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2 Companies  


2.1  Financial services  




2.2  Gaming  




2.3  Investment  




2.4  Real estate  




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Rock Ventures LLC
Company typePrivate
FounderDan Gilbert
Headquarters
Detroit, Michigan
,
United States

Key people

  • Matthew Cullen (President and COO)
    • RevenueIncrease $6.7 billion (2019)[1]
    OwnerDan Gilbert

    Number of employees

    		Over 30,000 (2019)[1]
    SubsidiariesAmrock, Jack Entertainment
    Websitewww.rockventures.com

    Rock Ventures LLC is the holding company for businessman Dan Gilbert's portfolio of companies, investments, and real estate. It is based in Detroit, Michigan and is also engaged in community development in both Detroit and Cleveland, Ohio.[2] Its over 110 affiliated companies include the Cleveland Cavaliers, Hollywood Casino at Greektown, and Rocket Mortgage.

    History

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    Rock Ventures was founded by Dan Gilbert.[3][4]

    Companies

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    Rock Ventures is the parent company of more than 110 companies.[2]

    Financial services

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    Based around Rocket Mortgage, Rock Ventures owns a number of complementary financial service companies, including:[5]

    Gaming

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    Developed under Jack Entertainment, Rock Ventures holds ownership stake in number of gaming ventures, including:[6][7]

    Investment

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    Rock Ventures has invested in a number of companies, primarily in Detroit and Cleveland areas, including:[8][9]

    • Bedrocket Media Ventures
  • Bizdom
  • BodyPartChart
  • Cellerant Therapeutics
  • Connect America
  • Detroit Venture Partners
  • Foodjunky
  • Gas Station TV
  • Genius
  • Northcentral University
  • Opsmatic
  • PaymentScholar
  • Protect America
  • Purchasing Power
  • RapidAdvance
  • Ritz-Carlton, Cleveland
  • Robb Report
  • Rockbridge Growth Equity
  • Savorfull
  • Social Proof
  • Socrates
  • Spirit Shop
  • SpiroSpano
  • Ternpro
  • Triad Retail Media

    • Real estate

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    Rock Ventures owns a number of real estate investment, development, and service companies, including:[10]

    Sports

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    Rock Ventures owns, or is the majority owner of, a number of sports companies, including:[13][14]

    Technology

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    Rock Ventures is an owner of a number of technology companies, including:[16]

    • Are You A Human
  • backstitch
  • Big River
  • BoostUp
  • Campus Commandos
  • ChoreMonster
  • Cribspot
  • Deck of Dice
  • Detroit Labs
  • Dictionary.com
  • eCollect
  • Ginkgotree
  • Grand Circus
  • GreenLancer
  • iRule
  • Krossover
  • LevelEleven
  • The Madison Block
  • Marxent Labs
  • Passage
  • ProSites
  • Queryly
  • Quikly
  • Rockbot
  • Sift
  • Tap in 2
  • TeamInn
  • UpTo
  • Virteom
  • WaitTime
  • Wedit
  • WSC Sports Technologies

    • Real estate properties

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    Rock Ventures is an owner of over 75 real estate properties, primarily in Detroit, including:[17][18][19]

    Community development

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    Rock Ventures is engaged in community development, philanthropy, and government relations in both Detroit, Michigan and Cleveland, Ohio.[2][4][20]

    References

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    1. ^ a b "Rock Ventures". Forbes.
  • ^ a b c "About Us". rockventures.com. Rock Ventures. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
  • ^ Burns, Matt (August 26, 2014). "Dan Gilbert To Make The Case For Detroit At Disrupt SF". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
  • ^ a b Pinho, Kirk; Walsh, Dustin (31 March 2013). "Change quickens: Gilbert's downtown plan". Crain's Detroit Business. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
  • ^ "Financial Services". rockventures.com. Rock Ventures. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
  • ^ "Gaming". rockventures.com. Rock Ventures. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
  • ^ Bill Shea and Kirk Pinho (February 23, 2016). "Greektown Casino-Hotel to be renamed Jack Detroit Casino-Hotel Greektown". Crain's Detroit Business. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
  • ^ "Investment". rockventures.com. Rock Ventures. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
  • ^ "Other". rockventures.com. Rock Ventures. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
  • ^ "Real Estate". rockventures.com. Rock Ventures. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
  • ^ a b Austin, Dan (28 August 2015). "Dan Gilbert to buy Detroit's abandoned Book Tower". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
  • ^ Henderson, Tom (March 1, 2015). "Rocket Fiber's launch includes a second stage". Crain's Detroit Business. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
  • ^ "Sports". rockventures.com. Rock Ventures. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
  • ^ Larimer, Sarah (July 14, 2014). "How Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert made his fortune". Washington Post. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
  • ^ Shea, Bill (April 27, 2015). "Dan Gilbert moves football helmet maker to Detroit from Massachusetts". Crain's Cleveland Business. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
  • ^ "Technology". rockventures.com. Rock Ventures. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
  • ^ "Properties". rockventures.com. Rock Ventures. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
  • ^ Sorge, Marge (July 17, 2013). "Dan Gilbert and Rock Ventures own or control more than 30 properties Downtown". blog.thedetroithub.com. Detroit Unspun. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
  • ^ McGraw, Bill (July 15, 2013). "For The First Time: All The Facts And Figures On Dan Gilbert's Investment In Detroit". deadlinedetroit.com. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
  • ^ "City Initiatives". rockventures.com. Rock Ventures. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
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