Scott Button
Director/Board Member at Silatronix, Inc.
Profile
Scott joined Venture Investors in 1996 as an Analyst and became a Managing Director with the firm in 2000, with VIESF III.
He has been a Managing Director in all of the firm’s subsequent funds and is located in Madison, Wisconsin.
Scott focuses on investment prospects in medical devices, digital health and diagnostic sectors.
Scott has over twenty years of investment experience, including his current directorships at Elucent Medical (founded by NeuWave Medical founders), Eximis Surgical, and EnsoData.
He uses his network and extensive experience to identify novel technologies that can be spun out of university ecosystems which have the potential to significantly impact human health and turn into successful start-ups.
Scott led the original round of financing for NeuWave Medical when the company was comprised of one employee and the four founders spinning out of the University of Wisconsin.
He was instrumental in identifying and recruiting its CEO and second employee at the time of our original investment.
NeuWave was acquired by Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon and was the single largest return to any VI fund.
Prior to joining Venture Investors, Scott worked for McDonald’s Corporation as an Operations Manager, and for Rockwell Automation as a Field Sales Engineer in the automotive industry.
Scott Button active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Venture Investors LLC
 Venture Investors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Venture Investors LLC (Venture Investors) is a venture capital firm founded in 1984. The firm is headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin. | Private Equity Investor | 1995-12-31 |
Silatronix, Inc.
 Silatronix, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Silatronix, Inc. develops and manufactures highly stable organosilicon electrolytes for advanced lithium-ion batteries and capacitors. It is commercializing a new class of patented materials based on organosilicon compounds that are environmentally friendly, non-flammable, high temperature materials suited for use as electrolytes, binders, and coatings in energy storage devices. The firm’s organosilicon compounds are used in rechargeable and non-rechargeable lithium-ion batteries and lithium based electrochemical systems. The company founded by Winslow L. Sargeant, Robert C. West and Robert Hamers in 2007 and is headquartered in Madison, WI. | Director/Board Member | - |
Eximis Surgical, Inc.
 Eximis Surgical, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Eximis Surgical, Inc. develops and manufactures surgical devices. It offers XCor, a specimen removal device that reduce surgery times and risks associated with traditional tissue removal methods. The company was founded by Donna Ford-Serbu, Kristin D. Johnson, William Gregg, and Dirk Johnson on June 5, 2014 and is headquartered in Louisville, CO. | Director/Board Member | 2018-11-07 |
EnsoData, Inc.
 EnsoData, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services EnsoData, Inc. develops software solutions for medical sector. Its solutions enables user to discover, identify, and report a critical patterns and trends in temporal health data. The company was founded by Christopher Robert Fernandez, Nicholas Glattard and Sam Rusk in 2015 and is headquartered in Madison, WI. | Director/Board Member | - |
Elucent Medical, Inc.
 Elucent Medical, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Elucent Medical, Inc. develops solutions for breast cancer treatment. The firm is pioneering and commercializing a wireless marker tag and detection system that helps locate breast abnormalities and predict margins during surgical excision. The company was founded by Dan van der Weide, Laura G. King, Lee Wilke, Fred T. Lee, Christopher Brace and Elizabeth Burnside and is headquartered in Brookfield, WI. | Director/Board Member | - |
Madison Development Corp.
 Madison Development Corp. Services to the Health IndustryHealth Services Madison Development Corp. manages housing units in Madison. The non-profit company is based in Madison, WI. Lorrie Keating Heinemann has been the CEO of the company since 2016. | Consultant / Advisor | - |
University of Minnesota Technology Commercialization
 University of Minnesota Technology Commercialization Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Part of University of Minnesota, University of Minnesota Technology Commercialization facilitates the transfer of UMN innovation beyond the research lab by helping diverse researchers to license research, patent innovative ideas, establish startups, and facilitate commercialization. The American company covers various technology sectors such as agriculture & horticulture, creative works, engineering & physical sciences, life sciences, software & information technology, and statistics. The company has helped launch more than 200 startup companies based on UMN technology and have raised more than $1.15 billion in investment capital, IPOs, and acquisitions. The company is among the top 15 public universities for technology transfer and ranked 2nd in the Big Ten for "innovation impact." | Consultant / Advisor | - |
Former positions of Scott Button
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| ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 1995-12-30 |
| MCDONALD'S CORPORATION | Corporate Officer/Principal | 1990-12-30 |
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Training of Scott Button
| University of Wisconsin | Undergraduate Degree |
| The University of Chicago | Masters Business Admin |
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| Listed companies | 2 |
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| ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC. | Producer Manufacturing |
| MCDONALD'S CORPORATION | Consumer Services |
| Private companies | 11 |
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Venture Investors LLC
Venture Investors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Venture Investors LLC (Venture Investors) is a venture capital firm founded in 1984. The firm is headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin. | Finance |
Virent, Inc.
 Virent, Inc. Industrial SpecialtiesProcess Industries Virent, Inc. develops and commercializes biofuel technologies. It converts soluble biomass-derived sugars into products molecularly identical to those made with petroleum, including gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and chemicals used for plastics and fibers. The company was founded by Randy D. Cortright and James Dumesic in 2002 and is headquartered in Madison, WI. | Process Industries |
NeuWave Medical, Inc.
 NeuWave Medical, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology NeuWave Medical, Inc. develops soft tissue ablation systems. Its products include 140 microwave ablation system which is used in surgeries. The company was founded by Fred T. Lee, Jr., Daniel van der Weid, Christopher Brace, and Paul F. Laeseke in 2004 and is headquartered in Madison, WI. | Health Technology |
Soft Switching Technologies Corp.
 Soft Switching Technologies Corp. Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology Soft Switching Technologies Corp. provides power quality and monitoring solutions for the automated industrial markets. The firm offers scalable, battery-free DySC products, voltage sag detectors and I-Sense intelligent sensors to semiconductor, food and beverage, and automotive industries, as well as manufacturing customers and utility industries. The firm's customers include both middle market firms and blue chip companies. The company was founded by Deepak M. Divan in 1995 and is headquartered in Middleton, WI. | Electronic Technology |
Silatronix, Inc.
Silatronix, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Silatronix, Inc. develops and manufactures highly stable organosilicon electrolytes for advanced lithium-ion batteries and capacitors. It is commercializing a new class of patented materials based on organosilicon compounds that are environmentally friendly, non-flammable, high temperature materials suited for use as electrolytes, binders, and coatings in energy storage devices. The firm’s organosilicon compounds are used in rechargeable and non-rechargeable lithium-ion batteries and lithium based electrochemical systems. The company founded by Winslow L. Sargeant, Robert C. West and Robert Hamers in 2007 and is headquartered in Madison, WI. | Producer Manufacturing |
HealthMyne, Inc.
 HealthMyne, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology HealthMyne, Inc. develops imaging technologies for medical applications. The firm offers clinical integration, analytics, image analysis, reporting and sharing services. It specializes in analytics and imaging technology for oncology diagnostic, treatment and monitoring. The company was founded by Thomas Mackie, Roger Chylla, Praveen Sinha, Hao Wang and Mark Gehring in 2012 and is headquartered in Madison, WI. | Health Technology |
Eximis Surgical, Inc.
Eximis Surgical, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Eximis Surgical, Inc. develops and manufactures surgical devices. It offers XCor, a specimen removal device that reduce surgery times and risks associated with traditional tissue removal methods. The company was founded by Donna Ford-Serbu, Kristin D. Johnson, William Gregg, and Dirk Johnson on June 5, 2014 and is headquartered in Louisville, CO. | Health Technology |
EnsoData, Inc.
EnsoData, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services EnsoData, Inc. develops software solutions for medical sector. Its solutions enables user to discover, identify, and report a critical patterns and trends in temporal health data. The company was founded by Christopher Robert Fernandez, Nicholas Glattard and Sam Rusk in 2015 and is headquartered in Madison, WI. | Technology Services |
Elucent Medical, Inc.
Elucent Medical, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Elucent Medical, Inc. develops solutions for breast cancer treatment. The firm is pioneering and commercializing a wireless marker tag and detection system that helps locate breast abnormalities and predict margins during surgical excision. The company was founded by Dan van der Weide, Laura G. King, Lee Wilke, Fred T. Lee, Christopher Brace and Elizabeth Burnside and is headquartered in Brookfield, WI. | Health Technology |
Madison Development Corp.
Madison Development Corp. Services to the Health IndustryHealth Services Madison Development Corp. manages housing units in Madison. The non-profit company is based in Madison, WI. Lorrie Keating Heinemann has been the CEO of the company since 2016. | Health Services |
University of Minnesota Technology Commercialization
University of Minnesota Technology Commercialization Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Part of University of Minnesota, University of Minnesota Technology Commercialization facilitates the transfer of UMN innovation beyond the research lab by helping diverse researchers to license research, patent innovative ideas, establish startups, and facilitate commercialization. The American company covers various technology sectors such as agriculture & horticulture, creative works, engineering & physical sciences, life sciences, software & information technology, and statistics. The company has helped launch more than 200 startup companies based on UMN technology and have raised more than $1.15 billion in investment capital, IPOs, and acquisitions. The company is among the top 15 public universities for technology transfer and ranked 2nd in the Big Ten for "innovation impact." | Commercial Services |
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