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Dennis Beard

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Managing Partner at Serra Ventures · Board director at Inprentus

Champaign, Illinois, United States

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Dennis Beard is a Managing Partner at Serra Ventures with a career spanning financial services, healthcare services, and technology. He previously served as CEO of the Home Recovery Group of Companies, a home health services provider that was sold in 2008, and as Partner and CFO at Open Prairie Ventures, where he worked across early-stage venture activities including fundraising, sourcing deals, portfolio oversight, and exits. He holds a CPA designation, a B.S. in Accounting from Millikin University, and an MBA from the University of Illinois Executive MBA Program, and has taught as an adjunct instructor at the University of Illinois Gies College of Business and Millikin University.

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Board director at Inprentus

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Inprentus's investors · 4

First Leaf CapitalChampaign-UrbanaFlyover CapitalKansas City · $500K – $2M checks · since 2018Serra VenturesChampaign · $5M checks · since 2024Service Provider CapitalVail

Co-founders at Inprentus

PAPeter Abbamonte
Peter AbbamonteFounder, Chief Science Officer, and President

Experience

  1. Serra VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2009 — present
  2. University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignAdjunct Lecturer - College of Businesscurrent1996 — present
  3. Open Prairie VenturesPartner and CFOcurrent2000 — present
  4. Millikin UniversityAdjunct Instructor - MBA Program2011 — 2018Decatur, IL
  5. Home Recovery Group of CompaniesChairman1999 — 2008
  6. Blakeman and Beard, LLCMember1999 — 2008
  7. SLM InstrumentsController1990 — 1992
  8. Price WaterhouseAudit Manager1982 — 1990

Skills & more

Start-ups44Strategy38Venture Capital25Finance30Accounting14Financial Modeling12Financial Analysis16Entrepreneurship16Consulting12Valuation8Private Equity10Mergers & Acquisitions12
  • Certified Public Accountant

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Colleagues at Serra Ventures

Alain Goubau
Advisor at Serra Ventures
Alyssa Kolb
Investor at Serra Ventures
Bob Easter
Advisor at Serra Ventures
Chris Harbourt
Advisor at Serra Ventures
Dave Hoogmoed
Advisor at Serra Ventures
David Hodge
Venture Partner at Serra Ventures
Drew Beard
Principal at Serra Ventures
Eric Wilson
Partner at Serra Ventures

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Who is Dennis Beard?
Dennis Beard is a Managing Partner at Serra Ventures with a career spanning financial services, healthcare services, and technology. He previously served as CEO of the Home Recovery Group of Companies, a home health services provider that was sold in 2008, and as Partner and CFO at Open Prairie Ventures, where he worked across early-stage venture activities including fundraising, sourcing deals, portfolio oversight, and exits. He holds a CPA designation, a B.S. in Accounting from Millikin University, and an MBA from the University of Illinois Executive MBA Program, and has taught as an adjunct instructor at the University of Illinois Gies College of Business and Millikin University.
Where does Dennis Beard work?
Dennis Beard is Managing Partner at Serra Ventures and Board director at Inprentus.
Where did Dennis Beard go to school?
Dennis Beard studied at Gies College of Business - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (MBA, Executive MBA); Millikin University (BS, Accounting).

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Also worked at Open Prairie Ventures1

Michael PeckGeneral Partner at Flyover Capital