Rock Ventures
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| Founder | Dan Gilbert |
| Headquarters | Detroit, Michigan, United States |
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Number of employees | Over 24,000[1] |
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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 is also engaged in community development in both Detroit and Cleveland, Ohio.[2] It's over 110 affiliated companies include the Cleveland Cavaliers, Greektown Casino Hotel, and Quicken Loans.
History
Rock Ventures was founded by Dan Gilbert.[3][4]
Companies
Rock Ventures is the parent company of more than 110 companies.[2]
Financial services
Based around Quicken Loans, Rock Ventures owns a number of complimentary financial service companies, including:[5]
- In-House Realty
- Instore
- InStore Finance
- One Reverse Mortgage LLC
- Quicken Loans Mortgage Services
- Rock Connections
- Rock Processing
- Title Source
Gaming
Developed under JACK Entertainment LLC, Rock Ventures holds ownership stake in number of gaming ventures, including:[6][7]
- Greektown Casino Hotel
- Horseshoe Baltimore
- Horseshoe Cincinnati
- Horseshoe Cleveland
- Thistledown Racino
- Turfway Park
Investment
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
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]
- Canton Charge
- Cleveland Cavaliers
- Cleveland Gladiators
- Fathead
- Lake Erie Monsters
- Quicken Loans Arena
- Veritix
- Xenith LLC[15]
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
- eCollect
- Ginkgotree
- Grand Circus
- GreenLancer
- iRule
- Krossover
- LevelEleven
- The Madison Block
- Marxent Labs
- Passage
- Queryly
- Quikly
- Rockbot
- 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]
- 1001 Woodward
- Book Tower[11]
- Chrysler House
- David Stott Building
- Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Detroit Branch Building
- First National Building
- Globe Tobacco Building
- L. B. King and Company Building
- One Campus Martius
- One Detroit Center
- One Woodward Avenue
- The Qube
- Savoyard Centre
- Vinton Building
- Wright-Kay Building
Community development
Rock Ventures is engaged in community development, philanthropy, and government relations in both Detroit, Michigan and Cleveland, Ohio.[2][4][20]
References
- ↑ "Leaders". rockventures.com. Rock Ventures. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
- 1 2 3 "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.
- 1 2 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. 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.
- 1 2 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.