Dan Gilbert
Co-Founder @ NF Forward
Detroit, United States
Dan Gilbert is a Series A investor at NF Forward in Detroit focused on Video and Sports. Dan Gilbert is the Founder and Chairman of Quicken Loans. He previously worked at StockX as an Investor. Dan Gilbert attended Wayne State University.
- Total investments:
- 16
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 25%
Last updated:
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Industries Dan Gilbert invests in
Stages Dan Gilbert invests in
Countries Dan Gilbert invests in
Round sizes
Round size
- Series A
- $1.6M–$90M
- Series B
- $10M–$40M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Video 3 (19%)
- Sports 3 (19%)
- Content 3 (19%)
- Digital Media 3 (19%)
- eSports 2 (13%)
Stage
- Series A 5 (31%)
- Series B 5 (31%)
- Seed 1 (6%)
- Series D 1 (6%)
- Funding Round 1 (6%)
Country
- United States 11 (69%)
- Israel 1 (6%)
- Germany 1 (6%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Observable Space
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OurSky is a developer platform for space applications that provides observational data and analysis of objects and activities in space. | $90M / Series A / May 28, 2026 | |
Cosm
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Cosm is a technology, media, and entertainment company that builds end-to-end solutions for experiences in the technology and entertainment sectors. It offers an experience solution that includes physical design, engineering, manufacturing, software, display engine, and content to deliver immersive experiences on a large scale. | $250M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jul 31, 2024 | |
dub
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Dub is a provider of a copy-trading platform for investment management. Its platform facilitates the users to mirror and invest in their fund-like portfolio. It allows experienced investors to earn money by increasing their followers and helps investors replicate the portfolios of emerging investment managers, hedge funds, or elected officials. Itsaffiliated broker-dealer, registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission and member FINRA, helps facilitate copy-trading, a fast-emerging investment practice suited to today’s investors. | $15M / Seed / Feb 22, 2024 | |
WSC Sports
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WSC Sports' platform generates personalized sports videos for every digital platform and every sports fan - automatically and in real-time.Currently being used by leading media rights owners such as NBA, MLS, FIBA, Cricket Australia, WarnerMedia, Discovery, Bleacher Report, and many others, WSC Sports’ platform utilizes advanced AI andMachine Learning technologies to analyze live sports broadcasts, identify each and every event that occurs in the game, create customized short-form video content and publish to any digital destination. This enables partners to instantly generate and distribute professionally edited personalized clips and videos on a large scale, to engage audiences and maximize video monetization opportunities. | $100M / Series D / Feb 15, 2022 | |
G2 Esports
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G2 Esports is a World Premier esports club founded by Carlos ‘ocelote’ Rodriguez , a former star player in League of Legends and Jens Hilgers. Carlos is the Chief Executive Officer of the club, which currently includes professional teams in League of Legends, Counter-Strike:Global Offensive, Hearthstone and Rocket League.The club was built withthe desire to bring new innovation into esports team management and business whilst upholding core values of professionalism. | $17.3M / Series A / Feb 26, 2019 | |
100 Thieves
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100 Thieves, is an American e-sports, lifestyle, and apparel brand located in Los Angeles in California. It began operation in 2017. | $25M / Series A / Oct 23, 2018 | |
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WSC Sports
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WSC Sports' platform generates personalized sports videos for every digital platform and every sports fan - automatically and in real-time.Currently being used by leading media rights owners such as NBA, MLS, FIBA, Cricket Australia, WarnerMedia, Discovery, Bleacher Report, and many others, WSC Sports’ platform utilizes advanced AI andMachine Learning technologies to analyze live sports broadcasts, identify each and every event that occurs in the game, create customized short-form video content and publish to any digital destination. This enables partners to instantly generate and distribute professionally edited personalized clips and videos on a large scale, to engage audiences and maximize video monetization opportunities. | $12M / Series B / Sep 08, 2016 | |
Doppler Labs
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Doppler Labs was founded in 2013 with the mission to make computing more immersive and human. Here Active Listening, Doppler Lab’s first digital product, was named TIME magazine’s Best Invention of 2015. In February 2017, Doppler Labs released Here One, the evolution of Here Active Listening and the first 3-in-1 wireless smart headphone,delivering premium sound quality, Smart Noise Cancellation, and Speech Enhancement | $24M / Series B / Jul 18, 2016 | |
Krossover
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Krossover Intelligence is a web-based video indexing platform that allows relationships to be built around keywords and then attached to the timeline of a video. The most obvious use of the technology is in the sports world, where thousands of games are played (and filmed) every day around the world. These videos can be indexed, and from thatmeta-data, statistics, tendencies, and strategies can be harnessed.Krossover sells the platform as Software-as-a-Service, allowing sports teams from around the world to purchase the product as well as indexing services. Currently, the company supports basketball, football, and lacrosse teams, thought other sports and other verticals are certainly likely targets of the technology. | $20M / Series B / May 19, 2016 | |
3D Cloud
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3D Cloud is a cloud-based 3D digital asset management platform for 3D product visualization designed for furniture, kitchen, bath, outdoor, and office configuration. The 3D Cloud platform specializes in combining 3D visualization with a suite of AR and VR technology to help configure, design, and visualize eCommerce products, allowing clients toconfigure and customize high-consideration, big-ticket products to increase buyer confidence and sales. Clients include a major US home improvement retailer, Kingfisher plc., Ashley, La-Z-Boy, HNI, and MillerKnoll. | $10M / Series B / Apr 11, 2016 | |
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About NF Forward
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FAQ
What does Dan Gilbert invest in?
Dan Gilbert invests primarily in Video, Sports and Content startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 16 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Dan Gilbert's check size?
Dan Gilbert typically joins rounds of $1.6M–$90M at Series A and $10M–$40M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Dan Gilbert participates in.
When did Dan Gilbert last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Dan Gilbert closed in May 2026. Shizune tracks 16 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
Is Shizune's investor data accurate?
Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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