Prairie Capital

Investor type

VC

Founded

1997

AUM

$6 600 M

Location

Chicago Heights, Illinois, United States

$10-50 m

Investment Ticket

3-5 years

Investment Horizon

Pre-seed, Seed

Investment Stage

Sale to strategic investor, IPO, M&A, Sale, Buyout, Mergers and Aquisitions, Pre-defined exit

Exit Strategy

Investor profile last updated: 27 July, 2026

Profile

Prairie Capital is a private equity firm focused on guiding promising, founder-owned companies on the journey to becoming scalable platforms prepared for accelerated growth. Since the firm's inception nearly 30 years ago, Prairie has invested over $1.3 billion in more than 100 platform companies. Prairie provides the experience, framework for value creation, resources, and thought partnership required to scale well positioned, growth focused companies in attractive markets. Prairie is a multi-sector investor with dedicated teams focusing on growth markets within the following sectors: business services, consumer, education, healthcare, industrial growth, and technology.

Industry

Education Financial Services Fintech Food and Beverage Foodtech Healthcare Services HealthTech Business Services (B2B) Consumer Products

Region of investment

North America

Prairie Capital Funds

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Industry
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Region
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Prairie Capital VII, L.P.
Private Equity (PE)
Venture Capital (VC)
Business Services (B2B)
Consumer Products
Education
Healthcare Services
Seed
Series A
Series B
North America
$5-10 m
$450 M
June 2021

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FAQs about Prairie Capital

Prairie Capital is located in Chicago Heights, Illinois, United States.
Prairie Capital was founded in 1997.
Prairie Capital invests in companies and startups in Education, Financial Services, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Foodtech, Healthcare Services, HealthTech, Business Services (B2B), Consumer Products.
Prairie Capital invests in companies and startups in North America.
Prairie Capital invests in companies and startups at Pre-seed, Seed.
Prairie Capital usually invests $10-50 m on average.
Prairie Capital has around $6 600m assets under management.
Prairie Capital last fund was created/launched in 2021-06-30