Mark Crawford

  • GamePlan Tech gets new CEO, “has more biz than we can handle”

    Following a second-stage equity-financing round led by non-profit venture capital firm Invest Nebraska last October, Omaha-based GamePlan Technologies says it’s pleased with the results…

  • Invest Nebraska leads Series B round for Omaha’s Game Plan Technologies

    State-funded venture capital organization Invest Nebraska announced earlier this month that it led a Series B equity financing round for Omaha-based Game Plan Technologies …

  • New Invest Nebraska CEO sees “opportunity to make a true impact”

    East Coast native Mark Crawford is often asked why he moved to Omaha last June. He has some answers down pat. “Besides Dan’s sell job on the beautiful beaches and 70-degree days, I can go up to the mountains and ski,” joked the CEO of Invest Nebraska, referring to the organization’s COO, Dan Hoffman, who…

  • With CEO and state funds in place, Invest Nebraska financing startups

    Invest Nebraska, a 10-year-old private, nonprofit corporation known for its regular business plan competitions, is now funding early-stage startups thanks to the leadership of its first CEO and a pair of contracts with the State of Nebraska. The May 2011 passage of Gov. Dave Heineman’s Talent and Innovation Initiative put Invest Nebraska in charge of…