Jason Wrone

Partner, Open Prairie

Jason is a Partner with Open Prairie, a leading Midwest-based venture capital and private equity firm focused on providing debt and equity capital to companies throughout the agribusiness value chain. As a fund manager with over 20 years of experience in working with and developing companies across a variety of industry sectors, Jason is responsible for all operational fund management activities including investor relations, coordination of due diligence, analysis and oversight of existing investments as well as sourcing new investment opportunities for Open Prairie. Jason represents Open Prairie as a member of the Board of Directors for an number of ag-focused companies including RealmFive, Kultevat, HerdDogg, and as an observer for MyAgData, Shenandoah Valley Organic and NewLeaf Symbiotics. He received an MBA from the University of Illinois with a concentration in Finance and Entrepreneurship and a dual Bachelor of Science in Finance and Marketing from Eastern Illinois University.