Detroit Venture Partners has backed and founded early-stage tech companies since 2010.

Detroit-based Bloom raises $3.6 million in a seed round led by SNAK Venture Partners to build an AI-enabled marketplace connecting hardware companies with manufacturers and suppliers. The platform supports supplier discovery, bidding, quoting, booking and payment across contract manufacturing, assembly, engineering, freight, warehousing and other services. Bloom reports more than 2,000 matches for over 140 companies; Flyover Capital, Mana Ventures, Detroit Venture Partners, Invest Detroit Ventures and the Michigan Outdoor Innovation Fund also participate.

Oct 2026 · TechCrunchNews article

Wheel the World raises $6 million in pre-Series A funding and adds guaranteed-accessibility hotel bookings and price matching. Kayak Ventures leads the SAFE-note investment, joined by Detroit Venture Partners, REI Co-op Path Ahead Ventures and other investors; the company says the funding supports new partnerships and product development. Its platform now offers travel in more than 200 destinations, and the number of travelers booking through it increased fourfold over 2021.

Mar 2023 · TechCrunchNews article