Rock Ventures

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ROCK
Company type Private holding company
Founded2007
Founder Dan Gilbert
Headquarters,
United States
Key people
Dan Gilbert, Founder and Chairman
Owner Dan Gilbert
Subsidiaries Amrock, Rocket Companies, Bedrock
Website www.rock.com
Footnotes /references
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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. [2] Its over 110 affiliated companies included the Cleveland Cavaliers and Rocket Mortgage.

Contents

In 2023 Rock Ventures became ROCK, the Family Office for the Gilberts. [3]

History

Rock Ventures was founded by Dan Gilbert in 2007. [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. It had more than 100 companies under its umbrella at that time. [5]

Companies

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

Financial services

Investment

Real estate

Sports and entertainment

Bedrock

Bedrock is a real estate investment group owned by Rock Ventures. It was founded by Dan Gilbert in 2011, a year after moving QuickenLoans to downtown Detroit. By 2018, it had invested or allocated $5.6 billion in approximately 100 properties in the Detroit-area. [6]

References

  1. "Our Story". ROCK. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  2. 1 2 "About Us". rockventures.com. Rock Ventures. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
  3. "Rock Family Office". rock.com. ROCK. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
  4. "Rock Ventures LLC". Tharawat Magazine. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  5. Feloni, Richard (18 August 2018). "Billionaire Dan Gilbert has already bet $5.6 billion on Detroit's future, but money can't solve his biggest challenge". Business Insider. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
  6. Feloni, Richard; Lee, Samantha (30 August 2018). "Billionaire Dan Gilbert has invested $5.6 billion in nearly 100 properties in Detroit — see the full map of exactly what he owns". Business Insider. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  7. Austin, Dan (28 August 2015). "Dan Gilbert to buy Detroit's abandoned Book Tower". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2015-09-01.