Ryan Dammeyer

Ryan Dammeyer

Partner atOpen PrairieIllinois

Ryan Dammeyer is a Partner at Open Prairie, advising on debt and equity financing. He has nearly 20 years of experience in structured finance and capital solutions.

What Ryan can write

Writes checks of$1M to $10M
Comes in atSeries A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

Open Prairie writes $1M to $10M checks, larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Silicon Valley Bank
  2. Liquidus Marketing · Chief Financial Officer
  3. NewStream Capital · Director
  4. Square 1 Bank, a division of PacWest Bank · Managing Director and Head of Structured Finance
  5. Open Prairie · Partner
    Now
  6. Silicon Valley Bank
  7. Square 1 Bank · Managing Director and Head of Structured Finance

Focus

debt financingequity financingstructured financecapital solutionsgrowth technologyservice sectors

Education

Indiana University, Bachelor of Science in Public Financial ManagementKelly School of Business, Foundations Certificate

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Questions

Who is Ryan Dammeyer?

Ryan Dammeyer is a Partner at Open Prairie, advising on debt and equity financing. He has nearly 20 years of experience in structured finance and capital solutions.

How much does Ryan Dammeyer invest?

Ryan Dammeyer invests through Open Prairie, which writes checks of $1M to $10M at series a, series b.

How do I pitch Ryan Dammeyer?

A warm intro from a founder Open Prairie backed works best.

What did Ryan Dammeyer do before Open Prairie?

Silicon Valley Bank; Chief Financial Officer at Liquidus Marketing; Director at NewStream Capital; Managing Director and Head of Structured Finance at Square 1 Bank, a division of PacWest Bank; Silicon Valley Bank; Managing Director and Head of Structured Finance at Square 1 Bank.

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