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GM Ventures

Profile, fund size and portfolio

Parent General Motors CompanyHQ Detroit, United StatesFounded 2010

GM Ventures is the corporate venture arm of General Motors Company (automotive). It was founded in 2010 and is based in Detroit, United States. It invests from Series A to Series B in energy, manufacturing & Robotics, connected Vehicle & Hardware.

Companies backedS1
79
ExitsS1
29

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Snapshot

Investment stage: Series A to Series B
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ItemValue
Stage rangeSeries A to Series B
SectorsEnergy, Manufacturing & Robotics, Connected Vehicle & Hardware, Enterprise
GeographyIsrael, Europe and the Gulf Countries, Global transportation technology startups
OfficesIsrael (Herzliya / Tel Aviv District per LinkedIn), Israel

Sources: S8 CTech: GM Ventures focused on the GM mission (Rinat Yogev interview); S1 GM Ventures home (Wayback copy 2026; live site 403 to curl); S5 GM Ventures team, Rinat Yogev.

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Investment stage: Series A to Series B

Investment stage: Series A to Series BBar showing GM Ventures invests from series a to series b. Sector chips: energy, manufacturing & robotics, connected vehicle & hardware, enterprise. Geography: Israel, Europe and the Gulf Countries, Global transportation technology startups.Investment stage: Series A to Series BGM VenturesSTAGEPre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BSeries C+GrowthLate stageSECTORSEnergyManufacturing & RoboticsConnected Vehicle & HardwareEnterpriseGEOGRAPHYIsrael, Europe and the Gulf CountriesGlobal transportation technology startupsCorporateVentureCapital.comSources: S8, S1, S5, listed on the profile
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ItemValue
Stage rangeSeries A to Series B
SectorsEnergy, Manufacturing & Robotics, Connected Vehicle & Hardware, Enterprise
GeographyIsrael, Europe and the Gulf Countries, Global transportation technology startups
OfficesIsrael (Herzliya / Tel Aviv District per LinkedIn), Israel

Sources: S8 CTech: GM Ventures focused on the GM mission (Rinat Yogev interview); S1 GM Ventures home (Wayback copy 2026; live site 403 to curl); S5 GM Ventures team, Rinat Yogev.

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Investments closed by company type
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The firm has not published a portfolio breakdown.

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Investments closed by company type

Investments closed by company typeGM Ventures has not published a portfolio breakdown.Investments closed by company typeGM VenturesThe firm has not published a portfolio breakdown.CorporateVentureCapital.com

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Scale and capital allocated
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MeasureValueUnitKindSource
Headline sizeNot disclosed by the firm.
Companies backed79companiesStated by the firmS1
Exits29exitsStated by the firmS1
Companies on the firm's portfolio page49companiesCounted from the firm's own listS2

Sources: S1 GM Ventures home (Wayback copy 2026; live site 403 to curl); S2 GM Ventures portfolio.

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Scale and capital allocated

Scale and capital allocatedGM Ventures headline size not disclosed by the firm. Dot strip of 3 published counts: Companies backed 79; Exits 29; Companies on the firm's portfolio page 49.Scale and capital allocatedGM VenturesNot disclosed by the firm.COUNTS THE FIRM AND ITS PAGES PUBLISH10100Companies backed79 companiesExits29 exitsCompanies on the firm's portfolio page49 companiesStated by the firmCounted from a list or another sourceCorporateVentureCapital.comSources: S1, S2, listed on the profile
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MeasureValueUnitKindSource
Headline sizeNot disclosed by the firm.
Companies backed79companiesStated by the firmS1
Exits29exitsStated by the firmS1
Companies on the firm's portfolio page49companiesCounted from the firm's own listS2

Firms and databases count companies, rounds and investments differently.

Sources: S1 GM Ventures home (Wayback copy 2026; live site 403 to curl); S2 GM Ventures portfolio.

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Where it invests and who leads it

Geography

Headquarters
Detroit, United States
Offices
  • Israel (Herzliya / Tel Aviv District per LinkedIn), Israel

Investment regionsS8S1S5

  • Israel, Europe and the Gulf Countries
  • Global transportation technology startups

LeadersS3S4S5S6

GM Ventures on LinkedIn

Key facts

FactValueStatusSource
Parent companyGeneral Motors Company (NYSE: GM)Single sourceS1
Parent industryAutomotiveSingle sourceS1
Founded2010Single sourceS1
HeadquartersDetroit, United StatesSingle sourceS15
StatusActiveSingle sourceS1
Capital sourceParent company onlySingle sourceS1
Companies backed79Single sourceS1
Exits29 totalSingle sourceS1
StagesSeries A, Series BSingle sourceS8

Portfolio

The firm's portfolio page lists 49 companies.S2

The firm also states 79 companies backed. The page list and the stated total measure different things.S1

Shared portfolio with other corporate VCs

11 companies on the GM Ventures portfolio page also appear on the portfolio page of at least one other firm in this directory. Matched by company name across the firms' own lists.

FirmSharedCompanies in common
LG Technology Ventures2Li Industries, Forge Nano
Mitsui & Co. Global Investment2Proterra, Sirrus
Bosch Ventures1Li Industries
Chevron Technology Ventures1Li Industries
Shell Ventures1Li Industries
GE Ventures1Proterra
Presidio Ventures1Glympse
Salesforce Ventures1MapAnything
Toyota Ventures1Nauto
Samsung Ventures1Niron Magnetics
NVentures1Seurat
Singtel Innov81Silverfort

Companies backed by the most corporate VCs

Every company on the GM Ventures list

49 companies, as listed on the firm's own website.S2 Read the firm's list.

  • Addionics
  • AEye
  • Algolux
  • Deliv
  • Delta ID
  • EnergyX
  • Envia
  • Envisics
  • Envoy There
  • Flinc
  • FocalPoint
  • Forge Nano
  • GeoPura
  • Glympse
  • Keyfactor
  • Li Industries
  • Lithion
  • Maluuba
  • MapAnything
  • Mascoma
  • Mitra Chem
  • Nanoramic Laboratories
  • Nauto
  • Neural Propulsion Systems
  • Niron Magnetics
  • Novasentis
  • Oculii
  • OneD
  • Open Synergy
  • Powermat
  • Proterra
  • RapidDeploy
  • Relay Rides
  • Sakti3
  • Savari
  • SES
  • Seurat
  • Silverfort
  • Sirrus
  • Sital Technologies
  • Soelect
  • Strobe
  • Telogis
  • Tula
  • Untether AI
  • Ushr
  • UVeye
  • Wind Catching Systems
  • Yoshi

For founders

ItemWhat the firm saysSource
StagesSeries A, Series BS8
Leads roundsYes. "36 rounds as lead investor"S1
Beyond capitalVenture investing combined with GM technical and business resources; GM as potential customerS1

Recent rounds

DateCompanyRoundAmountLed by the firmSource
2025-11-17NanoramicSeries 1USD 54MS9
2024-10-16Forge NanoInvestment (round not stated)USD 10MS11
2024-07-25AddionicsSeries BUSD 39MS10
2023-04-01EnergyXSeries BUSD 50MS12

Fund vehicles

VehicleSizeYearNoteSource
Fund size not publishedNot publishedStefon Crawford bio: led and supported 60+ investments equaling more than $200M USDS6

History

  1. GM Ventures begins investing (home page: 'Since 2010').S1
  2. John Du becomes Partner (May 2019).S4
  3. Rinat Yogev joins to lead the Israel office (October 2021 per LinkedIn).S5
  4. Powerlist 2026 (GCV) names Kurt Baumgarten of GM Ventures.S14
  5. Kurt Baumgarten appointed Interim Managing Director (February 2026).S3

Where sources disagree

  • Companies backed: 79 investments to date (home page counter) (S1) vs over 50 investments (Rinat Yogev, CTech) (S8) vs 37 active portfolio companies + 29 exits (home page) (S1). Home page: 79 investments, 37 active, 29 exits. CTech interview is older.S1S8S1

Official pages

Read the firm's own pages for current information.

Sources

  1. S1GM Ventures home (Wayback copy 2026; live site 403 to curl)Firm
  2. S2GM Ventures portfolioFirm
  3. S3GM Ventures team, Kurt Baumgarten (Wayback copy)Firm
  4. S4GM Ventures team, John DuFirm
  5. S5GM Ventures team, Rinat YogevFirm
  6. S6GM Ventures team, Stefon CrawfordFirm
  7. S7Rinat Yogev LinkedIn (search result: Partner at GM Ventures)Third-party report
  8. S8CTech: GM Ventures focused on the GM mission (Rinat Yogev interview)Press
  9. S9Nanoramic $54M Series 1 (PR Newswire)Portfolio company
  10. S10Led by GM Ventures, Addionics raises $39M Series B (PR Newswire)Portfolio company
  11. S11Forge Nano receives $10M investment from GM Ventures (GlobeNewswire)Portfolio company
  12. S12GM leads $50 million funding round in EnergyX (PR Newswire)Parent company
  13. S13GM Ventures LinkedIn company pageFirm
  14. S14Global Venturing Powerlist 2026: Kurt Baumgarten, GM VenturesPress
  15. S15SEC EDGAR filing listing GM Ventures principal office (300 Renaissance Center, Detroit MI)Filing

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