Industry | Venture capital |
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Founded | 2013 |
Headquarters | Menlo Park, California |
Key people | Sue Siegel ( CEO) |
Website | www.geventures.com |
GE Ventures (founded in 2013) is the venture capital subsidiary of General Electric. [1] Headquartered in Menlo Park, California the firm also has offices in Boston, Chicago, Houston, Shanghai, and Tel Aviv. As of 2015, the CEO is Sue Siegel, [2] and on October 23, 2017, she was also named chief innovation officer. [3] GE Ventures plans to invest up to $150 million annually in startups (or corporate collaborations) in the healthcare, energy, software, and advanced manufacturing sectors. [4]
The firm lists 75 companies in its portfolio, [a] including Clearpath Robotics, [5] HourlyNerd, [6] Mocana, [b] Nanosonics, [c] Enbala, [d] and Airware. [7] In March 2015, GE Ventures led a Series A investment in Evidation Health, a healthcare technology company formerly known as The Activity Exchange that is involved in data analytics. [8] In December 2016, GE Ventures launched Menlo Microsystems, Inc., a spinoff from GE's Global Research Center, which creates "digital micro switches" used in mobile communication networks. [9]
... Highland Capital Partners led the Series B round, and was joined by GE Ventures, Greylock Partners, Intuit founder Scott Cook, the Kraft Group, and others.
Industry | Venture capital |
---|---|
Founded | 2013 |
Headquarters | Menlo Park, California |
Key people | Sue Siegel ( CEO) |
Website | www.geventures.com |
GE Ventures (founded in 2013) is the venture capital subsidiary of General Electric. [1] Headquartered in Menlo Park, California the firm also has offices in Boston, Chicago, Houston, Shanghai, and Tel Aviv. As of 2015, the CEO is Sue Siegel, [2] and on October 23, 2017, she was also named chief innovation officer. [3] GE Ventures plans to invest up to $150 million annually in startups (or corporate collaborations) in the healthcare, energy, software, and advanced manufacturing sectors. [4]
The firm lists 75 companies in its portfolio, [a] including Clearpath Robotics, [5] HourlyNerd, [6] Mocana, [b] Nanosonics, [c] Enbala, [d] and Airware. [7] In March 2015, GE Ventures led a Series A investment in Evidation Health, a healthcare technology company formerly known as The Activity Exchange that is involved in data analytics. [8] In December 2016, GE Ventures launched Menlo Microsystems, Inc., a spinoff from GE's Global Research Center, which creates "digital micro switches" used in mobile communication networks. [9]
... Highland Capital Partners led the Series B round, and was joined by GE Ventures, Greylock Partners, Intuit founder Scott Cook, the Kraft Group, and others.