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Mark Crawford

Head of Caterpillar Ventures @ Caterpillar Inc. | Investor | Board Member | Former CEO

San Francisco Bay Area

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $1,000,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $3,000,000.00

Work Experience

  • Investor - Venture Capital

    2022

    Head of Caterpillar Ventures, the venture capital unit of Caterpillar, charged with driving corporate innovation through early-stage company investing and leading Caterpillar's strategic transaction function. Representative Investments: * Novarc, Inc - robotic welding * Verdagy, Inc - hydrogen electrolyzer Targeted Sectors: * Electrification * Energy Storage * GHG Capture * Motors/Chargers * MiningTech * Remanufacturing

2023

  • Observer, Board of Directors

    2023

  • Member, Advisory Board

    2023

  • Venture Capitalist in Residence

    2022

  • Member, Board Of Directors

    2018

2021 - 2022

  • Member, Board Of Directors

    2021 - 2022

2021 - 2022

  • Member, Board Of Directors

    2021 - 2022

2020 - 2022

  • Observer, Board Of Directors

    2020 - 2022

2020 - 2022

  • Investor - Venture Capital

    2020 - 2022

    Managing Director at the venture capital arm of Stanley Black & Decker focused on startups, innovation, and technologies that have strategic relevance to one or more of the Stanley businesses. Representative Investments: * Hivot, Inc - construction supply chain software * RailPod, Inc - railroad inspection platform Targeted Sectors: * Additive Manufacturing * Digital Manufacturing * PropTech/ConstrucTech * IoT (device management, robotics) * Industry 4.0

2020 - 2022

  • Observer, Board Of Directors

    2020 - 2022