M2: Capital Appreciation Month; Jake Cohen, Detroit Venture Partners

Published: June 27, 2018, 3:38 p.m.

b'Jake is a 3-time University of Michigan graduate who got both his MBA and his JD at the same time! During his undergrad years, he started his first company called Ugrub, which provided college students with an easy\\u2010to\\u2010navigate listing of restaurant menus and weekly specials. After selling that company to a competitor in 2006, he became a consultant for Deloitte, where he focused on Strategy and Operations. Fast forward a few years to when he was one of the early cofounders of Detroit Venture Partners, where he currently manages Dan Gilbert\\u2019s venture capital investments.\\nThis episode is part of Capital Appreciation Month. We\\u2019re interviewing Michigan\\u2019s venture capitalists and angel investors in an effort to highlight those who made the early investment (quite literally) in our community.\\xa0Capital Appreciation Month is sponsored by the Michigan Venture Capital Association. The MVCA exists to increase the amount of capital and talent available to investors so they can fund Michigan\\u2019s most'