Open Prairie Ventures

Overview

Open Prairie Ventures is a venture capital and private equity fund manager based in Effingham, Illinois. The firm provides private equity services to companies related to agricultural, life science, medical device, software, information technology, energy, manufacturing, and real estate sectors. It focuses on facilitating capital accessibility in underserved markets.

Year Founded

1997

Portfolio Companies

Website

openprairie.com

Investments

Open Prairie Ventures investments
Company	Date	Stage	Lead
Vestaron	Jun 2019	Series B	Co-investor
NewLeaf Symbiotics	Sep 2017	Series C	Co-investor
Vestaron	Aug 2016	Series D	Co-investor
Vestaron	Oct 2014	Series C	Co-investor
NewLeaf Symbiotics	Sep 2014	Series B	Co-investor

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Key People

J.M. Schultz

Chairman Founder

David Bird

Venture Partner

Leland Strom

Partner

Patrick Morand

Partner

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Sector & Stage Mix

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SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth

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Investment Activity

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersEffingham, Illinois

Year Founded1997

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