About Prairie Ventures
Prairie Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2000. It is primarily based out of Omaha, United States. As of May 2019, Prairie Ventures has invested in 14 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Life Sciences and HealthTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series B round of Paradigm Dx Overall, Prairie Ventures portfolio has seen 5 acquisitions, namely Paradigm Dx and WriteLife. A lot of funds co-invest with Prairie Ventures, with names like Gore Range Capital sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Prairie Ventures has team of 1 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 1 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Prairie Ventures' List of Top Investments
Prairie Ventures has a portfolio of 14 companies. Their most notable investments are in Mikroscan and Together A Greater Good.Their portfolio spans across United States and Canada. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Life Sciences, HealthTech and 4 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Prairie Ventures:
1. Bioz
Developer of AI search engine for scientific experimentation. This platform provides researchers with scientific experimentation data, insights, and recommendations for products, equipment, and assays that help in drug discovery and finding cures for diseases.
Key facts about Bioz
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Los Altos (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $17.5M
- Employee Count: 54 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: StartX, 5AM Ventures and 13 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Apr 15, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Paradigm Dx
Eradicating cancer through prevention, early detection, and personalized therapy guidance. The company is dedicated to fighting cancer every step of the way, bringing clarity to patients, providers, doctors, researchers, and caregivers. They offer tests that explore hereditary risks, screen for cancer's presence, and examine genomic alterations to guide treatment. Their focus is on improving patient outcomes through life-changing science, deep expertise, strong collaboration, and rigorous research. They are committed to making a lasting, positive impact on people's lives by providing innovative products and services in cancer prevention, screening, and therapy guidance. They offer login for patients and providers. They are involved in clinical studies and publications.
Key facts about Paradigm Dx
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Phoenix (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $11M
- Employee Count: 23 as on Dec 31, 2017
- Investors: New Science Ventures, Polaris Partners and 7 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, May 20, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
3. Ceresti
Key facts about Ceresti
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Carlsbad (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $36.1M
- Employee Count: 84 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Prairie Ventures, UCSF Rosenman Institute and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, May 01, 2026, $*****
4. Liquid Grid
Liquidgrids is a healthcare focused social media health intelligence and marketing platform that is built to aggregate dialogue across the digital landscape. The company identifies disease-specific personas, which are scaled to deliver highly targeted, multi-channel advertising campaigns. The company claims that through its proprietary analytics engine, it has aggregated and analyzed over 1 Billion healthcare conversations by over 125 million unique healthcare consumers.
Key facts about Liquid Grid
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: San Diego (United States)
- Stage: Acqui-Hired
- Total Funding till date: $5.57M
- Employee Count: 4 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: EvoNexus, Tech Coast Angels and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Apr 25, 2016, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Mikroscan
Innovating pathology with telemicroscopy and digital solutions for improved patient care. They design and manufacture systems that enhance efficiencies for pathologists and provide decision support for accurate diagnoses. Their solutions enable faster, more accurate results, expanding subspecialty expertise to remote areas, saving time and money. They offer both digital pathology and live telemicroscopy solutions, including dual-mode systems and autoloader options. Digital pathology technology facilitates sharing whole-slide images for research and education. Live telemicroscopy addresses clinical applications, allowing remote access for diagnosis and treatment. Their systems improve patient care by connecting specialists to underserved communities, leading to better outcomes and reduced healthcare costs. They provide tools for remote on-site evaluation, frozen section support, and streamlined workflows. Their technology supports improved outcomes, reduced costs, and decreased risks in pathology departments. They are ISO certified, ensuring quality in design, development, sale, service, and distribution of whole-slide scanning and remote-controlled microscopy devices.
Key facts about Mikroscan
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Carlsbad (United States)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $11.6M
- Employee Count: 18 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Prairie Ventures and 2 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Jun 06, 2018, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Prairie Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Prairie Ventures has invested in 14 companies over the last 12 years, with an average of 0 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Paradigm Dx.Prairie Ventures' Investments by Stage
Prairie Ventures has made 2 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $700K, 1 investment in Series A stage with an average round size of $6.15M and 1 investment in Series B stage.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 2 |
Series A | 1 |
Series B | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Prairie Ventures' Investments by Sector
Prairie Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, FinTech, Life Sciences and High Tech. Notably, it has invested in 9 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 9 Tech companies, 6 Software companies and at least 5 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 2 |
FinTech | 2 |
Life Sciences | 2 |
High Tech | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Prairie Ventures' Investments by Geography
Prairie Ventures has made most investments in United States (4).Prairie Ventures' recent investments
Prairie Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Prairie Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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May 20, 2019 | United States | Series B | 1574 | ||
May 17, 2016 | United States | Seed | 8412 | - | |
Jun 09, 2015 | United States | Series A | 7616 | ||
Mar 25, 2014 | United States | Seed | 5477 |
Acquired companies in Prairie Ventures' Portfolio
5 companies from Prairie Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Liquid Grid in Oct 2021 by FemTec Health for $*****.Here are Prairie Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 28, 2021 | - | - | 2456 | |
Mar 03, 2020 | May 20, 2019 | Series B | 6717 | |
Dec 08, 2014 | - | - | 9924 | |
Aug 29, 2013 | - | - | 5519 | |
Mar 18, 2013 | - | - | 1292 |
Team profile of Prairie Ventures
Prairie Ventures has a team of 1 member located in United States. Prairie Ventures' team sits on the board of 1 company.Co-investors of Prairie Ventures
Over the past 12 years, 9 investors have co-invested in Prairie Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Prairie Ventures: New Science Ventures and Mesa Verde Venture Partners have invested in rounds before Prairie Ventures. There is 1 company where New Science Ventures has invested before Prairie Ventures and 1 company where Mesa Verde Venture Partners has invested before Prairie Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Prairie Ventures: 7 investors entered a company along with Prairie Ventures. These include investors like Gore Range Capital (1 company).
Recent News related to Prairie Ventures
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Mikroscan Completes $6M Funding Round With Additional Investors - Mikroscan TechnologiesMikroscan•Aug 10, 2015•Mikroscan, Prairie Ventures, Peter Farrell, Gary W. Pace
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Press Release - Mikroscan Technologies, Inc. Announces New Financing and CEO - Mikroscan TechnologiesMikroscan•Mar 26, 2015•Mikroscan, Prairie Ventures, Peter Farrell, Gary W. Pace
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Best Option Trading Accepting Beta Users Following Investment by Prairie Ventures and Invest Nebraska PRWeb•Mar 25, 2014•Best Option Trading, Invest Nebraska, Prairie Ventures
