# General Motors

> General Motors is a VC fund in Detroit backing Manufacturing and Automotive. See 44 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Detroit, United States
- Total investments: 44
- Last investment: Dec 2025
- Lead investor: 70%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/general-motors/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/GM
- Website: https://www.gm.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/generalmotors

General Motors is a VC fund in Detroit focused on Manufacturing and Automotive. 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.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for General Motors. Shizune tracks 18 team members at General Motors. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/general-motors?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manufacturing | 7 | 16% |
| Automotive | 5 | 11% |
| Software | 4 | 9% |
| Non Profit | 4 | 9% |
| Transportation | 4 | 9% |

55 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Grant | 7 | 16% |
| Post-IPO Equity | 7 | 16% |
| Series B | 4 | 9% |
| Corporate Round | 3 | 7% |
| Series D | 2 | 5% |

13 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 22 | 50% |
| Australia | 2 | 5% |
| China | 1 | 2% |
| Canada | 1 | 2% |
| Israel | 1 | 2% |

6 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Brooke Hawkins | Conversational Design System Lead | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brooke-hawkins |
| Christopher Liddell | CFO | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-liddell |
| Chuck Stevens | Executive Vice President and CFO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chuck-stevens |
| Gil Golan | Executive Director - General Motors Technical Center Israel | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gil-golan |
| Linda Gooden | Board of Directors | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/linda-gooden |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Flint | Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Flint is an organization that empowers the well being of young people. |  | Grant | Dec 12, 2025 |  |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of America | To enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. | $1.3M | Grant | Oct 13, 2025 |  |
| Omen AI | Omen AI develops an AI-powered asset intelligence platform that monitors equipment health through real-time fluid analysis and predictive diagnostics. The company provides sensor technology and portable testing systems that analyze fluids in machinery to identify wear, contamination, and potential equipment issues before failures occur. Omen AIcombines hardware sensors with AI-driven data analysis to help organizations monitor industrial machines and infrastructure systems. The platform supports applications such as industrial equipment maintenance and data center fluid monitoring by providing continuous insights into machine conditions. | $10.5M | Seed | Oct 01, 2025 |  |
| Lithium Americas & GM - Joint Venture (Thacker Pass) | Lithium Americas & GM - Joint Venture mining of lithium resoruce in North America (Thacker Pass) | $430M | Corporate Round | Oct 16, 2024 |  |
| Lithium Americas & GM - Joint Venture (Thacker Pass) | Lithium Americas & GM - Joint Venture mining of lithium resoruce in North America (Thacker Pass) | $195M | Debt Financing | Oct 16, 2024 |  |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Flint | Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Flint is an organization that empowers the well being of young people. |  | Grant | Sep 13, 2024 |  |
| Cruise | Cruise is building the world’s most advanced self-driving vehicles to safely connect people with places, things, and experiences they care about. Cruise autonomous vehicles are on the road in San Francisco navigating some of the most challenging and unpredictable driving environments, because the best way to bring self-driving technology to theworld is to expose it to the same unique and complex traffic scenarios human drivers face every day. | $850M | Corporate Round | Jun 11, 2024 |  |
| Mitra Chem | Mitra Chem operates as a lithium-ion battery materials manufacturer. It innovates and commercializes iron-based cathode materials to enable mass-market electrification in transportation and energy storage. The company is driven to industrialize these cathodes in purpose-built inflation reduction act-compliant facilities. |  | Series B | May 13, 2024 |  |
| Li Industries | Li Industries is a start-up company focusing on developing the next generation of lithium-ion battery recycling technologies. Li Industries focuses on recycling lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles, consumer electronics, and other energy storage systems. The company specializes in recovering valuable materials such as lithium, cobalt,nickel, and other essential metals used in battery production. By efficiently extracting these resources, Li Industries helps reduce environmental waste and supports the creation of new batteries from recycled components, contributing to a more sustainable battery supply chain. | $42M | Series B | May 09, 2024 |  |
| Nouveau Monde Graphite | Nouveau Monde is developing its operations with the highest environmental standards in one of the most advanced mining friendly jurisdictions in the world in Québec, Canada; they’re targeting the growing North-American lithium-ion battery market. Local, green, and safe supply of natural graphite produced with a low environmental footprint is,according to us, of added value to the North-American lithium-ion battery manufacturers. | $87.5M | Post-IPO Equity | Feb 15, 2024 |  |

10 of 44 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Honda Motor](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/honda-automobiles) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Temasek](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/temasek) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Alpha Wave Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alpha-wave-global) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Genius Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/genius-ventures-8ec8) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [GS Futures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gs-futures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [LG Technology Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lg-technology-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does General Motors invest in?

General Motors invests primarily in Manufacturing, Automotive and Software startups, most often at Grant and Post-IPO Equity stage. Most of the 44 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact General Motors?

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### Who are the partners at General Motors?

The team at General Motors includes Brooke Hawkins (Conversational Design System Lead), Christopher Liddell (CFO) and Chuck Stevens (Executive Vice President and CFO), among 18 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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