Invest Detroit is a mission-driven community development financial institution (CDFI) that has been catalyzing investment and economic development in Detroit and Michigan for over 25 years. Through its ID Ventures arm, it provides early-stage capital to promising Michigan-based high-tech startups.
They made 1 investment in the last 12 months. Their most common stage is seed (40% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $6.4M (across 15 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
15
Fund Size
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Top Stage
Seed
Last 12 Mo
1
Team
Charles G. (Chip) McClure
Managing Partner
Lee Rawlings
Senior Vice President, Venture and Managing Director, ID Ventures
Wendy Lewis Jackson
Managing Director, Detroit
Alan S. Schwartz
Partner, Vice Chairman
Ashlee Cunningham
Program Director, Motor City Contractor Fund
Matthew P. Cullen – Chairman
Principal and Chairman of the Board
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
Portfolio
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Scorbit | Seed | $5M | Nov 2025 |
 CircNova | Seed | $3.3M | Jan 2025 |
 Claira | Seed | $3.5M | May 2022 |
 Genomenon | Series B | $20M | Jan 2022 |
 86 Repairs | Seed | $2M | Mar 2021 |
 Airspace Link | Unknown | $4M | Jan 2020 |
 Ripple Science | Seed | $2.5M | Jan 2020 |
 Orbion Space Technology | Series A | $9.2M | Aug 2019 |
 Dynamo Metrics | Seed | $1M | Jan 2019 |
 GreenMark Biomedical | Series A | $1.7M | Jun 2018 |
| PPeachworks | Series A | $4M | Jan 2015 |
 Treehouse | Series A | $16.6M | — |
 ReportWell | Pre-Seed | $1.1M | — |
 Treehouse | Series A | $16.6M | — |
 Judy Security | Unknown | $5M | — |
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Last updated: 20 October 2026