Cobalt Ventures is the captive private equity subsidiary of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City. With a sole focus in healthcare, we invest in high-growth companies with capabilities that can be scaled and leveraged nationally across the payer universe.
We forge strong partnerships with our management teams to develop successful strategies, accelerate growth, optimize cash flow, increase operational and financial efficiencies and develop roadmaps for long-term success.
We are a well-capitalized, strategic-backed investor with unique access to the largest payer network in the United States. Our partnership-centric approach capitalizes on these payer relationships to leverage several significant advantages, including:
Bardavon is a cloud-based, clinical intelligence and analytics company focused on improving musculoskeletal patient outcomes in both the workers’ compensation and commercial healthcare arena. Bardavon’s systems operate and collect data in near real-time to measure provider performance and optimize utilization for each patient, regardless of the case’s needs or complexity.
Cobalt MedPlans is a business process outsourcing partner with core competencies in high-end claims administration and call center services in the national healthcare market.
CompAlliance is a workers’ compensation managed care organization, primarily providing telephonic and field-based nurse case management. CompAlliance also offers a rental network across four Midwestern states, bill review services, virtual case management software.
New Directions provides managed behavioral health services, employee assistance programs, health coaching and performance solutions to healthcare plans nationally.
Preferred Health Professionals is a comprehensive PPO network for self-funded employers in Missouri and Kansas. The premier product, Freedom Network Select, spans 48 counties in Kansas and Missouri.
Rx Savings Solutions is an innovative software company focused on pharmaceutical drug cost containment for employers, employees and payers.
Solera is a technology-enabled healthcare services company that connects people to high quality digital apps and in-person community providers. Solera’s consumer-driven approach and performance-based medical claims payment model helps drive engagement, improve outcomes and maximize overall wellness for each member.
Our team of highly proficient, experienced executives possesses significant operational, entrepreneurial and financial expertise across different sectors and geographies. We are deeply committed to forging strong partnerships to drive significant growth and long-term success for our investments.
4900 Main Street, Suite 620
Kansas City, MO 64112
Office: 816.823.6737
