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Gabe Karp

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Operating Partner at Detroit Venture Partners · Board director at Marxent Labs · Board director at Rockbot

Detroit, Michigan, United States

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About

Gabe Karp is a Partner at Detroit Venture Partners and the author of Don't Get Mad at Penguins: And Other Ways to Detox the Conflict in Your Life and Business. He began his career as a trial lawyer before spending a decade as an executive at ePrize (now Merkle), where he was named General Counsel of the Year for Michigan by Crain's Business in the privately held under $1B category. Following the company's sale, he moved into venture capital and serves on the boards of several companies in the Detroit Venture Partners and Lightbank portfolios.

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Board director at Marxent Labs

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Marxent Labs's investors · 2

Detroit Venture PartnersDetroit · since 2023Stage 1 VenturesCoconut Grove

Co-founders at Marxent Labs

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BRET BESECKERExecutive Officer, Director
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BARRY BESECKERExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at Rockbot

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Rockbot's investors · 10

Accelerator VenturesMiami · $2M checksBonfire VenturesLos Angeles · $2M – $6M checks · since 2015Detroit Venture PartnersDetroit · since 2012Forefront VentureSeattleGV (Google Ventures)Mountain View · $250K – $50M checksLevel EquityNew York · $30M checksQuest Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $100K – $1.5M checksSusa VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checks · since 2014Universal Music Groupsince 2014XG VenturesMenlo Park · since 2014

Co-founders at Rockbot

GDGarrett Dodge
Garrett DodgeExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Experience

  1. Detroit Venture PartnersPartnercurrent2013 — presentDetroit Metropolitan Area
  2. LightbankVenture Partnercurrent2020 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
  3. RockbotBoard Membercurrent2013 — presentOakland, CA
  4. QuiklyBoard Membercurrent2013 — presentDetroit
  5. WaymarkBoard Membercurrent2013 — presentDetroit
  6. Burnstein Gary Community Health ClinicBoard Membercurrent2014 — present
  7. BillTrim Inc - We're Hiring!Board Member2020 — 2023Mountain View, California, United States
  8. Benzinga - Aquired by Beringer Capital for $300M in Oct `21Board Member2020 — 2021Detroit, Michigan, United States
  9. 3D CloudBoard Member2013 — 2021Dayton Metropolitan Area
  10. 3D CloudChief Development Officer2016 — 2019Detroit
  11. Detroit Labs - Acquired by Rocket Companies (NYSE: RKT) in August `18Board Advisor2013 — 2018Detroit
  12. MerkleExecutive Vice President and General Counsel2004 — 2013Detroit Metropolitan Area
  13. Hurwitz, Karp, Wallach & Gantz, PC.Shareholder1993 — 2004

Skills & more

Mobile Marketing48Start-ups39Sweepstakes23Interactive Marketing17Loyalty Programs12Digital Marketing10Venture Capital12Online Advertising9Integrated Marketing7Social Media Marketing11Cyberlaw6Digital Strategy5
+12 moreContestsMobile AdvertisingSocial NetworkingStorytellingHuman ResourcesStrategic PartnershipsSocial MediaMobile DevicesStrategyLeadershipPublic SpeakingArgumentation

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Investments

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3D CloudQuiklyRockbotWaymark (formerly Stik)

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Colleagues at Detroit Venture Partners

Brian Hermelin
General Partner at Detroit Venture Partners
Cory Tincher
Investor at Detroit Venture Partners
Dan Gilbert
Founding Partner at Detroit Venture Partners
Delane Parnell
Venture Partner at Detroit Venture Partners
Haemi Kim
Director of Finance at Detroit Venture Partners
Jake Cohen
Partner at Detroit Venture Partners
Jared Stasik
Partner at Detroit Venture Partners
Josh Linkner
Managing Partner at Mudita Venture

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Jon SteinbergScout
Angel
Bill Pescatello
Investor at Lightbank
Brad Baum
Associate at Lightbank
Bradley Keywell
Investor at Lightbank
Eric Lefkofsky
Entrepreneur & Philanthropist
Eric Ong
Investor at Lightbank
Jyothi Vallurupalli
Investor at Lightbank

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Gabe Karp?
Gabe Karp is a Partner at Detroit Venture Partners and the author of Don't Get Mad at Penguins: And Other Ways to Detox the Conflict in Your Life and Business. He began his career as a trial lawyer before spending a decade as an executive at ePrize (now Merkle), where he was named General Counsel of the Year for Michigan by Crain's Business in the privately held under $1B category. Following the company's sale, he moved into venture capital and serves on the boards of several companies in the Detroit Venture Partners and Lightbank portfolios.
Where does Gabe Karp work?
Gabe Karp is Operating Partner at Detroit Venture Partners and Board director at Marxent Labs and Board director at Rockbot.
What companies has Gabe Karp invested in?
Investments tracked here include 3D Cloud, Quikly, Rockbot, Waymark (formerly Stik).
Where did Gabe Karp go to school?
Gabe Karp studied at University of Michigan (Bachelor); Wayne State University Law School (Juris Doctor).

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