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BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners

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Chicago · 24 people tracked

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BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners is a venture fund manager based in Chicago. SEC filings show 3 venture funds on record, most recently BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners V, LLC filed August 2025.

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D filings. Firm website data not yet available.

HQ
Chicago, US
Founded
2015
Tracked investments
25
Acquisitions
2

Team · 24 people

from public directories
Brad Lubrand· General Partner
Scott Nehs· General Partner
Anthony Coniaris· Director
Clyde S. McGregor· Executive Officer
Colin P. McFarland· Executive Officer
David G. Herro· Director
Janet L. Reali· Director
John T. Hailer· Director
Kevin Grant· Director
Michael L. Manelli· Executive Officer
Pierre Servant· Director
Robert A. Taylor· Executive Officer
Robert M. Levy· Director
Thomas Herman· Executive Officer
Thomas W. Murray· Executive Officer
William C. Nygren· Executive Officer

What they invest in

from 19 of 25 portfolio companies

Healthtech ×18Digital Health ×11SaaS ×5AI & Machine Learning ×4Wellness & Fitness ×3Medical Devices ×2Mental Health ×2Cloud Computing ×1

HQs:United States×19

Investments · 25 tracked

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By year:2025 · 52024 · 22022 · 12020 · 32019 · 22018 · 22017 · 12015 · 22012 · 12011 · 120 dated

Carallelcarallel.comJan 2025SEC filingmedium confidence

HealthtechChicago, US

Shara Cohen(President and CEO)inMARIA PERRIN(Director)

BoardTodd Johnson(Director)Emma Cartmell(Director)in

Board seatJohn Banta· per SEC Form D · $3M raise · filed Jan 2025

Co-investorsCartmell VenturesFCA Venture PartnersCREATE HEALTH VENTURESGratitude RailroadLOUD Capital

Contessa Healthcontessahealth.comin𝕏Nov 2015

HealthtechNashville, US

Travis Messina(Executive Officer, Director)inDavid Coppeans(Executive Officer)in

BoardCharles Martin, Jr.(Director)W. Spence McClelland(Director)Frank Coliano(Director)Dipa Talati Mehta(Director)in

Board seatAnna Haghgooie· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBlue Venture FundsMartin VenturesNoro-Moseley PartnersOptum VenturesHealth Velocity CapitalSandbox Advantage

Jukebox Healthjukeboxhealth.cominJan 2025SEC filingmedium confidence

Jukebox Health helps older adults and people with disabilities live safely at home by combining licensed occupational therapist evaluations with a network of vetted installers to identify home safety risks and manage product ordering, delivery, and installation.

Digital HealthHealthtechLongevityPropTechNew York, US

Seung Bak(Executive Officer, Director)inRomanos Fessas(Executive Officer, Director)Oren Shatken(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardSam Toole(Director)inFatima Husain(Director)in

Board seatAnna Haghgooie· per SEC Form D · $20.6M raise · filed Jan 2025

Co-investorsBlack Jays VenturesEquitage Ventures, L.L.C.MastryMeridian Street CapitalMosaic General Partnership, LLCHome Depot Ventures+2 more

Positive Developmentpositivedevelopment.comin𝕏Jan 2025SEC filingmedium confidence

Positive Development provides autism therapy and developmental care services for neurodivergent children and their families.

Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesMental HealthMclean, US

Mike Suiters(Executive Officer, Director)inNick Whitehead(Director)in

BoardAdam Seabrook(Director)inDaniel Gebremedhin(Director)Brenton Fargnoli(Director)in

Board seatJohn Banta· per SEC Form D · $30M raise · filed Jan 2025

Co-investorsAlleyCorpaMoonB Capital GroupB4 CapitalFlare Capital PartnersLifeforce Capital+3 more

Sevarosevaro.comin𝕏Series B · Jun 2025 · $39M

Sevaro is a healthcare technology company focused on advancing stroke care through clinical trials, artificial intelligence, medical informatics, and telemedicine solutions.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechNorth Brunswick, US

Dr. Rajiv Narula(Executive Officer, Director)Krishan Narula(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardKapil Desai(Director)inAjay Sharma(Director)

Board seatAnna Haghgooie· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAPA Venture PartnersCatalyst InvestorsCatalyst

Somatussomatus.cominApr 2017 · $11M

Somatus provides value-based, integrated kidney care and a congestive heart failure management solution for patients, providers, and health plan partners.

Digital HealthHealthtechMclean, US

Ikenna Okezie(Executive Officer, Director)inAlexander Houlday(Executive Officer)inStacey Queen-Pyndell(Executive Officer)Larry Renfro(Interim President & CEO)

BoardAnthony Welters(Director)

Board seatAnna Haghgooie· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsFlare Capital PartnersOptum VenturesHealthQuest CapitalBlue Venture FundsDefy PartnersLongitude Capital+7 more

Triggr Healthsonarmd.comin𝕏Dec 2019SEC filingmedium confidence

SonarMD provides a care management platform for chronic diseases, starting with gastroenterology, that combines AI technology with human support to detect clinical deterioration early and help specialists intervene before emergencies.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesSaaSChicago, US

Lawrence R. Kosinski(Founder and Board Member)inBETH HOUCK(Executive Officer, Director)inJohn Starr(Executive Officer)Devin Gross(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardTHOMAS M SHEHAB(Director)CHARITY TARN(Director)in

Board seatAnna Haghgooie· per SEC Form D · $32K raise · filed Feb 2020

Co-investorsArboretum VenturesBlue Hour VenturesHypothesisNueterra CapitalTensility Venture Partners

Emidsemids.comMar 2020

Healthcare company led by CEO Saurabh Sinha, cited as a Council Capital partner.

Co-investorsCouncilUnion Grove Venture PartnersNew Mountain Capital

EveryMoveeverymove.orginDec 2011acquired by Higi

FitnessSyncer is a health and fitness data aggregation platform that unifies data from multiple apps, trackers, and devices in a single dashboard.

FintechHealthtechSaaSWellness & FitnessSeattle, US

Russell Benaroya(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardAndy Liu(Executive Officer, Director)Kent Marquardt(Director)

Co-investorsSocial StartsTechstars

Higihigi.comin

Higi is a consumer health engagement platform that enables individuals to measure, track, and act on their health data through a network of self-screening kiosks, home devices, and digital tools.

Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness

Co-investors7wire VenturesCorewell Health VenturesFlare Capital Partners

InStride Healthinstride.healthinSeries A · Oct 2022 · $26M

InStride provides virtual specialty care for young people ages 7 to 24 with anxiety, OCD, and related disorders, using evidence-based treatment enhanced by AI technology.

Digital HealthHealthtechMental Health

Mona Potter(Clinical Co-founder, MD)inKathryn Boger(Clinical Co-founder, Ph.D., ABPP)inJohn Voith(Founder)in

Co-investors.406 VenturesEcho Health VenturesGeneral CatalystMass General Brigham Ventures

Lumerislumeris.comin𝕏Apr 2024 · $100M

Lumeris uses AI combined with human-centered design to address the U.S. primary care shortage, co-creating an AI tool called Tom with physicians and patients to deliver Primary Care as a Service.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSt. Louis, US

W. Michael Long(Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Lumeris Group Holdings Corporation)

Co-investorsHavencrest Capital ManagementKleiner PerkinsDeerfield Management CompanySandbox Industries

Lumiatain

San Mateo, US

Aditya Damle(Executive Officer, Director)David Kim(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardLarry Leisure(Director)Matt Downs(Director)Euan Thomson(Director)

Co-investorsALLEGISNL CAPITALKhosla VenturesSandbox Industries

Physeraphysera.comin𝕏

Physera (part of Omada Health) provides virtual musculoskeletal (MSK) care through a nationwide network of licensed physical therapists, offering personalized treatment plans, in-app messaging, and computer vision-based range-of-motion tracking.

Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness

Co-investorsExpaLux Capital

Picwellpicwell.comin𝕏Feb 2018 · $4MAcquired

Picwell operates ALEX, a benefits decision-support platform that combines plan recommendations, enrollment, benefits administration, and year-round guidance for employees.

HR TechInsurTechSaaSPhiladelphia, US

Thomas Baker(Executive Officer, Director)Jonathan Thompson Kolstad(Executive Officer, Director)Robert James Town(Executive Officer, Director)Jay Silverstein(Executive Officer, Director)inAnirudh Vemprala(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardKevin Hill(Director)

Co-investorsBlue Venture FundsMassMutual VenturesOUP (Osage University Partners)SeaX VenturesOsage University Partners

Wellframewellframe.comin𝕏

Wellframe provides digital member engagement and care management solutions for health plans.

Digital HealthHealthtechSaaS

Jacob Sattelmair(Founder)inDr Trishan Panch(Founder)in

Co-investorsBlue Venture FundsF-Prime CapitalThreshold VenturesWaterline VenturesDFJ

ZeOmegazeomega.comin𝕏

ZeOmega provides healthcare enterprise management software for health plans and other risk-bearing organizations, offering integrated care management, prior authorization, and workflow solutions.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaSPlano, US

Co-investorsBlue Venture FundsBregal SagemountSandbox Industries

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

Alacura HoldingsAxial HealthcareHealth Intelligencehigi SH HoldingsJOURNEY HEALTH INC.PWN Health HoldingsPWNHealthTuesday Health

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.

Exits · 2

2 acquisitions · showing 1

EveryMoveacq. by Higi

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners made?
BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners has 25 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, including 5 dated in the last 24 months.
Where is BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners located?
BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners is headquartered in Chicago, US.

Co-investors · 8

Sandbox Industries

Sandbox Industries is an investment firm that fosters innovation in the healthcare and insurance industries, partnering with corporate strategic investors as limited partners alongside financial investors and portfolio companies.

.406 Ventures

.406 Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with founders building companies in healthcare, data and AI, and cybersecurity.

$1M – $4M
General Catalyst

General Catalyst is a venture capital firm operating as a partnership focused on company building and accelerating the growth of the businesses it backs.

Both backed · 1
$30M
Oak HC/FT

Oak HC/FT is a growth equity firm that partners with founders building companies in healthcare and financial services, leveraging sector expertise and networks.

Both backed · 1
Echo Health Ventures

Echo Health Ventures is a strategic venture capital and growth equity investor that partners with health care companies to help build and scale their innovations nationally.

Both backed · 1
Founders' Co-op

Founders' Co-op is a Seattle-based early-stage venture firm backing technical founding teams building enterprise technology companies, investing at the pre-product, pre-revenue stage.

$10K – $250K
CVS Health Ventures

CVS Health Ventures is the corporate venture arm of CVS Health, backing innovative companies focused on transforming health care.

Firms observed investing alongside BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with BlueCross BlueShield Venture Partners's recorded portfolio.

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