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Open Prairie Ventures
AddedFeb 13, 2024
UpdatedJun 28, 2026
Open Prairie Ventures

Open Prairie Ventures

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Open Prairie Ventures: A private equity fund manager investing in startups and early-stage ventures across diverse sectors.

Location
Jefferson, IL, US
Founded
1997
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Open Prairie Ventures is a private equity fund management firm headquartered in Effingham, Illinois, focusing on investments in agriculture, rural America, and underserved markets. The firm invests in startups and early-stage companies across diverse sectors, including agricultural technology, medical devices, healthcare, biotechnology, and information technology. Open Prairie's investment portfolio spans from technology-based venture capital to farmland.

Notable portfolio companies include Vestaron, NewLeaf Symbiotics, and Vytelle. Open Prairie's expertise in agriculture and rural America allows them to provide unique value to their portfolio companies. The firm's investment strategy emphasizes facilitating capital accessibility in underserved markets, leveraging their deep roots in the heartland of America to support innovative businesses in these regions.

Open Prairie Ventures - Portfolio Snapshot

Portfolio activity breakdown across disclosed investments and stages

Total Investments24
Current Portfolio Count14
Total Portfolio Exits1

Top Investment Stages

Series A7 (30.4%)
Series B5 (21.7%)
Series Unknown5 (21.7%)
Series C4 (17.4%)
Debt Financing2 (8.7%)

Stage Mix

Series A 30%Series B 22%Series Unknown 22%Series C 17%Debt Financing 9%

Concentration shown as share of disclosed investments by stage.

Recent Investments

Vytelle logo

Vytelle

LandscapeHub logo

LandscapeHub

HerdDogg logo

HerdDogg

FreshFry logo

FreshFry

Farmer Focus logo

Farmer Focus

Nutriati logo

Nutriati

Agrivida logo

Agrivida

Vestaron logo

Vestaron

Green Dot Bioplastics logo

Green Dot Bioplastics

MyAgData logo

MyAgData

Tillerman logo

Tillerman

NewLeaf Symbiotics logo

NewLeaf Symbiotics

Innara Health logo

Innara Health

Compact Particle Acceleration logo

Compact Particle Acceleration

Novita Therapeutics logo

Novita Therapeutics

Cernium logo

Cernium

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Open Prairie Ventures - Classification

NAICS
  • 520000Finance and Insurance
  • 523000Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities
  • 523900Other Financial Investment Activities
  • 523990All Other Financial Investment Activities
  • 523999Miscellaneous Financial Investment Activities
SIC
  • 6700Holding And Other Investment Offices
  • 6790Miscellaneous Investing
  • 6799Investors, Not Elsewhere Classified
ISIC
  • 8610Hospital activities
Show 21 more industry codes
NAICS
  • 540000Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  • 541612Human Resources Consulting Services
  • 622000Hospitals
  • 622100General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
  • 622110General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
  • 620000Health Care and Social Assistance
  • 525000Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles
  • 541000Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
  • 541600Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services
  • 523910Miscellaneous Intermediation
  • 523940Portfolio Management and Investment Advice
  • 541610Management Consulting Services
SIC
  • 8060Hospitals
  • 8062General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
  • 6000Depository Institutions
  • 8000Health Services
  • 8700Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management, And Related Services
  • 6720Investment Offices
  • 8740Management And Public Relations Services
  • 6722Management Investment Offices, Open-end
  • 8742Management Consulting Services