Our Mission

Open Prairie Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in promising ag-Tech and life science technology companies. Open Prairie applies both its capital and team's expertise to focus on companies with efficient capital usage and disruptive technologies. With offices in Illinois and Kansas City, Open Prairie's national reach and unique access to investment opportunities throughout the Midwest region allows the firm to build a diverse portfolio of growth technology companies.

Track Record

Each partner at Open Prairie Ventures has created exceptional value for our portfolio  companies and our investors by utilizing our entrepreneurial, operational, and investment experience.  We seek partners that share our ideals, vision and values for building high-growth technology companies.

Investment Model

Open Prairie leverages the Efficient Innovation model. A combination of Efficient Capital and Disruptive Innovation.

This model emphasizes

• Working with leading-edge technology companies
• Working with experienced management teams
• Utilizing less than $5 million of capital to generate meaningful revenue
• Deploying less than $15 million of syndicated capital to develop, commercialize, and exit
  

Our offices in Effingham and Kansas City are strategically located to cover twelve major U.S. cities, twenty-four major universities, and dozens of federal and state research laboratories and research facilities.

Technology Convergence

The firm seeks investments in the convergence of ag-tech and  life science technologies. This convergence is coupled with experienced entrepreneurs, the strict criteria of Efficient Innovation^TM and a focus on growth markets.