Net worth & personal profile
Damon DashNet Worth
The Roc-A-Fella co-founder’s negative estimate checked against his Chapter 7 filing, asset auctions, fiancée Raquel Horn, five children and current trustee sale.
Source: Celebrity Net Worth estimate. Not an independently verified personal balance sheet.
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The essentials
Celebrity Net Worth now estimates Dash at negative $25 million. [1]
His September 2025 Chapter 7 filing reported more than $25 million in liabilities against less than $5,000 in assets. [2]
A federal order allowed auctions of previously assigned assets and Poppington assets to continue despite the personal bankruptcy stay. [3]
The early years · The career · The money · Current work · Personal life
Dash’s story has two sharply different financial eras: Roc-A-Fella and Rocawear made him a defining music entrepreneur, while later judgments, tax claims and the 2025 bankruptcy now dominate the available balance-sheet evidence.
The filing is more informative than celebrity estimates, but it is still a snapshot based on debtor schedules and pending claims. Asset value, exemptions, claim allowance and sale proceeds can change. Net Worth VIP — methodology
01 / The rise
Roc-A-Fella turned independent hustle into a major label platform
Dash co-founded Roc-A-Fella Records with Shawn Carter and Kareem Burke and helped build the business around Jay-Z’s early catalog.
He extended the brand into touring, film and fashion, including Rocawear.
That peak explains his reputation, but historical company revenue and enterprise value are not the same as the founder’s present assets.
02 / The split
The label era ended, and later ventures did not recreate the same financial base
The Roc-A-Fella partnership fractured in the 2000s, separating Dash from the platform that had created much of his leverage.
He continued producing films and launching media and consumer ventures through entities including Poppington.
Private-company headlines do not establish equity value without ownership, liabilities, cash flow and sale evidence.
03 / Bankruptcy
The strongest current evidence points to a deeply negative balance sheet
Dash filed Chapter 7 in September 2025, listing more than $25 million in liabilities and less than $5,000 in assets.
Celebrity Net Worth’s negative $25 million estimate broadly reflects that filing rather than a conventional asset-based celebrity valuation.
The schedules contain claims and debtor assertions; the bankruptcy court and trustee determine what is allowed, sold and distributed.
The evidence, with its limits
| Measure | Public figure | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| CNW estimate | -$25M | Third-party estimate tied to current distress. |
| Bankruptcy liabilities | More than $25M filed | Claims listed, not necessarily final allowed amount. |
| Scheduled assets | Less than $5K reported | Debtor-filed snapshot subject to trustee review. |
| Roc-A-Fella stake auction | $1M winning bid reported | Sale price applied through enforcement, not free cash. |
| Life-story package | $37K floor bid | Proposed starting bid, not final recovery. |
| Children | Five publicly reported | Biographical context, no financial assumption. |
04 / Auctions and claims
Sale prices show what specific rights attracted—not the value of the old empire
Dash’s one-third Roc-A-Fella interest was auctioned after judgments and tax claims, removing a historically important asset.
The district court later said auctions of assets assigned before bankruptcy and of Poppington property could continue.
A 2026 trustee motion drew a $37,000 floor bid for life-story rights and archival footage; a floor bid is neither a final sale nor personal proceeds.
05 / The person now
Family remains visible while the trustee administers the financial aftermath
Dash is engaged to Raquel Horn, with whom he has son Dusko, and has five publicly reported children in total.
The active Chapter 7 process—not a new private-company valuation—is the most relevant current financial project.
The final outcome may differ from today’s estimate as claims are tested and assets are sold; this profile will be updated when the docket produces a material result.
Financial record
The money timeline
Trustee presents life-story rights floor bidAsset$37,000Details & source
Amount and context
$37,000 · USD
A bid is proposed for rights and more than 100 hours of footage.
Open source for Trustee presents life-story rights floor bid ↗Dash files Chapter 7Legal$25MDetails & source
Amount and context
$25,000,000 · USD
The petition reports a highly negative scheduled balance sheet.
Open source for Dash files Chapter 7 ↗Roc-A-Fella interest is auctionedAsset$1MDetails & source
Amount and context
$1,000,000 · USD
The enforcement sale addressed judgments and tax claims.
Open source for Roc-A-Fella interest is auctioned ↗Roc-A-Fella partnership era winds downBusinessNot disclosedDetails & source
Amount and context
Not disclosed · USD
The breakup separates Dash from the core label platform.
Open source for Roc-A-Fella partnership era winds down ↗Roc-A-Fella Records is establishedBusinessNot disclosedDetails & source
Amount and context
Not disclosed · USD
Dash, Jay-Z and Kareem Burke build an independent label platform.
Open source for Roc-A-Fella Records is established ↗Amounts describe different financial measures and retain their original currencies. They must not be added together as personal wealth. Our methodology.
Common questions
Questions, answered
What is Damon Dash’s net worth in 2026?
Celebrity Net Worth estimates negative $25 million, broadly reflecting his 2025 Chapter 7 filing. The bankruptcy remains active, so the final position can change.
Did Damon Dash file for bankruptcy?
Yes. He filed Chapter 7 in September 2025 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Florida.
How much debt did Damon Dash report?
His filing reported more than $25 million in liabilities and less than $5,000 in assets. Listed claims are not automatically the final allowed debts.
Does Damon Dash still own Roc-A-Fella Records?
His one-third interest was sold at a 2024 enforcement auction. The reported $1 million bid should not be treated as cash he kept because the sale served creditor and tax claims.
Who is Damon Dash’s current partner?
Raquel Horn is his fiancée. Dash has five publicly reported children, including their son Dusko.
Follow the evidenceSources & reading7 links
- Celebrity Net Worth — Damon Dash ↗
Current minus-$25 million estimate, updated for the 2025 bankruptcy filing.
- Damon Dash Chapter 7 forms ↗
Filed schedules and statement of financial affairs for case 8:25-bk-06436.
- U.S. District Court — Webber v. Dash order ↗
October 2025 order confirming the personal bankruptcy stay and continuing asset auctions.
- Bloomberg Law — bankruptcy trustee sale ↗
August 2026 report on the proposed $37,000 starting bid for life-story rights and archival footage.
- Justia — Brooks v. Dash final judgment ↗
Court judgment involving Dash, Raquel Horn and related entities.
- Wikimedia Commons — Damon Dash by David Shankbone ↗
2007 Tribeca portrait by David Shankbone, CC BY 3.0.
- Net Worth VIP — methodology ↗
How negative estimates, debt, assets and business history are kept distinct.
