PrairieGold Venture Partners

PrairieGold Venture Partners is a venture capital firm located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, that focuses on early-stage investments. The firm specializes in sectors such as life sciences, green technology, information technology, and alternative energy. PrairieGold typically invests between $0.25 million and $2 million in companies, with transaction sizes ranging from $0.25 million to $10 million. The firm aims to support companies in the Midwest region and often seeks a board seat in its portfolio companies to provide guidance and oversight.

Paul Batcheller

Partner

Mike Jerstad

Partner

Past deals in Fossil fuels

ZeaChem

Series C in 2012
ZeaChem is focused on developing sustainable alternatives to petroleum-based fuels and chemicals, utilizing renewable biomass sources such as wood chips, wheat straw, corn stover, and grasses. The company employs a proprietary fermentation process that converts all carbon in the sugars into end products, resulting in high yields and making its products competitive with traditional fossil fuels, even without subsidies. By targeting the $1 trillion chemicals and fuels markets, ZeaChem aims to provide high-margin solutions that address environmental concerns while maintaining economic viability.

ZeaChem

Series B in 2009
ZeaChem is focused on developing sustainable alternatives to petroleum-based fuels and chemicals, utilizing renewable biomass sources such as wood chips, wheat straw, corn stover, and grasses. The company employs a proprietary fermentation process that converts all carbon in the sugars into end products, resulting in high yields and making its products competitive with traditional fossil fuels, even without subsidies. By targeting the $1 trillion chemicals and fuels markets, ZeaChem aims to provide high-margin solutions that address environmental concerns while maintaining economic viability.
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