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Open Prairie Ventures

Open Prairie Ventures

Effingham, Illinoisopenprairie.com

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

7

Investments

CompanyDateStageLead
VestaronJun 2019Series BCo-investor
NewLeaf SymbioticsSep 2017Series CCo-investor
VestaronAug 2016Series DCo-investor
VestaronOct 2014Series CCo-investor
NewLeaf SymbioticsSep 2014Series BCo-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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HeadquartersEffingham, Illinois
Year Founded1997

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