Blue Venture Fund
Blue Venture Fund is a strategic investment entity based in Chicago, Illinois, founded in 2008. The organization focuses on fostering innovation within the healthcare sector by investing in emerging companies that have the potential to enhance the quality of care, improve patient experiences, and reduce costs. It specifically targets investments in healthcare technology, healthcare services, and clinical sciences. The fund aligns its investment strategy with the needs and priorities of Blue Cross Blue Shield member companies and their policyholders, ensuring that its initiatives support the broader goal of advancing healthcare solutions.
John Banta
Managing Director
Past deals in Rhode Island
Upward Health
Series C in 2025
Upward Health Inc., established in 2017 and headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island, is a specialty care coordination organization that partners with health plans and providers to deliver home-based medical and behavioral care for individuals with complex needs, such as mental illness and substance abuse disorders. The company coordinates care among members' caregivers, primary care physicians, and other specialists to facilitate recovery and safe community reintegration. By focusing on high-risk patients, Upward Health aims to improve outcomes and reduce healthcare costs for its partners.
Upward Health
Series B in 2022
Upward Health Inc., established in 2017 and headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island, is a specialty care coordination organization that partners with health plans and providers to deliver home-based medical and behavioral care for individuals with complex needs, such as mental illness and substance abuse disorders. The company coordinates care among members' caregivers, primary care physicians, and other specialists to facilitate recovery and safe community reintegration. By focusing on high-risk patients, Upward Health aims to improve outcomes and reduce healthcare costs for its partners.
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