Rock Ventures

Last updated
ROCK
Company type Private holding company
Founded1985
Founder Dan Gilbert
Headquarters
Detroit, Michigan
,
United States
Key people
Dan Gilbert, Founder and Chairman
RevenueIncrease2.svg $6.7 billion (2019) [1]
Owner Dan Gilbert
Number of employees
Over 30,000 (2019) [1]
Subsidiaries Amrock, Jack Entertainment, Rocket Companies Inc., Bedrock
Website www.rock.com
Footnotes /references
[2]

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 engaged in community development in both Detroit and Cleveland, Ohio. [3] Its over 110 affiliated companies included the Cleveland Cavaliers, Hollywood Casino at Greektown, and Rocket Mortgage.

Contents

In 2023 Rock Ventures became ROCK, the Family Office for the Gilberts. [2]

History

Rock Ventures was founded by Dan Gilbert in 1985. [4]

By 2018, Rock Ventures accounted for 17,000 jobs in the City of Detroit, making it the largest employer and taxpayer in the city. [5]

Companies

Rock Ventures was the parent company of more than 110 companies. [3] ROCK is the rebranded company that took the place of Rock Ventures. ROCK is the office that connects the Family of Companies to the For More Than Profit philosophy created by Dan Gilbert [6]

Financial services

Especially under the subsidiary holding company, Rock Holdings Inc., Rock Ventures, LLC owns a number of complementary financial service companies, including: [7]

Investment

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

Real estate

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

Sports

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

Technology

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

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

Community development

Rock Ventures is engaged in community development, philanthropy, and government relations in both Detroit, Michigan and Cleveland, Ohio. [3] [4] [20]

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  6. ↑ "Our Impact". rock.com. ROCK. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
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  8. ↑ "Investment". rockventures.com. Rock Ventures. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
  9. ↑ "Other". rockventures.com. Rock Ventures. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
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  13. ↑ "Sports". rockventures.com. Rock Ventures. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
  14. ↑ Larimer, Sarah (July 14, 2014). "How Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert made his fortune". Washington Post. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
  15. ↑ Shea, Bill (April 27, 2015). "Dan Gilbert moves football helmet maker to Detroit from Massachusetts". Crain's Cleveland Business. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
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  17. ↑ "Properties". rockventures.com. Rock Ventures. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
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