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Professional Scavenger Hunts for Company Teams
SmartHunts® are professional scavenger hunts for company teams, written for your city or venue and hosted by our facilitators. As a scavenger hunt company with its own app since 2010, we bring the iPads: each team of 8 to 10 plays clues, photo and video missions and trivia on our corporate scavenger hunt app, with GPS tracking and a leaderboard that moves during the hunt.
Company scavenger hunts run 2 to 2.5 hours for 30 to 1,800 people, in 150+ cities or inside your hotel, campus or convention center. The day ends with an awards slideshow of your teams’ photos and videos, and you keep all of them. Read how SmartHunts® began.
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8 corporate scavenger hunts companies book with us
The hunts we run most, with the group sizes each has handled. The in-person hunts play on our own SmartHunts® app with our facilitators on site; the virtual treasure hunts are for remote teams.
1. City SmartHunt®
Our most booked hunt. Missions send teams to the landmarks, food and stories of the city you are meeting in. Groups average about 90 people and have reached 1,000.
2. Amazing Chase SmartHunt®
A race between two to five staffed stations, with Road Blocks and time limits on the app keeping the pressure on. It has run for 700 at once.
3. Locate & Donate SmartHunt®
Teams collect surprise packages along the route and learn at the finish that they gathered a donation for a local charity. Groups average over 200 and have reached 1,450.
4. Orientation SmartHunt®
Built for college orientation weeks. Missions teach new students where everything on campus is, with hands-on Roadblock challenges like Pipeline and Stepping Stones between them.
5. SmartHunt with a Bike Build finish
Teams earn points on the hunt, then spend them on parts at a Bike Build Donation® and build bikes for local kids. Hunts with a bike build finish have run for over 300 people.
6. Virtual Treasure Hunt: The Cave
Episode one of our online treasure hunt for remote teams of 4 to 6, played on any screen-share platform. Our most booked virtual hunt, with groups of up to 700.
7. Virtual Treasure Hunt: The Heist
Episode two picks up the chase for the artifact thief. Teams play at a time that suits them, so it works across time zones, and it has run for 500.
8. Virtual Treasure Hunt: The Treasure
The third and final episode, where teams reach the treasure ahead of the scheming Dr. Pilfer. Like the first two, nobody installs anything and any number of teams can play.
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Professional Scavenger Hunts for Company Teams in action
Corporate scavenger hunts from a professional scavenger hunt company: our own SmartHunts® app on iPads we bring, a live host and scoring, for 30 to 1,800.
Locate & Donate SmartHunt®
Embark on a Locate and Donate SmartHunt®! Teams navigate a custom route on iPads, solving text, photo, and video challenges for points. Uncover a hidden charitable mission as you collect surprise packages. At the end, assemble puzzle pieces to reveal a donation check to your chosen charity! Enjoy a highlight reel and full event dashboard. It’s fun with a cause!
See the activity →Amazing Chase SmartHunt®
Unleash your team’s potential with an Amazing Chase SmartHunt®! After a fun icebreaker, teams armed with iPads tackle interactive missions, solve puzzles, and complete photo/video challenges for points. Navigate Road Blocks and Detours to maximize your score. Real-time communication and a live scoreboard amp up the excitement. Get ready for an unforgettable adventure with a highlight video finale!
See the activity →City SmartHunt®
Unleash your team’s inner explorer with City Smarthunts®, the ultimate tech-driven scavenger hunt! Work together while exploring with the most advanced team building scavenger hunt on the market. Ready for an unforgettable team-building experience?
See the activity →What is a corporate scavenger hunt?
A corporate scavenger hunt sends teams out on a custom route with a list of challenges: find this, photograph that, film your team doing the other. Ours run on iPads through the SmartHunts® app. Every submission is scored live, teams see the leaderboard as they move, and the finale plays on a screen back at your venue.
SmartHunts® has run corporate scavenger hunts on its own app since 2010 and became part of Best Corporate Events in July 2025. Every route is built for its city and venue, so the Washington, D.C. hunt and the San Francisco hunt share nothing but the app. Remote teams get their own version on Zoom.
Corporate scavenger hunt formats
City SmartHunt®
The flagship: any city, museum, resort or public space becomes the playing field. Teams pick their mission order for points while the app scores every challenge.
Amazing Chase SmartHunt®
Race format. After an icebreaker forms the teams, iPads carry Amazing Race-style missions with surprise Road Blocks and Detour stations along the route.
Locate & Donate SmartHunt®
A custom route of photo and video challenges with a charitable mission hidden inside. The finale reveals the donation.
Virtual Treasure Hunt Trilogy
For remote teams: The Cave, The Heist and The Treasure, three hosted episodes of 1 to 1.5 hours on Zoom, in teams of 4 to 6 with unlimited players.
How a SmartHunt® runs
- 1. Launch
- A fast icebreaker forms teams of 8 to 10. Each team gets an iPad we provide, loaded with the SmartHunts® app and your custom route. Nothing to install on anyone's phone.
- 2. On the route
- 2 to 2.5 hours of photo and video challenges plus trivia and location missions, for 30 to 1,000+ participants. GPS tracking shows the facilitator where every team is; text messages send surprise Road Blocks to keep teams on their toes.
- 3. Awards ceremony
- Back at your venue, the winning team collects medals while a multimedia slideshow of the hunt they just ran plays on the big screen.
- 4. After the event
- An event dashboard with the final leaderboard, every team's photos and videos, and a professionally edited highlight video.
What's Included
- Gamification
Our proprietary Apps utilizes text messaging, photo, video, built-in Zoom®, QR Codes, social media, and GPS tracking to produce high quality corporate events.
- Customized Experience
Our SmartHunts® App allows us to customize challenges based on your goals and objectives. We highlight your destinations points-of-interest.
- Professional Facilitation
We take pride in the fact that we have the most talented and experienced professional facilitators in the country designing and delivering SmartHunts nationwide.
- Hardware/Software
Hardware: We provide all team iPads®.
Software: The SmartHunts® app is white label & branded for your organization.- Awards Ceremony
All members of the winning team are awarded medals as a multi-media slideshow of the SmartHunt® they just completed is playing on the big screen!
- Event Dashboard
Provides a full leader board, with scoring, photos, and videos from each group and a professionally produced highlight video of the entire event.
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Client Testimonials
Our Foodie SmartHunt was a fun program all around! We liked the fact that all aspects of event felt geared towards team building. The group overall enjoyed the activities very much. It was an enjoyable and delicious program; many thanks to all who assisted!
Jenna
Vibra Healthcare
The best aspect of the program was spending time with coworkers outside work. They enjoyed getting to know one another and learning how to work together. We loved watching the team interact during the icebreaker activity. There was so much energy & excitement in the room. Makes me smile thinking of it today. The team had a great time! Everyone enjoyed the trivia. Very fun, engaging and everyone seemed excited to spend the afternoon with us.
Stephanie
AT&T
Best Team Building experiences to date! Our City SmartHunt was extremely organized. The video challenges on the iPads were really fun and our group loved all the activities. We can’t wait to receive the finish video of the photos and videos you had playing at the end of the event.
Carmen
DCPS
Your team came well prepared and energized for our Locate and Donate Scavenger Hunt. The energy was contagious and they really got the group excited about the activity. It was nice to do something to not only foster team building but also to give back to the community.
Nicole
Biogen Idec Inc.
Russ was a great host! Our team had fun and we even had some feedback of folks saying they wish they could play again and take a different route/try something new.
Sam
DeepCure
FAQs about Scavenger Hunt Team Building Activities
What is a corporate scavenger hunt team building event?
Corporate scavenger hunt team building events are team-based activities involving tasks, clues, and challenges. Teams compete within a set timeframe and designated route using our proprietary SmartHunts® app. They utilize text messaging, audio, video, FaceTime®, social media, QR codes, and GPS tracking to produce the coolest team building scavenger hunts ever!
How do scavenger hunt activities promote teamwork and engagement?
Scavenger hunt activities promote teamwork and engagement by encouraging teams to collaborate, delegate tasks, and strategize together. The format builds communication, trust, and shared problem-solving in a fun and fast-paced activity, which increases engagement. Shared experiences like these are valuable for building stronger team relationships.
What types of challenges or tasks are included in a scavenger hunt?
Scavenger hunts include common task types like finding items, solving riddles, answering trivia, or completing creative challenges. Teams are prompted to complete photo and video tasks, code-breaking, and location-based missions. Challenges can be themed, customized, or tied to company goals.
How is a professional scavenger hunt different from a DIY one?
A DIY hunt is a clue list and a group chat, and someone on your team writes it, scores it and waits at the finish to find out who won. A professional scavenger hunt is written for your city or venue, played on our app on iPads we bring, and scored as teams go, with a host who can see every team on a GPS map and send surprise Road Blocks mid-hunt. Your organizer plays instead of running it, and the awards slideshow is ready minutes after the last team is in.
If budget decides it, our self-hosted version puts the same app on your own phones for groups of up to 50.
What does the SmartHunts® corporate scavenger hunt app do?
Teams read clues, answer trivia and shoot photo and video missions on one iPad per team, and every answer is scored the moment it is sent. The facilitator app tracks each team by GPS, texts Road Blocks to the leaders and builds the finish slideshow while the hunt is still running. The app is white-labeled with your logo, and nobody installs anything unless you choose a remote-hosted hunt on phones.
What should you ask a scavenger hunt company before you book?
Ask who owns the app, who hosts on the day, whether devices are included, what happens if it rains and the largest group they have run. Our answers: we built the SmartHunts® app in 2010, a lead facilitator and staff run every hosted hunt, we bring charged iPads, routes are written to move indoors, and our largest hunt was 1,800 people on Hollywood Boulevard. Ask for a quote and a planner will match the hunt to your group.
Can the scavenger hunt be customized to our company?
Yes. Routes are built for your city and venue, the app carries your logo, and the trivia and points of interest can be written around your company or event.
How many people can take part?
30 to 1,000+ in teams of 8 to 10. A 1,450-person Locate & Donate SmartHunt® has been run.
How long does a corporate scavenger hunt take?
2 to 2.5 hours including the launch and the awards ceremony.
Do we need to provide iPads?
No. Teams use iPads with mobile connectivity that come with the program, and nobody installs anything on their own phone. The venue needs a screen and audio at the end location for the awards slideshow.
Can a remote team do a scavenger hunt?
Yes. The Virtual Treasure Hunt Trilogy runs on Zoom in three hosted 1 to 1.5 hour episodes, in teams of 4 to 6 with no cap on players.
Which cities do you run hunts in?
Anywhere in the U.S., with no added travel costs and experience in more than 130 cities.
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