# Scout Canning

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/scout-canning

- Industry: Food
- Headquarters: Toronto, Canada
- Website: www.enjoyscout.com
- Total disclosed funding: $2.9M
- Latest round: Seed (Oct 19, 2022)
- Investors on record: 4

## About

Based in Ontario, Canada, and founded in 2020 by CEO Adam Bent, Charlotte Langley, and Nate Dunn, Scout Canning Inc., a.k.a. Scout operates as a producer of seafood canned products, such as Atlantic Canadian lobster, rainbow trout with dill, smoked wild pink salmon, and more. In October 2022, Scout Canning Inc. raised CAD 4 million in seed funding from Semillero Partners, with participation from Almanac Investments and Export Development Canada.

The company’s product line includes chef-crafted recipes intended to expand the canned seafood market beyond tuna, including organic PEI mussels, Atlantic Canadian lobster, smoked wild albacore tuna, wild albacore tuna with garden herb pesto, wild albacore tuna, wild pink salmon, smoked fish, rainbow trout, wild albacore tuna, and more. In addition, Scout also offers cooking recipes for a wide variety of dishes from salmon, trout, mussels, lobster, and tuna. As of October 2022, the firm’s products are available in more than 1,500 major and retail specialty stores across the United States and Canada.

Scout Canning Inc. plans to use its proceeds from October 2022 funding to accelerate its omnichannel brand strategy and operational expansion. The company also plans to launch its products in major nationwide and regional retailers throughout 2023.

The company will use the funding to enhance its universal brand strategy and expand its business reach.

## Funding rounds

- Seed, Oct 19, 2022, $2.9M — Export Development Canada, Gaingels, Almanac, Semillero Partners

## Investors

- Export Development Canada — Seed
- Gaingels (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/gaingels) — Seed
- Almanac (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/almanac) — Seed
- Semillero Partners — Seed