General Motors Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2010. It is a subsidiary of General Motors, and is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan. The firm prefers to fund companies during the late stages of financing. It also focuses on providing capital for companies in the automotive industry, with a particular interest in advanced propulsion, connected vehicle, advanced materials, processors, advanced manufacturing technology, and business services. As of December 2019, General Motors Ventures is managing an active portfolio of 16 companies, and has sold of its equity share in 21 companies.
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Yoshi (company)Fuel delivery company
San Francisco
Proterra, Inc.Electric-bus maker
Burlingame, California
MapAnythingMapAnything is a Location of Things platform in Salesforce.
NautoNauto is a Palo Alto, California-based company founded by Stefan Heck.
Palo Alto, California
NanoSteelNanoSteel is a Providence, Rhode Island-based nanotechnology company.
Providence, Rhode Island
Ushr Inc
Detroit
RelayRides
Empower Energies
MichiganPeople
John E. Waters
Investor
Jon J. Lauckner
President
Rohit Makharia
Investment Manager
Sean Simpson
Investment Manager
Wade Sheffer
Managing Director
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