The Blue Venture Fund
John Banta is an experienced investment executive currently serving as Vice President of Investments for the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, as well as President and Managing Director of the Blue Venture Fund. With a robust background in early-stage technology investment, John previously held the role of CEO and Managing Director at IllinoisVentures, LLC, where significant contributions were made towards fostering globally competitive companies within the Midwest. John's experience spans various leadership positions, including Managing Principal at the Illinois Emerging Technologies Fund and President & COO at DigitalWork. Educationally, John holds an MBA in Finance and Statistics from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and an MS in Finance from the Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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The Blue Venture Fund
The Blue Venture Fund is a unique collaboration between Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) companies, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, and Sandbox to which thirty-five BCBS companies have committed over $890 million across four funds. The Blue Venture Fund invests in promising emerging companies of strategic relevance to Blue Cross and/or Blue Shield companies and provides the portfolio with access to BCBS companies to deploy innovation at scale. Sandbox is an independent company that provides healthcare-related investment management exclusively for the Blue Venture Fund.