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Open Prairie

Filed with the SEC to raise a fund in Jul 2025, closing $22M. Last cheque observed Dec 2019.

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QuietNew fund $22M, Jul 2025VC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BAgricultureTechnology

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 18 on record
Since the last cheque2511days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$21MRounds led0 of 18Sole investor3 roundsExits2 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 100%
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Open Prairie highlights

  1. 01

    18 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series C: 63% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $1.0M

  4. 04

    2 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Open Prairie is a multi-faceted private equity fund management firm with deep roots in agriculture and rural America.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
AgricultureTechnology
Based in
Effingham, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first18 appearances

  1. 2019

    3 rounds

  2. Dec
    Shenandoah Valley OrganicSeries B · US · FinSMEs$15MWith 3 others
  3. Dec
    NutriatiSeries C · US · FinSMEs$13MWith 1 other
  4. Jun
    VestaronSeries B · US · FinSMEs$40MWith 4 others
  5. 2017

    2 rounds

  6. Sept
    Newleaf SymbioticsSeries C · US · FinSMEs$30MWith 6 others
  7. Jul
    NewLeaf SymbioticsSeries C · US · FinSMEs$24MWith 4 others
  8. 2016

    1 round

  9. Aug
    VestaronSeries D · US · FinSMEs$18MWith 3 others
  10. 2015

    2 rounds

  11. Jul
    ConsortiEXSeed · US$1.0MSole investor
  12. Apr
    Innara HealthSeries B · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  13. 2014

    3 rounds

  14. Oct
    Vestaron CorporationSeries C · US$4.0MWith 5 others
  15. Sept
    NewLeaf SymbioticsSeries B · US$17MWith 3 others
  16. Aug
    Vestaron CorporationSeries C · US$10MWith 4 others
  17. 2013

    1 round

  18. Jan
    NewLeaf SymbioticsSeries A · US · finance.yahoo.com$7.0MWith 2 others
  19. 2012

    2 rounds

  20. May
    Vestaron CorporationSeries B · US · pevc.dowjones.com$10MWith 2 others
  21. Apr
    Compact Particle AccelerationVenture · US$6.5MSole investor
  22. 2011

    1 round

  23. Nov
    PriviaVenture · US · finsmes.com$955KSole investor
  24. 2005

    1 round

  25. Apr
    InfobloxSeries E · US · infoblox.com$30MWith 4 others
  26. 2003

    1 round

  27. Jul
    CerniumVenture · US$2.8MWith 1 other
  28. 2000

    1 round

  29. May
    iNest RealtyUS$2.0MWith 3 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration8 named

DMDennis M. BeardCFO of ManageriFiling they signed
JMJ. M. SchultzMember of the General PartneriFiling they signed
JMJames M. SchultzDirectoriFiling they signed
JMJason M. WroneMember of the General PartneriFiling they signed
JSJim SchultzExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
LSLee StromExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed
LALeland A. StromDirectoriFiling they signed
PMPatrick M. MorandMember of the General PartneriFiling they signed

We also hold 20 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed2 in all

InfobloxListed$120MApr 2012
iNest RealtyBought by IACUndisclosedOct 2004

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Open Prairie. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Pangaea VenturesVC firm7rounds togetherCultivian SandboxVC firm4rounds togetherRockPort CapitalVC firm4rounds togetherAnterra CapitalVC firm3rounds togetherMichigan Accelerator Fund IGrowth equity2rounds togetherS2G VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherSouthwest Michigan First Life Science FundGrowth equity2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Open Prairie put money into.

Nutriati$13M · Dec 2019Newleaf Symbiotics$30M · Sept 2017

Quick answers about Open Prairie

What does Open Prairie invest in?

Open Prairie invests most often at Series B and Series C (63% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Agriculture and Technology.

How active is Open Prairie?

18 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Dec 2019.

What has Open Prairie invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Shenandoah Valley Organic (Series B, Dec 2019), Nutriati (Series C, Dec 2019) and Vestaron (Series B, Jun 2019).

How big are Open Prairie's cheques?

The median round it joins is $21M.

Does Open Prairie lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 18 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Open Prairie invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

Is Open Prairie investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Dec 2019.

Who does Open Prairie invest alongside?

Most often Pangaea Ventures (7 rounds together), Cultivian Sandbox (4 rounds together) and RockPort Capital (4 rounds together).

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