Firm Description 
Founded  in  2007  as  predecessor  entity  Rockbridge  Growth  Equity,  LLC  by  Daniel  Gilbert,  Brian 
Hermelin and Kevin Prokop to serve as a private equity firm affiliated with Rock Holdings Inc., the 
holding company for Rocket (NYSE: RKT) and other companies owned by Mr. Gilbert (the Family of 
Companies, or “FOC”), Rockbridge Growth Equity Management, L.P. (“Rockbridge Growth Equity 
Management” or the “Firm) is a Detroit based private equity firm wholly owned by Messrs. Hermelin 
and Prokop.   
Rockbridge  Growth  Equity  Management  serves  as  an  investment  adviser  and  provides  investment 
advisory services to private investment funds exempt from registration under the Investment Company 
Act of 1940 (the “Investment Company Act”).  Specifically, Rockbridge Growth Equity Management 
provides investment management services to the following private funds:  RB Equity Fund I, L.P. and 
RB Equity Fund I-A, L.P. (collectively, “RB Fund I”); RB Equity Fund II, L.P. and RB Equity Fund 
II-A, L.P. (collectively, “RB Fund II”); and RB Equity Fund III, L.P. and RB Equity Fund III-A, L.P. 
(collectively,  “RB  Fund  III”  and  together  with  RB  Fund  I  and  RB  Fund  II,  the  “Main  Funds”).  
Rockbridge Growth Equity Management also provides investment advisory services to co-investment 
special  purpose  funds  established  to  invest  alongside  a  Fund  in  portfolio  companies  (the  “Co-
Investment  Funds”  and  together  with  the  Main  Funds,  the  “Funds”,  unless  the  context  otherwise 
requires) on both a discretionary and non-discretionary basis (the “Non-Discretionary Co-Investment 
Fund”).  In certain circumstances, as more fully described in Item 7 below, the Firm permits certain 
investors and third parties to co-invest alongside a Fund directly into a portfolio company.  Unlike the 
Co-Investment Funds mentioned above, such direct co-investments are not considered Funds or clients 
of Rockbridge Growth Equity Management.   
Each Fund structure and Co-Investment Fund has a designated general partner with authority to make 
investment decisions on behalf of the Funds (each, a “General Partner,” and collectively, the “General 
Partners”).  Each General Partner is subject to the Advisers Act pursuant to Rockbridge Growth Equity 
Management’s registration in accordance with SEC guidance.  This Brochure also describes the business 
practices of the General Partners, which operate as a single advisory business together with Rockbridge 
Growth  Equity  Management.    The  applicable  General  Partner  of  each  Fund  retains  investment 
discretion and investors in the Funds do not participate in the control or management of the Funds.  
While the General Partners maintain ultimate authority over each Fund, Rockbridge Growth Equity 
Management has been appointed to the role of investment adviser to carry out certain of the General 
Partner’s responsibilities.   
Investment Advisory Services 
The  Funds  make  investments  through  privately  negotiated  transactions  in  operating  companies, 
generally  referred  to  as  “portfolio  companies.”    Each  portfolio  company  has  its  own  independent 
management team responsible for managing its day-to-day operations, although the senior principals 
or other personnel of Rockbridge Growth Equity Management or its affiliates generally serve on such 
portfolio  companies’  respective  boards  of  directors  or  otherwise  act  to  influence  control  over 
management of portfolio companies in which the Funds have invested.  Additionally, in some cases, 
Rockbridge Growth Equity Management will more directly influence the day-to-day management of a 
portfolio company
                                        
                                        
                                             by recruiting and installing certain individuals in various leadership roles, such as 
chief executive officer, chief operating officer, chief financial officer or in other roles.   Rockbridge 
Growth Equity Management’s investment advisory services to the Funds consist of identifying and 
evaluating investment opportunities, negotiating the terms of investments, managing and monitoring 
investments and achieving dispositions for such investments.  Investments are made predominantly in 
non-public companies, although investments in public companies are permitted in certain instances.   
Rockbridge Growth Equity Management’s advisory services to the Funds are detailed in and governed 
by the relevant private placement memoranda or other offering documents, limited partnership or other 
operating agreements or governing documents of the Funds, subscription agreements and side letter 
agreements  (the  “Governing  Fund  Documents”)  and  investors  determine  the  suitability  of  an 
investment in a Fund based on, among other things, the Governing Fund Documents.  The Firm does 
not seek nor require investor approval regarding each investment decision.   
Rockbridge Growth Equity Management’s investment advice and authority for each Fund is tailored to 
the investment objectives of that Fund; with the exception of the Non-Discretionary Co-Investment 
Fund, Rockbridge Growth Equity Management does not tailor its advisory services to the individual 
needs of investors in its Funds.  Investors in the Funds participate in the overall investment program 
for the applicable Fund, but in certain circumstances can be excused from a particular investment due 
to  legal,  regulatory  or  other  agreed-upon  circumstances  pursuant  to  the  relevant  Governing  Fund 
Documents.  In accordance with industry common practice, the Funds or the General Partners have 
entered into side letters or other similar agreements with certain investors including those who make 
substantial commitments of capital or were early-stage investors in the Funds, or for other reasons in 
the sole discretion of Rockbridge Growth Equity Management, in each case that have the effect of 
establishing rights (including economic or other terms) under, or altering or supplementing the terms 
of, the Governing Fund Document(s) with respect to such investors.  Examples of side letters entered 
into include provisions whereby investors have expressed an interest in participating in co-investment 
opportunities, advisory board representation, notification provisions, certain fee provisions, reporting 
requirements and most favored nations provisions, among others.  These rights, benefits or privileges 
are not always made available to all investors, consistent with the Governing Documents and general 
market practice.  Commencing in September 2024, Rockbridge Growth Equity Management will make 
required disclosure of certain side letters to all investors (and in certain cases, to prospective investors) 
in accordance with the new Private Fund Rule.  Side letters are negotiated at the time of the relevant 
investor’s  capital  commitment,  and  once  invested  in  a  Fund,  investors  generally  cannot  impose 
additional investment guidelines or restrictions on such Fund.  There can be no assurance that the side 
letter rights granted to one or more investors will not in certain cases disadvantage other investors.   
Regulatory Assets Under Management  
As of December 31, 2023, Rockbridge Growth Equity Management managed $1.771 billion in client 
regulatory assets under management.  Of this amount, $1.630 billion is managed on a discretionary 
basis and $140,930,878 is managed on a non-discretionary basis.