# Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota

> Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota is a VC fund backing Non Profit. See 56 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Eagan, United States
- Total investments: 56
- Last investment: Dec 2023
- Lead investor: 96%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company-beta/206706?pathWildcard=206706
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/bluecrossmn
- Website: https://www.bluecrossmn.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bluecrossmn

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota is a health insurance company that provides health plans and programs.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Non Profit | 19 | 34% |
| Communities | 10 | 18% |
| Health Care | 10 | 18% |
| Social | 4 | 7% |
| Wellness | 4 | 7% |

27 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Grant | 31 | 55% |
| Seed | 3 | 5% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Peter Dehnel | Medical Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/peter-dehnel |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center | NorthPoint offers medical, dental, mental health, human service, and wellness services. |  | Grant | Dec 13, 2023 | https://www.northpointhealth.org |
| American Indian Community Housing Organization | American Indian Community Housing Organization offers permanent supportive housing, youth programming, and domestic violence shelter. |  | Grant | Oct 24, 2023 | http://www.aicho.org/#/ |
| Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid | Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid is a nonprofit law firm that provides free legal advice and representation on civil law matters to low-income individuals with disabilities and seniors. It offers - legal services advocacy project, which engages in policy advocacy on issues affecting low incomes. |  | Grant | Jun 29, 2022 | https://mylegalaid.org/ |
| Northwest Minnesota Foundation | Northwest Minnesota Foundation offers residents and friends a personal approach to making a meaningful donation. NMF fosters all forms of giving, with an endowment funds, which use exclusively the earnings to support charity activities. NMF, as the regional community foundation for Northwest Minnesota, provides a variety of fund types to helpdonors meet their charitable objectives. |  | Grant | Jun 29, 2022 | https://www.nwmf.org |
| All Nations Rise | All Nations Rise is a non-profit organization. |  | Grant | Jun 29, 2022 |  |
| African Economic Development Solutions | African Economic Development Solutions builds wealth within African immigrant communities through economic development activities. |  | Grant | Jun 29, 2022 | https://aeds-mn.org/ |
| Lakes and Prairies Community Action Partnership | Lakes and Prairies Community Action Partnership is a non-profit entity that engages communities to counter poverty and empower families. |  | Grant | Jun 29, 2022 | http://lakesandprairies.net |
| Children's Defense Fund-Minnesota | Children's Defense Fund-Minnesota leads programs to serve and empower children, families, and communities. |  | Grant | Jun 29, 2022 | https://cdf-mn.org/ |
| Northwest Indian Community Development Center | The Northwest Indian Community Development Center’s mission is to identify, coordinate, and deliver resources that promote wellness and equity for American Indian families. |  | Grant | Jun 29, 2022 | https://www.nwicdc.org/ |
| Northside Achievement Zone | The Northside Achievement Zone mission is to end generational poverty and build a culture of achievement in North Minneapolis. |  | Grant | Jun 29, 2022 | https://northsideachievement.org |

10 of 56 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [gener8tor](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gener8tor) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Village Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/village-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Aflac Global Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aflac-corporate-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Blu Venture Investors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blu-venture-investors) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Connetic Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/connetic-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Matchstick Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matchstick-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota invest in?

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota invests primarily in Non Profit, Communities and Health Care startups, most often at Grant and Seed stage. Most of the 56 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota?

Public channels for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota?

The team at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota includes Peter Dehnel (Medical Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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