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Overview
Location
United States, Minnesota, Minneapolis
Employees
11-50
Phone
+1 612-333-4220
Founded date
1953
Mentions in press and media 8
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| Dec 2, 2024 | Blue Bear Capital: $160 Million Fund III Closed | Blue Bear Capital – a venture and growth equity firm focused on AI-based solutions for the world’s energy, infrastructure, and climate challenges – announced the closing of its $160 million Fund III and additional follow-on vehicles. The ne... |
| Feb 17, 2024 | Inside the plan to help more Black Minnesotans own homes | To help low-income families from the historically Black Rondo neighborhood buy homes, St. Paul launched its Inheritance Fund last year. The community was upended and hundreds of families were displaced during the construction of I-94 in the... |
| Oct 17, 2022 | Acadian Adds First U.S. Institutional Investor in Sustainable Global Strategy | The Boston-based asset manager announced its first U.S. institutional investor in its Sustainable Global strategy, with a seed investment from sustainability-focused allocator McKnight Foundation. The investment underscores increasing deman... |
| Nov 10, 2016 | Agtech Funding Sheet: BioConsortia Closes $12m Debt/Equity Round, Privateer Raises $40m, more | BioConsortia, an ag biotech company commercializing and developing microbes for crop enhancement, completed a $12 million raise. This includes an $8 million equity round from bigwig VCs Khosla Ventures and Otter Capital, both existing inves... |
| Jan 21, 2011 | Minnesota angel investors to get their own social network | An online portal will soon help Minnesota angel investors and entrepreneurs connect with one another. The Minnesota Angel Network, scheduled to launch this July, is an attempt to increase the activity from early-stage investors nationwide i... |
| Jan 21, 2011 | Angel investing in Minnesota to soon have an online portal | Promoted This Patient Experience Checklist Is Your Key To Success in 2021 As healthcare systems strive to recover from losses due to the pandemic, patient acquisition and retention have never been more urgent, and patient experience has nev... |
| Angel investing in Minnesota to soon have an online portal | An online portal will soon help Minnesota angel investors and entrepreneurs connect with one another. The Minnesota Angel Network, scheduled to launch in July, is an attempt to increase the activity from early-stage investors nationwide int... |
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FAQ about McKnight Foundation
When was McKnight Foundation founded?
McKnight Foundation was founded in 1953.
What has the press written about McKnight Foundation?
Parsers VC has collected 8 articles mentioning McKnight Foundation, among them “Blue Bear Capital: $160 Million Fund III Closed” (Dec 2, 2024) and “Inside the plan to help more Black Minnesotans own homes” (Feb 17, 2024).
Is McKnight Foundation still active?
Yes, McKnight Foundation is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Oct 11, 2026.