Ronald T. LeMay is the Managing Director and Co-Founder of OPENAIR Equity Partners. See sector focus and contact routes.
Ronald T. LeMay is the Managing Director and Co-Founder of OPENAIR Equity Partners, a venture capital firm he established in 1999 after retiring from Sprint as President and COO in 2003. His investment thesis targets early-stage companies in agriculture data science, broadband networks, solar energy, and the Internet of Things, with a strong geographic focus on Kansas City and the surrounding Midwest region. LeMay typically makes initial investments to launch companies, such as the 2000 founding of Machinery Link, and often serves as CEO or Chairman of portfolio firms like Main Street Data and FarmLink, indicating a lead investor role. Notable portfolio companies include Main Street Data, which provides hyper-local forecasting for growers, Machinery Link (later FarmLink), GoGo, and Trellie. He distinguishes himself by actively operating as CEO of Main Street Data while managing the firm, blending executive leadership with investment oversight. LeMay has publicly emphasized his refusal to retire, stating he formed OpenAir to “keep him moving” by addressing asset utilization problems in agriculture through technology.
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