# Christopher Liddell

> Christopher Liddell is a seed investor at General Motors backing Developer Tools and Events. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [General Motors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-motors)
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jul 2016
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-liddell-07711a41

Christopher Liddell is a seed investor at General Motors focused on Developer Tools and Events. Chris Liddell served as the CFO for reporting, internal audit and investor relations. Before joining Microsoft, Liddell was CFO at International Paper Co., the world's largest forest products company, with similar responsibilities. Prior to that, he was Chief Executive Officer of Carter Holt Harvey Ltd., then New Zealand's second-largest listed company. He also has worked as an investment banker as Managing Director and joint CEO for CS First Boston NZ Ltd.Liddell holds an Engineering Degree with honors from the University of Auckland, New Zealand and a Master of Philosophy degree from Oxford University in England.He has served as director of the New Zealand Rugby Union, governor of the New Zealand Sports Foundation and chairman of Project Crimson, one of New Zealand's leading environmental protection groups. He is a distinguished alumnus of the University of Auckland. Liddell was a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission's Advisory Committee on Improvements to Financial Reporting.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $100k–$2.5M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Developer Tools | 2 | 50% |
| Events | 1 | 25% |
| Mobile | 1 | 25% |
| Big Data | 1 | 25% |
| Computer | 1 | 25% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 3 | 75% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CloudNC | CloudNC develops advanced software that enables factories to autonomously manufacture precision parts. Precision manufacturing is fundamental to every aspect of modern life - without it, there are no cars, aircraft, or ships. No mobile phones or computers. No houses or hospitals, no factories or power plants. No food. In the modern world,virtually nothing can be made without precision parts. And yet, the manufacturing industry has been slow to modernize and adopt the innovations that are shaping the future. CloudNC's mission is to automate manufacturing and create a clean and sustainable industrial revolution that accelerates humanity. They’re building the autonomous factories of the future to make manufacturing 10x more efficient, sustainable and faster than anything today.They’re reimagining manufacturing, making it more efficient and productive than ever before, and opening a unique opportunity for investors to transform a $150bn industry.CloudNC elevates an entire industry and put manufacturing back at the cutting edge. | $2.5M | Seed | Jul 01, 2016 |  |
| Bloomz, Inc. | Bloomz is the creator of the Bloomz App, the free mobile and web app connecting teachers with parents, in a secure, private, easy to use environment. With Bloomz, teachers can schedule classroom volunteers, parent-teacher conferences, communicate directly with parents and share pictures of students when they have those awesome learning moments. | $2.3M | Seed | Jun 03, 2016 |  |
| Major League Hacking (MLH) | Major League Hacking (MLH) is a mission-driven organization focused on empowering the next generation of technologists. MLH runs the largest community of early-career developers worldwide that now has more than 500,000 members. Through programs like hackathons, internships, and workshops, community members count on MLH to gain practical hands-onexperience, build their professional networks, and ultimately launch their careers. MLH works with employers like AWS, Facebook, & Capital One to identify, train, and hire amazing, diverse technical talent directly from that community. MLH has been a community first, mission driven organization from the beginning. We measure our success by the number of hackers we empower, and we want to keep it that way. That’s why we made it official and became a Certified B Corporation in 2016. | $1M | Seed | Mar 28, 2016 |  |
| Ridley | Ridley allows you to understand, control, and monetize your personal data. Ridley offers a suite of products, beginning with an intelligent router and plug-in, designed for varying levels of anonymity online. Founded in May 2014. | $100K | Seed | Jul 15, 2014 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [1517 Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/1517-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [8VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/8vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Acequia Capital (AceCap)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acequia-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BACKED VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/backed-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Correlation Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/correlation-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Episode 1](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/episode) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About General Motors

VC Fund · Detroit, United States

General Motors Company engages in the manufacture and sale of cars and trucks in the United States, China, Brazil, Germany, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Italy. It offers sedans, crossovers, sport utility vehicles, pick-up trucks, coupes, sports/convertibles and hybrid vehicles, hatchbacks/wagons, and vans, as well as mini cars inIndia. The company also provides parts and accessories, such as iPod and MP3 compatibility, mobility accessories, performance parts, AC parts and services, and merchandise. In addition, it offers vehicle safety, security, and information services. The company provides used vehicles. It offers its products through dealers and distributors. General Motors Company was formerly known as NGMCO, Inc. and changed its name to General Motors Company in July 2009. The company was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Detroit, Michigan. It operates manufacturing facilities in India, the United States, and Canada. General Motors Company operates as a subsidiary of the United States Department of The Treasury.General Motors led global vehicle sales for 77 consecutive years from 1931 through 2007, longer than any other automaker, and is currently among the world's largest automakers by vehicle unit sales.General Motors acts in most countries outside the USA via wholly-owned subsidiaries but operates in China through 10 joint ventures. GM's OnStar subsidiary provides vehicle safety, security, and information services.In 2009, General Motors shed several brands, closing Saturn, Pontiac, and Hummer, and emerged from a government-backed Chapter 11 reorganization. In 2010, GM made an initial public offering that was one of the world's top 5 largest IPOs to date and returned to profitability later that year.

5 contacts available at General Motors.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Brooke Hawkins | Conversational Design System Lead | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brooke-hawkins |
| Christopher Liddell | CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-liddell |
| Chuck Stevens | Executive Vice President and CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chuck-stevens |
| Gil Golan | Executive Director - General Motors Technical Center Israel | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gil-golan |
| Linda Gooden | Board of Directors | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/linda-gooden |

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## FAQ

### What does Christopher Liddell invest in?

Christopher Liddell invests primarily in Developer Tools, Events and Mobile startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Christopher Liddell's check size?

Christopher Liddell typically joins rounds of $100k–$2.5M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Christopher Liddell participates in.

### When did Christopher Liddell last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Christopher Liddell closed in Jul 2016. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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