Scout Fund — Full Portfolio

Cadenza Innovation develops and licenses a battery pack architecture for large lithium-ion energy storage systems, focused on energy density, cost, and safety.

CleantechDeep TechEnergyHardwareBridgeport, US

Christina Lampe-Onnerud(Founder & Chief Executive Officer)Per Onnerund(Executive Officer, Director)Christina Lampe-Onnerund(Executive Officer, Director)Per Onnerud(Chief Technology Officer)David Feinberg(Executive Officer)Brian Chan(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsGolden SeedsConnecticut InnovationsScale Investors

Closegap is a nonprofit platform that has students complete quick check-ins and gives school staff real-time insights into student wellbeing, along with self-guided SEL activities and crisis-intervention tools.

Digital HealthEdTechMental Health

Boston, US

Parag Shah(Executive Officer, Director)Aparna Rao(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardSusan Antonio(Director)

Co-investorsBeacon Angels

Genus.ai applies artificial intelligence to help brands grow and improve efficiency in e-commerce.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing TechBrentwood, US

Co-investorsChaos VenturesMGV.VCPICUS CAPITALSpring CapitalAvalanche VC

Impactree operates CataCap, a platform that lets donors channel philanthropic dollars into tax-deductible charitable investments across impact ventures, spanning catalytic early-stage donations, impact equity, blended finance, and debt funds.

Climate TechFintechImpact & Social Good

Greenwork builds software for HVAC contractors, including Onsite Pro, a tool for creating pricebooks and proposals.

Construction TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Gautam Jayaraman(Founder)

Kai XR provides a digital learning platform for emerging technologies including XR, VR, and AI, enabling students to develop hands-on skills in in-demand fields.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechOakland, US

Kai Frazier(Founder)

BoardFreada Kapor Klein(Director)in

Co-investorsAmerican Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social ImpactKapor CapitalTechstars

Litnerd is a reading and writing application for children that combines collaborative clubs, gamified challenges, and AI-powered personalized tutoring to help kids develop literacy skills.

EdTechSaaSNew York City, US

Anisa Mirza(Founder/CEO)in

Co-investorsWinklevoss CapitalY Combinator

Mindstone offers AI training and academies — including enterprise AI, agentic AI, and executive-focused programs — along with community events for individuals, small teams, and organizations.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechEnterprise Software

Joshua Wöhle(CEO)inGreg Detre(Head of Technical & Product)in

Co-investorsKickstart InnovationMSMZanichelli VentureThe Fund

PAIRIN provides an AI-driven platform called My Journey that turns career and education decision-making into personalized, step-by-step workflows integrating training, career guidance, job placement and support resources.

EdTechGovTechHR TechDenver, US

Michael Simpson(Co-founder & CEO)

BoardRonald Young(Director)Scott Miraglia(Director)

Co-investorsJuvo VenturesSaaS Capital

Prisms develops VR/AR learning experiences for middle school math and science education, with a focus on teacher professional development and classroom outcomes.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechHardwareSan Francisco, US

Anurupa Ganguly(Founder & CEO)

BoardJeffrey Jordan(Director)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzWXR FundAvalanche VCFirst Row Partners

Sequin offers a debit card and financial product aimed at women, with a focus on building credit and financial education.

ConsumerFintech

Vrinda Gupta(Founder)in

Co-investorsCALIFORNIA INNOVATIONDorm RoomEmles Venture PartnersScribble VenturesFirst Check VenturesParadigm

Oakland, US

Rupa Chandra Gupta(Executive Officer, Director)Dennis Li(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsImagine K12Top Corner Capital

Spark Studio makes an AI conversational partner that helps children practice English speaking through voice interaction.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechBengaluru, IN

Anushree Goenka(Founder)inNamita Goel(Founder)inKaustubh Khade(Founder)inJyothika Sahajanandan(Founder)in

Co-investorsBetter CapitalShe CapitalY Combinator

Sway develops seaweed-based materials to create compostable packaging products such as polybags and retail bags, offered to brands as alternatives to plastic packaging.

Circular EconomyClimate TechNew Materials

Co-investorsAlante CapitalBAM VenturesDesigner FundNew Earth VenturesThird NatureTrousdale Ventures+2 more

Co-investorsTech Square Ventures

Valora builds financial tools and education to provide access to wealth-building opportunities and information across markets.

ConsumerCrypto & Web3Fintech

Jackie Bona(CEO)in

Co-investorsa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzFlori VenturesNFXValor Capital Group

Weird Enough is a social impact organization that produces diverse comic books and social-emotional learning (SEL) curricula to address youth mental health and literacy.

EdTechMedia & EntertainmentMental Health

Zensors builds multimodal "physical AI" that fuses data from sensors, cameras, and devices with text and warehouse metadata to understand physical spaces and activities, then uses AI agents to automate operational decisions.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareIoTSan Francisco, US

Anuraag Jain(Founder)in

Co-investorsCounterpart VenturesY Combinator