GM Ventures

Corporate VC·Warren, Michigan, USA·Not publicly disclosed; invests from GM balance sheet

Founded in 2010 as the corporate venture capital arm of General Motors, GM Ventures invests in startups developing technologies that advance the future of transportation and mobility. The firm targets four strategic pillars: electrification, autonomous driving, connected vehicles, and digital enterprise. With offices in Detroit, Silicon Valley, and Israel, the fund has backed over 56 companies and produced four unicorns. Notable portfolio companies include Cruise Automation (autonomous vehicles), Proterra (electric buses), and Turo (peer-to-peer car sharing).

Focus Areas

ElectrificationAutonomous DrivingConnected VehiclesAdvanced MaterialsAI/Machine LearningCybersecuritySensors/LiDAR

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FocalPoint

Hiring

Computer Hardware·Series C

FocalPoint was founded in 2015 by Dr Ramsey Faragher as a University of Cambridge spinout. Faragher holds a PhD in the effects of multipath interference on radio positioning systems and previously served as Principal Scientist at BAE Systems, where he developed the award-winning NAVSOP opportunistic positioning suite. He is a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Navigation and Bye Fellow of Queens' College, Cambridge. The company's core innovation is Supercorrelation, a patented chipset-level software that improves the sensitivity, accuracy, and reliability of GNSS receivers without additional hardware. FocalPoint offers S-GNSS Auto for automotive, S-GNSS Cell for smartphones, and S-GNSS Wear for fitness tracking. The company has a strategic partnership with STMicroelectronics and received investment from GM Ventures. FocalPoint has raised $69.2M across multiple rounds, including a Series C co-led by Molten Ventures and Gresham House.