Mark Crawford
Venture Capital at Caterpillar
United States
Overview
Work Experience
Observer, Board of Directors
2023 - Current
Skycatch builds technology to autonomously capture, process, and analyze 3D drone data.
Raised $71,603,135.00 from WND Ventures, ADB Ventures, I2BF Global Ventures, Falkon Ventures, Gaingels, Wealthing VC Club and Wavemaker Partners.
Non-Executive Investment Committee Member
2023
Maroon Invest Global is an investment platform focusing on Health, BioTech, Climate, and impact-driven ventures.
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
Caterpillar has been making sustainable progress possible and driving positive change on every continent.
Raised $5,187,349.00 from US Department of Energy, Advanced Propulsion Centre UK and NYSERDA.
Venture Capitalist in Residence
2022
Member, Board Of Directors
2018
Hansen-Mueller Company is a wholesale company providing marketing, transportation, and logistics solutions.
Member, Board Of Directors
2021 - 2022
Hivot is a communications platform that allows trade professionals to communicate into a single feed.
Member, Board Of Directors
2021 - 2022
Observer, Board Of Directors
2020 - 2022
FORT Robotics is a safety and security platform designed to secure autonomous machines from cybersecurity attacks.
Raised $38,000,000.00 from Tiger Global Management, Prologis Ventures, FundersClub, Lemnos VC, Creative Ventures, Compound and GRIDS Capital.
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
Stanley Ventures invests in innovative startups and provides industry expertise, supplier relationships, and access to customers.
Observer, Board Of Directors
2020 - 2022