# Jake Cohen

> Jake Cohen is a seed investor at Detroit Venture Partners backing Software. See 26 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Detroit Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/detroit-venture-partners)
- Location: Detroit, United States
- Total investments: 26
- Last investment: May 2025
- Lead investor: 54%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jacobdavidcohen
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/jakeDVP
- Website: https://x.com/jakeDVP

Jake Cohen is a Partner at Detroit Venture Partners. He was a Co-Founder at Ubars.com. He attended the University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 5 | 19% |
| Enterprise Software | 4 | 15% |
| E-Commerce | 3 | 12% |
| Social Media | 3 | 12% |
| Information Technology | 3 | 12% |

60 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 9 | 35% |
| Series A | 6 | 23% |
| Funding Round | 4 | 15% |
| Series C | 2 | 8% |
| Series B | 1 | 4% |

6 stages tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sequen | Sequen is an AI-native Behavior Design Engine and reinforcement-learning-driven platform that powers adaptive in-session search. |  | Seed | May 12, 2025 |  |
| Kabata | The world's first AI-powered dumbbells, Kabata is able to analyze and comprehend your fitness metrics to deliver increasingly efficient, effective, engaging workouts. Kabata’s algorithms constantly learn what is most enjoyable - and most effective - for each user, getting smarter as you get stronger. | $5M | Seed | May 21, 2024 |  |
| Dwolla | Dwolla is a payment services provider powering innovations with sophisticated account-to-account payment solutions. Dwolla’s modern API simplifies the complex process of integrating with the various payment networks to create a single end-to-end solution–giving businesses the ability to program payments on the same day, next day or in real-timedirectly to bank accounts. With minimal development, start-ups to Fortune 500 companies can gain efficiency, flexibility and improved cash flow by working with Dwolla. | $21M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 21, 2021 |  |
| Aatmunn | Aatmunn, meaning "soul," is an industrial technology company with a clear mission: to revolutionize the lives of over 2 billion frontline workers globally. In 2023, over 2 million frontline workers tragically lost their lives, despite a $1 trillion investment in safety and productivity improvements. The adoption of technology among theseworkers has been inconsistent, leading to stagnant or declining outcomes.Aatmunn aims to change this narrative with its AI-powered data fabric and applications, already trusted by 150+ marquee customers like SpaceX, PepsiCo, and Amazon, as well as device manufacturers such as 3M and RKI. We've achieved remarkable growth, with a 100% YoY increase in ARR. |  | Series B | Jan 05, 2021 |  |
| Signal Advisors | Signal Advisors is a new tech-enabled distributor of annuities and life insurance. Their end-to-end platform for financial advisors and insurance producers simplifies licensing & contracting, new business submission, case design, marketing analytics, compliance and more. Additionally, the platform pays agent commissions within one day ofapplication submission, at no cost. | $6M | Seed | Jul 01, 2020 |  |
| Aatmunn | Aatmunn, meaning "soul," is an industrial technology company with a clear mission: to revolutionize the lives of over 2 billion frontline workers globally. In 2023, over 2 million frontline workers tragically lost their lives, despite a $1 trillion investment in safety and productivity improvements. The adoption of technology among theseworkers has been inconsistent, leading to stagnant or declining outcomes.Aatmunn aims to change this narrative with its AI-powered data fabric and applications, already trusted by 150+ marquee customers like SpaceX, PepsiCo, and Amazon, as well as device manufacturers such as 3M and RKI. We've achieved remarkable growth, with a 100% YoY increase in ARR. | $20M | Series A | Sep 27, 2018 |  |
| Aatmunn | Aatmunn, meaning "soul," is an industrial technology company with a clear mission: to revolutionize the lives of over 2 billion frontline workers globally. In 2023, over 2 million frontline workers tragically lost their lives, despite a $1 trillion investment in safety and productivity improvements. The adoption of technology among theseworkers has been inconsistent, leading to stagnant or declining outcomes.Aatmunn aims to change this narrative with its AI-powered data fabric and applications, already trusted by 150+ marquee customers like SpaceX, PepsiCo, and Amazon, as well as device manufacturers such as 3M and RKI. We've achieved remarkable growth, with a 100% YoY increase in ARR. | $16.9M | Seed | Apr 26, 2017 |  |
| Dwolla | Dwolla is a payment services provider powering innovations with sophisticated account-to-account payment solutions. Dwolla’s modern API simplifies the complex process of integrating with the various payment networks to create a single end-to-end solution–giving businesses the ability to program payments on the same day, next day or in real-timedirectly to bank accounts. With minimal development, start-ups to Fortune 500 companies can gain efficiency, flexibility and improved cash flow by working with Dwolla. | $6.9M |  | Jan 20, 2017 |  |
| FarmLogs | Their mission is to help bring farmers the future of farming. They challenge what is possible and invent new ways of applying cutting-edge technology to the world's oldest and most foundational industry.Farmers are the core of agriculture and they help them use technology to be more successful. Farmer success is their success. They willnever make a decision that doesn't benefit farmers.Their world depends on agriculture. By making farming more efficient and helping farmers grow more using less, they have the opportunity to make a massive positive impact.And, they've brought together a world-class team to make it happen. | $22M | Series C | Jan 11, 2017 |  |
| Aatmunn | Aatmunn, meaning "soul," is an industrial technology company with a clear mission: to revolutionize the lives of over 2 billion frontline workers globally. In 2023, over 2 million frontline workers tragically lost their lives, despite a $1 trillion investment in safety and productivity improvements. The adoption of technology among theseworkers has been inconsistent, leading to stagnant or declining outcomes.Aatmunn aims to change this narrative with its AI-powered data fabric and applications, already trusted by 150+ marquee customers like SpaceX, PepsiCo, and Amazon, as well as device manufacturers such as 3M and RKI. We've achieved remarkable growth, with a 100% YoY increase in ARR. | $5M | Seed | Oct 01, 2015 |  |

10 of 26 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Ludlow Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ludlow-ventures-llc) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [3M New Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/3m-new-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Annox Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/annox-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [CKM Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ckm-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Detroit Venture Partners

VC Fund · Detroit, United States

We're a Detroit-based Venture Capital firm on a crazed mission. We back seed and early-stage technology companies who have a purpose.Our purpose is to help rebuild the Detroit area through entrepreneurial fire. We view business building as a palate for creative expression and an opportunity to make a difference and change the world. Ifnot, why bother?We are creative business builders, not money managers. We are entrepreneurs helping other entrepreneurs build and grow meaningful companies. It's not just about the idea or the industry. To us, it's about backing passionate entrepreneurs that can both dream and execute. Great thinking trumps fancy diplomas. Imagination beats pedigree.Looking for investment opportunities in these sectors: internet, digital media, marketing technology, direct-to-consumer, sports & entertainment, social media, e-commerce, software. Your biotech or advanced manufacturing idea may be groundbreaking, but that's not our focus. We'd just screw it up if we got involved.

5 contacts available at Detroit Venture Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jake Cohen | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jake-cohen-3 |
| Jared Stasik | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jared-stasik |
| Brian Hermelin | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-hermelin |
| Cory Tincher | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cory-tincher |
| Dan Gilbert | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dan-gilbert |

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## FAQ

### What does Jake Cohen invest in?

Jake Cohen invests primarily in Software, Enterprise Software and E-Commerce startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 26 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Jake Cohen last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jake Cohen closed in May 2025. Shizune tracks 26 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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