Mark Crawford
Venture Capital at Caterpillar
Mark Crawford
Venture Capital at Caterpillar
San Francisco Bay Area
Overview
Work Experience
Investor - Venture Capital
2022 - Current
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
Observer, Board of Directors
2023
Member, Advisory Board
2023
Venture Capitalist in Residence
2022
Member, Board Of Directors
2018
Member, Board Of Directors
2021 - 2022
Member, Board Of Directors
2021 - 2022
Observer, Board Of Directors
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
Observer, Board Of Directors
2020 - 2022