact while expanding its portfolio in emerging sectors. Trends such as urban innovation, technology-driven real estate development, and socially conscious investing will shape its trajectory. As Detroit and Cleveland continue to evolve as innovation hubs, Rock Ventures’ integrated approach positions it to remain a key catalyst for sustainable growth and economic opportunity, reinforcing its "For More Than Profit" philosophy and broadening its influence in the investment landscape[3][5].

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Core Differentiators

Unique Investment Model: Rock Ventures operates as a family office connecting and supporting a diverse portfolio of over 100 companies, leveraging cross-company synergies rather than focusing solely on traditional venture capital returns[1][3].

Network Strength: The firm benefits from Dan Gilbert’s extensive business network, including leadership roles in sports, real estate, and finance, which enhances its ability to foster growth and innovation across sectors[3][5].

Track Record: Rock Ventures has a proven history of scaling companies like Rocket Mortgage and StockX, alongside significant urban development projects that have revitalized Detroit and Cleveland[3][5].

Operating Support: Beyond capital, Rock Ventures provides operational resources and community engagement initiatives, emphasizing sustainable economic development and job creation[1][6].