# Kristen Siemen

> Kristen Siemen is a Series A investor at General Motors Ventures backing Energy and Wind Energy. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [General Motors Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-motors-ventures)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jun 2022
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristen-siemen-9288551a

Kristen Siemen is a Series A investor at General Motors Ventures focused on Energy and Wind Energy. Kristen Siemen is the Chief Sustainability Officer at GM Ventures investment.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 1 | 100% |
| Wind Energy | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Wind Catching Systems | Wind Catching Systems is an energy company that uses floating wind as a competitive energy source. Its multi-rotor floating wind technology takes a novel approach to harvesting the vast wind resources found in deep-water ocean areas. Offshore wind operators and developers will be able to produce electricity at a cost competitive with other energysources without the need for subsidies. The company is currently working on floating multi-turbine technology. In comparison to conventional floating offshore wind farms, the technology is expected to reduce acreage use by more than 80% and increase efficiency significantly. | $10M | Series A | Jun 15, 2022 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Ferd](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ferd-venture) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About General Motors Ventures

VC Fund · Warren, United States

GM Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of General Motors. The firm's investment strategy includes growth-stage companies with focus on the areas of, advanced propulsion, connected vehicle , advanced materials, manufacturing technology, sensors, processors, & memory, and other automotive-related technologies. The firm was foundedin 2010 and is based in Warren, Michigan.

5 contacts available at General Motors Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| John Du | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-du |
| Kai Daniels | Supervising Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kai-evelyn-smith-daniels |
| Stefon Crawford | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stefon-crawford |
| Kristen Siemen | Chief Sustainability Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kristen-siemen-a10b |
| Matt Tsien | President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matt-tsien |

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## FAQ

### What does Kristen Siemen invest in?

Kristen Siemen invests primarily in Energy and Wind Energy startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Norway. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Kristen Siemen last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kristen Siemen closed in Jun 2022. Shizune tracks 1 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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