Jim Schultz is a President at Open Prairie Ventures, whose known portfolio counts 7 companies.
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Investment focus
- Focus
- Ag MarketplaceAgriTechCPGE-CommerceEnterprise SaaSFoodTechIoTSustainabilityVertical SaaS
Contacts
Affiliated funds' portfolios
President at Open Prairie Ventures, whose known portfolio counts 7 companies
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Investor Profile
Founders in the listed sectors Climate, Food, Hardware and SaaS, and focus areas Ag Marketplace, AgriTech, CPG and E-Commerce fall inside that listing.
Stage-wise, the deals at Open Prairie Ventures cluster around Growth, Seed and Series A rounds.
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Colleagues at Open Prairie Ventures
Patrick Morand
Partner
Loveland, United States
Dennis Beard
Partner and CFO
Champaign, United States
J.M. Jim Schultz
Chairman/Founder of Open Prairie
Effingham, United States
Jason Wrone
VP of Investments
Effingham, United States
Leland Strom
Partner
Chicago, United States
David Bird
Venture Partner
Chicago, United States
Frequently asked questions
Who is Jim Schultz?
Jim Schultz is a venture capital investor based in Effingham, Illinois, United States, listed as President at Open Prairie Ventures. The known portfolio of that firm counts 7 companies. That portfolio belongs to the firm, not to Jim Schultz personally.
What does Jim Schultz invest in?
Listed sectors include Climate, Food, Hardware and SaaS; listed focus areas include Ag Marketplace, AgriTech, CPG and E-Commerce. Those tags come from the portfolios of the firms this profile is attached to, so they read as a record of what has been backed rather than a stated preference for what comes next.
What stage does Jim Schultz invest at?
Open Prairie Ventures appears in Growth, Seed and Series A rounds across its known deals, and Jim Schultz is listed there as President. Stage is the strongest single filter when you build a target list: an investor with no record at your stage rarely starts with you.
Which firm is Jim Schultz listed at?
Jim Schultz is listed as President at Open Prairie Ventures. 6 other people in the database share a firm with Jim Schultz.
How do I contact Jim Schultz?
A LinkedIn page is on file for Jim Schultz. It is readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The database holds no email address and no phone number for this profile.
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