# Open Prairie: portfolio, investments and team > Open Prairie is a vc firm based in United States. 18 investments on record, latest Dec 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/open-prairie-ventures (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Open Prairie Filed with the SEC to raise a fund in Jul 2025, closing $22M. Last cheque observed Dec 2019. Email Quiet New fund $22M, Jul 2025 VC firm Seed Series A Series B Agriculture Technology Follow Open Prairie and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Fopen-prairie-ventures) Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 18 on record Since the last cheque **2511** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$21M** Rounds led **0 of 18** Sole investor **3 rounds** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 100%** Pitch Open Prairie ## Open Prairie highlights - 01 18 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series B and Series C: 63% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $1.0M - 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:** Seed Series A Series B Growth - **Sectors:** Agriculture Technology - **Based in:** Effingham, United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **18 appearances** - **2019** 3 rounds - **Dec** **[Shenandoah Valley Organic](https://millionrounds.com/company/shenandoah-valley-organic)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$15M** With 3 others - **Dec** **[Nutriati](https://millionrounds.com/company/nutriati)** Series C · US · FinSMEs **$13M** With 1 other - **Jun** **[Vestaron](https://millionrounds.com/company/vestaron)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$40M** With 4 others - **2017** 2 rounds - **Sept** **[Newleaf Symbiotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/newleaf-symbiotics)** Series C · US · FinSMEs **$30M** With 6 others - **Jul** **[NewLeaf Symbiotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/newleaf-symbiotics)** Series C · US · FinSMEs **$24M** With 4 others - **2016** 1 round - **Aug** **[Vestaron](https://millionrounds.com/company/vestaron)** Series D · US · FinSMEs **$18M** With 3 others - **2015** 2 rounds - **Jul** **[ConsortiEX](https://millionrounds.com/company/consortiex)** Seed · US **$1.0M** Sole investor - **Apr** **[Innara Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/innara-health)** Series B · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others - **2014** 3 rounds - **Oct** **[Vestaron Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/vestaron-corporation)** Series C · US **$4.0M** With 5 others - **Sept** **[NewLeaf Symbiotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/newleaf-symbiotics)** Series B · US **$17M** With 3 others - **Aug** **[Vestaron Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/vestaron-corporation)** Series C · US **$10M** With 4 others - **2013** 1 round - **Jan** **[NewLeaf Symbiotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/newleaf-symbiotics)** Series A · US · finance.yahoo.com **$7.0M** With 2 others - **2012** 2 rounds - **May** **[Vestaron Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/company/vestaron-corporation)** Series B · US · pevc.dowjones.com **$10M** With 2 others - **Apr** **[Compact Particle Acceleration](https://millionrounds.com/company/compact-particle-acceleration)** Venture · US **$6.5M** Sole investor - **2011** 1 round - **Nov** **[Privia](https://millionrounds.com/company/privia)** Venture · US · finsmes.com **$955K** Sole investor - **2005** 1 round - **Apr** **[Infoblox](https://millionrounds.com/company/infoblox)** Series E · US · infoblox.com **$30M** With 4 others - **2003** 1 round - **Jul** **[Cernium](https://millionrounds.com/company/cernium)** Venture · US **$2.8M** With 1 other - **2000** 1 round - **May** **[iNest Realty](https://millionrounds.com/company/inest-realty)** US **$2.0M** With 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 registration **8 named** DM **Dennis M. Beard** CFO of Manager i Filing they signed JM **J. M. Schultz** Member of the General Partner i Filing they signed JM **James M. Schultz** Director i Filing they signed JM **Jason M. Wrone** Member of the General Partner i Filing they signed JS **Jim Schultz** Executive Officer i Filing they signed LS **Lee Strom** Executive Officer i Filing they signed LA **Leland A. Strom** Director i Filing they signed PM **Patrick M. Morand** Member of the General Partner i Filing 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 listed **2 in all** **[Infoblox](https://millionrounds.com/company/infoblox)** Listed **$120M** Apr 2012 **[iNest Realty](https://millionrounds.com/company/inest-realty)** Bought by [IAC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iac) **Undisclosed** Oct 2004 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. New fund on file **$22M** raised in Jul 2025 From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy. ## The cheque Seed Series A Series B Median round joined **$21M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$1.0M** Led 0 of 18 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** 3 rounds - **Last cheque:** Dec 2019 - **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series B said *5* - Series C *5* - Venture *3* - Series A said *1* - Seed said *1* - Series D *1* - Growth said *-* Cheques by year Led Joined 2000 2019 Often in the room with - [Pangaea Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pangaea-ventures) 7 - [Cultivian Sandbox](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cultivian-sandbox-ventures) 4 - [RockPort Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rockport-capital) 4 - [Anterra Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anterra-capital) 3 - [Michigan Accelerator Fund I](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michigan-accelerator-fund-i) 2 - [S2G Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/s2g-ventures) 2 **Pitching Open Prairie?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## 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 Ventures** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pangaea-ventures)[**Cultivian Sandbox** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cultivian-sandbox-ventures)[**RockPort Capital** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rockport-capital)[**Anterra Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anterra-capital)[**Michigan Accelerator Fund I** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/michigan-accelerator-fund-i)[**S2G Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/s2g-ventures)[**Southwest Michigan First Life Science Fund** Growth equity **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/southwest-michigan-first-life-science-fund) ## Recently backed The latest companies Open Prairie put money into. [**Nutriati** $13M · Dec 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/nutriati)[**Newleaf Symbiotics** $30M · Sept 2017](https://millionrounds.com/company/newleaf-symbiotics) ## 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). ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=open-prairie-ventures) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=open-prairie-ventures)