Detroit Venture Partners

Detroit Venture Partners is a Detroit-based venture capital firm that focuses on seed and early-stage technology investments across the United States, with emphasis on Detroit and Ontario. The firm backs internet, digital media, marketing technology, direct-to-consumer, sports and entertainment, social media, e-commerce, software, B2B software, mobile applications, and related sectors such as Adtech and enterprise software-as-a-service. It typically makes initial investments in the range of USD 0.25 to 0.75 million, with follow-on rounds between 2 and 3 million, and can participate up to about 3 million per investment. Founded in 2010, it aims to support entrepreneurial ventures that help rebuild the Detroit area and foster growth in technology-driven businesses.

Jake Cohen

Partner

Kate Hernandez JD

Principal

Gabe Karp

Partner

Haemi Kim

Director of Finance

Jared Stasik

Partner

Cory Tincher

Investor

Past deals in Ohio

CoverTree

Series A in 2024
CoverTree is an insurance technology firm delivering digital insurance services for manufactured home residents. It specializes in digital distribution, automated underwriting, and data-driven pricing to support specialty personal lines of insurance for manufactured homes. Its product is available in multiple states including Arizona, Indiana, Michigan, New Mexico, Ohio, Illinois, and Tennessee. The company is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan.

CoverTree

Seed Round in 2022
CoverTree is an insurance technology firm delivering digital insurance services for manufactured home residents. It specializes in digital distribution, automated underwriting, and data-driven pricing to support specialty personal lines of insurance for manufactured homes. Its product is available in multiple states including Arizona, Indiana, Michigan, New Mexico, Ohio, Illinois, and Tennessee. The company is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan.

Splash Financial

Series B in 2021
Splash Financial, established in 2013 and headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, operates as a student loan refinancing company. It specializes in providing online lending solutions for college graduates to consolidate and refinance both federal and private student loans. The company's mission is to empower borrowers by helping them shop and compare financial products from its network of credit union and bank partners, aiming to reduce debt burdens through savings facilitated by its automated underwriting platform.

FamilyTech

Seed Round in 2013
FamilyTech is a Cincinnati-based company founded in 2011 that develops web and mobile applications aimed at enhancing family life. The company offers a suite of family-focused apps that serve millions of parents, teens, kids, and couples, making everyday tasks easier and more enjoyable. Its product lineup includes MotherShp, designed for parents; Landra, tailored for teens; ChoreMonster, which engages children; and HoneyDo, aimed at couples. Additionally, FamilyTech's applications support behavior therapy programs, particularly for children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and other executive function challenges, helping them organize and complete household chores effectively.

CoverTree

CoverTree is an insurance technology firm delivering digital insurance services for manufactured home residents. It specializes in digital distribution, automated underwriting, and data-driven pricing to support specialty personal lines of insurance for manufactured homes. Its product is available in multiple states including Arizona, Indiana, Michigan, New Mexico, Ohio, Illinois, and Tennessee. The company is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan.
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