Organizes one-on-one meetings between the region's large research organizations and venture investors.
Upcoming ScoutCamps
Next ScoutCamp is Food & AgTech; September 11, 2025 From 9:00AM to 3:00PM Central
September 2025, Food & Ag Tech • January 2026, Human Health • April 2026, Digital Tech • September 2026, Energy-Industrial
Next ScoutCamp is Food & AgTech; September 11, 2025 From 9:00AM to 3:00PM Central
September 2025, Food & Ag Tech • January 2026, Human Health • April 2026, Digital Tech • September 2026, Energy-Industrial
ScoutCamp is an invitation-only, virtual program that connects Midwest and Great Lakes region research organizations with venture investors. During one-on-one meetings, participants discuss emerging technologies and startups in the selected market vertical.
Target Audience: Technology transfer, innovation and venture leaders from the region’s large research organizations, and corporate and institutional venture investors.
Programming:
One day; 9am to 3pm CST
One-on-One Meetings: Research organizations and investors have private meetings to discuss emerging technologies and startups. Each ScoutCamp involves 160+ one-on-one meetings.
Trends Chat: Investors and other experts discuss trends in the selected market vertical.
Moderated Networking: Lightly moderated networking sessions; separate sessions for research organizations and for investors.
Target Audience: Technology transfer, innovation and venture leaders from the region’s large research organizations, and corporate and institutional venture investors.
Programming:
One day; 9am to 3pm CST
One-on-One Meetings: Research organizations and investors have private meetings to discuss emerging technologies and startups. Each ScoutCamp involves 160+ one-on-one meetings.
Trends Chat: Investors and other experts discuss trends in the selected market vertical.
Moderated Networking: Lightly moderated networking sessions; separate sessions for research organizations and for investors.
Past Attendees (Universities)
Carnegie Mellon (PA); Case Western Reserve (OH); Indiana University Bloomington (IN); Iowa State University (IO); Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (MN); Medical College of Wisconsin (WI); Michigan State (MI); North Dakota State (ND); Northwestern (IL); Notre Dame (IN); Penn State (PA); Purdue (IN); The Ohio State University (OH); UNeMed Corp. (NE); University of Arkansas (AR); University at Buffalo (NY); University of Chicago (IL); University of Cincinnati (OH); University of Guelph (Canada); University of Illinois Chicago (IL); University of Illinois Urbana Champaign (IL); University of Iowa (IO); University of Kentucky (KY); University of Manitoba (Canada); University of Michigan (MI); University of Minnesota (MN); University of Missouri (MO); University of Nebraska (NE); University of Pittsburgh (PA); University of Rochester (NY); University of Toronto (Canada); University of Wisconsin-Madison (WI); University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (WI); Vanderbilt (TN); Washington University in St. Louis (MO); Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF); Wichita State (KS)
Past Attendees (Investors)
2048 Ventures (NY); 412 Venture Fund (PA); 4490 Ventures (WI); 7Wire Ventures (IL); AbbVie Ventures (IL); Ag Ventures Alliance (IA); Agent Capital (MA); Alix Ventures (CA); American Family Ventures (WI); Anterra Capital (MA); Anzu Partners (MA); Arch Venture Partners (IL); Atento Capital (OK); Bastille Ventures (PA); Bayer Growth Ventures (MO); BioCrossroads (IN); BIP Capital (GA); Bloomberg Beta (CA); Blue Bear Capital (CA); Bluestein Ventures (IL); Boost VC (CA); BoxOne Ventures (Canada); Burlington Capital Agventure (NE); Cannage Capital (CA); Capita3 (MN); Carrot Capital (Canada); Chevron Technology Ventures (TX); Cleveland Clinic Ventures (OH); Congruent Ventures (CA); Corteva (IN); Cultivation Capital (MO); Cultivian Sandbox (IL); Dark Arts VC (CA); DataTribe (MD); Demos Funds (MN); DigitalDX (CA); Divergent Capital (NY); Dow Chemical (MI); Drive Capital (OH); Earth Foundry (IL); Ecosystem Integrity Fund (CA); Elevate Ventures (IN); Eli Lilly (IN); Emmertech (Canada); Energy Foundry (IL); Energy Impact Partners (NY); Energy Innovation Capital (CA); Eniac Ventures (NY); Epidarex (MA); Evergreen Climate Innovations (IL); Exact Sciences (IL); Finistere Ventures (CA); Foothill Ventures (CA); Fox Ventures (IL); F-Prime Capital (MA); Fulcrum Global Capital (KS); General Inception (CA); Generation Food Rural Partners Fund (NY); Gigascale (CA); Golden Angel Investors (IL); Groove Capital (MN); Hamatha (IL); HealthX (WI); Henkel Tech Ventures (Germany); HG Ventures (IN); Huron River Ventures (MI); Hyde Park Angels (IL); Hyde Park Venture Partners (IL); Hypertherm Ventures (NH); Idea Fund of LaCrosse (WI); IF Ventures (PA); Impact Science Ventures (CA); Innospark Ventures (MA); Innova Memphis (TN); In-Q-Tel (VA); IU Ventures (IN); Johnson & Johnson Innovation (NJ); Keyframe Capital (NY); Khosla Ventures (CA); Lewis & Clark Ventures (MO); M25 (IL); M7 Holdings (OH); Magarac Venture Partners (PA); Mairs & Power Venture Capital (MN); Michigan Capital Network (MI); Micron (CA); Midpoint Ventures (WI); Midwest.vc (IL); Mutual Capital Partners (OH); Narya (OH); NeoTribe Ventures (CA); New Stack Ventures (IL); Nina Capital (Spain); Nomadic Venture Partners (CO); Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures (WI); Novy Ventures (IA); Ohio Innovation Fund (OH); Open Prairie Ventures (IL); Orange Grove Bio (OH); Osage University Partners (PA); OSF Ventures (IL); PACE Healthcare Capital (IL); Paeonia Ventures (Singapore); Palo Santo (NY); Pangaea Ventures (Canada); Panoramic Ventures (GA); Paragon Biosciences (IL); Pathway BioVentures (IL); Pathway to Cures (NY); Pear VC (CA); Pitt Ventures (PA); Plug and Play Tech Center (CA); Prime Movers Lab (WY); RA Capital (MA); Rabo Ventures (The Netherlands); Radical Ventures (Canada); Radicle Growth (CA); Redesign Health (NY); Refinery Ventures (OH); Reinforced Ventures (PA); Research Bridge Partners (TX); Rev1 Ventures (OH); Revolution (DC); RHA Ventures (Canada); Rhapsody Venture Partners (MA); Rockwell Automation (WI); Roivant Social Ventures (NY); Royal Street Ventures (MO); Shell Ventures (The Netherlands); SineWave Ventures (VA); SLAB Management (IL); Smart Health Catalyzer (IL); Sofinnova (France); SOSV/Indie Bio (CA); Southwire Technology Ventures (GA); Stanley Ventures (MA); Sure Ventures (CA); Taihill Venture (MA); TDF Ventures (MD); TechAccel (KS); The Fund Midwest (NY); Titletown Tech (WI); Undivided VC (Hong Kong); Vale Ventures (Brazil); Venture Investors (WI); Vertue Labs (OR); Vida Ventures (MA, CA); Washington DC ArchAngels (DC); West Suburban Angels (IL); Winnow Fund (WI); WISC Partners (WI); WVV Capital (CA); Xontogeny (MA); Zenture Capital Partners (CT)
Carnegie Mellon (PA); Case Western Reserve (OH); Indiana University Bloomington (IN); Iowa State University (IO); Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (MN); Medical College of Wisconsin (WI); Michigan State (MI); North Dakota State (ND); Northwestern (IL); Notre Dame (IN); Penn State (PA); Purdue (IN); The Ohio State University (OH); UNeMed Corp. (NE); University of Arkansas (AR); University at Buffalo (NY); University of Chicago (IL); University of Cincinnati (OH); University of Guelph (Canada); University of Illinois Chicago (IL); University of Illinois Urbana Champaign (IL); University of Iowa (IO); University of Kentucky (KY); University of Manitoba (Canada); University of Michigan (MI); University of Minnesota (MN); University of Missouri (MO); University of Nebraska (NE); University of Pittsburgh (PA); University of Rochester (NY); University of Toronto (Canada); University of Wisconsin-Madison (WI); University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (WI); Vanderbilt (TN); Washington University in St. Louis (MO); Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF); Wichita State (KS)
Past Attendees (Investors)
2048 Ventures (NY); 412 Venture Fund (PA); 4490 Ventures (WI); 7Wire Ventures (IL); AbbVie Ventures (IL); Ag Ventures Alliance (IA); Agent Capital (MA); Alix Ventures (CA); American Family Ventures (WI); Anterra Capital (MA); Anzu Partners (MA); Arch Venture Partners (IL); Atento Capital (OK); Bastille Ventures (PA); Bayer Growth Ventures (MO); BioCrossroads (IN); BIP Capital (GA); Bloomberg Beta (CA); Blue Bear Capital (CA); Bluestein Ventures (IL); Boost VC (CA); BoxOne Ventures (Canada); Burlington Capital Agventure (NE); Cannage Capital (CA); Capita3 (MN); Carrot Capital (Canada); Chevron Technology Ventures (TX); Cleveland Clinic Ventures (OH); Congruent Ventures (CA); Corteva (IN); Cultivation Capital (MO); Cultivian Sandbox (IL); Dark Arts VC (CA); DataTribe (MD); Demos Funds (MN); DigitalDX (CA); Divergent Capital (NY); Dow Chemical (MI); Drive Capital (OH); Earth Foundry (IL); Ecosystem Integrity Fund (CA); Elevate Ventures (IN); Eli Lilly (IN); Emmertech (Canada); Energy Foundry (IL); Energy Impact Partners (NY); Energy Innovation Capital (CA); Eniac Ventures (NY); Epidarex (MA); Evergreen Climate Innovations (IL); Exact Sciences (IL); Finistere Ventures (CA); Foothill Ventures (CA); Fox Ventures (IL); F-Prime Capital (MA); Fulcrum Global Capital (KS); General Inception (CA); Generation Food Rural Partners Fund (NY); Gigascale (CA); Golden Angel Investors (IL); Groove Capital (MN); Hamatha (IL); HealthX (WI); Henkel Tech Ventures (Germany); HG Ventures (IN); Huron River Ventures (MI); Hyde Park Angels (IL); Hyde Park Venture Partners (IL); Hypertherm Ventures (NH); Idea Fund of LaCrosse (WI); IF Ventures (PA); Impact Science Ventures (CA); Innospark Ventures (MA); Innova Memphis (TN); In-Q-Tel (VA); IU Ventures (IN); Johnson & Johnson Innovation (NJ); Keyframe Capital (NY); Khosla Ventures (CA); Lewis & Clark Ventures (MO); M25 (IL); M7 Holdings (OH); Magarac Venture Partners (PA); Mairs & Power Venture Capital (MN); Michigan Capital Network (MI); Micron (CA); Midpoint Ventures (WI); Midwest.vc (IL); Mutual Capital Partners (OH); Narya (OH); NeoTribe Ventures (CA); New Stack Ventures (IL); Nina Capital (Spain); Nomadic Venture Partners (CO); Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures (WI); Novy Ventures (IA); Ohio Innovation Fund (OH); Open Prairie Ventures (IL); Orange Grove Bio (OH); Osage University Partners (PA); OSF Ventures (IL); PACE Healthcare Capital (IL); Paeonia Ventures (Singapore); Palo Santo (NY); Pangaea Ventures (Canada); Panoramic Ventures (GA); Paragon Biosciences (IL); Pathway BioVentures (IL); Pathway to Cures (NY); Pear VC (CA); Pitt Ventures (PA); Plug and Play Tech Center (CA); Prime Movers Lab (WY); RA Capital (MA); Rabo Ventures (The Netherlands); Radical Ventures (Canada); Radicle Growth (CA); Redesign Health (NY); Refinery Ventures (OH); Reinforced Ventures (PA); Research Bridge Partners (TX); Rev1 Ventures (OH); Revolution (DC); RHA Ventures (Canada); Rhapsody Venture Partners (MA); Rockwell Automation (WI); Roivant Social Ventures (NY); Royal Street Ventures (MO); Shell Ventures (The Netherlands); SineWave Ventures (VA); SLAB Management (IL); Smart Health Catalyzer (IL); Sofinnova (France); SOSV/Indie Bio (CA); Southwire Technology Ventures (GA); Stanley Ventures (MA); Sure Ventures (CA); Taihill Venture (MA); TDF Ventures (MD); TechAccel (KS); The Fund Midwest (NY); Titletown Tech (WI); Undivided VC (Hong Kong); Vale Ventures (Brazil); Venture Investors (WI); Vertue Labs (OR); Vida Ventures (MA, CA); Washington DC ArchAngels (DC); West Suburban Angels (IL); Winnow Fund (WI); WISC Partners (WI); WVV Capital (CA); Xontogeny (MA); Zenture Capital Partners (CT)
ScoutCamp is a partnership between:
5 Lakes Institute and Midwest Research University Network (MRUN)
For more information, or to discuss an invitation to attend, contact:
Kathleen Gallagher, 5 Lakes Institute Executive Director: [email protected]
Tim Honaker, Midwest University Research Network (MRUN) President: [email protected]
5 Lakes Institute and Midwest Research University Network (MRUN)
For more information, or to discuss an invitation to attend, contact:
Kathleen Gallagher, 5 Lakes Institute Executive Director: [email protected]
Tim Honaker, Midwest University Research Network (MRUN) President: [email protected]
Our Post-Event Surveys Show
100% of participants hope to be involved in future ScoutCamps
100% of participants plan to follow up on at least one of their meetings
All participants estimate that, on average:
4 - 5 of their one-on-one meetings will lead to future discussions
100% of participants plan to follow up on at least one of their meetings
All participants estimate that, on average:
4 - 5 of their one-on-one meetings will lead to future discussions