The Yield Lab

Proba is simplifying supply chain decarbonisation by turning climate actions into tradable carbon certificates.

Founded in 2019, Marama Labs develops and markets a novel UV-Vis spectroscopy technology for scientific-analytical instrumentation. Its instrument measures absorption, extinction, and scattering spectra of clear and turbid liquids, helping customers maintain sample integrity, reduce preparation steps, and improve measurement turnaround time.

Kapsera SAS is a Paris-based company established in 2018 that specializes in the production of microbial-based biofertilizers and biopesticides. The company focuses on sustainable agriculture by leveraging innovative bio-sourced and biodegradable formulation technologies. Kapsera develops advanced microfluidics encapsulation techniques to create monodisperse alginate capsules, which are designed to be compatible with farming equipment and beneficial microorganisms. This technology allows for the effective formulation and active release of beneficial microorganisms in agricultural settings, thereby enhancing soil health, protecting crops, and promoting biodiversity. By bridging sustainability and productivity, Kapsera aims to provide farmers with effective solutions that support environmentally friendly agricultural practices.

Founded in 2016, Kaffe Bueno specializes in transforming coffee waste into valuable ingredients using proprietary biotechnology. The company produces coffee oils, coffee flour, and coffee beans for use in cosmetics, functional foods, and nutraceuticals, aiming to minimize harmful emissions and maximize the usability of coffee's by-products.

Founded in 2019, Marama Labs develops and markets a novel UV-Vis spectroscopy technology for scientific-analytical instrumentation. Its instrument measures absorption, extinction, and scattering spectra of clear and turbid liquids, helping customers maintain sample integrity, reduce preparation steps, and improve measurement turnaround time.

NanobOx specializes in the development of innovative nanobubble generation technology that enables efficient water aeration at a low energy cost. The company's patented method produces air, oxygen, and ozone nanobubbles, which can be deployed in various settings, both externally and immersed in water. This technology significantly enhances the oxygen content in nanobubbles without the need for additional oxygen, thereby providing substantial biological benefits. It is particularly effective in boosting crop yields and reducing input costs in irrigated agriculture and aquaculture. Additionally, NanobOx's technology plays a vital role in improving water-based bioprocesses, including biological water treatment, waste management, fermentation, and environmental remediation. The scalability and versatility of this technology position NanobOx as a key player in enhancing productivity and sustainability within these sectors.

Solasta Bio develops environmentally friendly biological pesticides and insect control products. Its portfolio includes neuropeptide-based solutions that effectively manage resistant pests, enabling farmers to enhance crop production sustainably.

Biotic Circular Technologies specializes in the development and manufacturing of fully bio-based, biodegradable polymers, offering a sustainable alternative to fossil-fuel plastics. The company's end-to-end manufacturing process is designed to eliminate the need for recycling, thus promoting a zero-waste and circular economy. By providing a scalable and environmentally friendly solution, Biotic Circular Technologies aims to address the growing demand for sustainable materials across various applications, including packaging, disposables, and single-use products. Their innovative approach contributes to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, aligning with global efforts to transition towards more sustainable practices.

Founded in 2014, Skytree develops direct air capture technology to recycle atmospheric CO2, providing a clean and reliable source for industries while contributing to global sustainability efforts.

Pure Ocean Algae is a biotechnology company focused on harvesting macro-algae species for applications in food, medical, pharmaceutical, and cosmetics sectors. The company has successfully deployed its first trial lines of Palmaria palmata in the sea, achieving positive initial results. Through innovative research in tank-based vegetative production, Pure Ocean Algae has developed a pilot commercial plant capable of producing substantial volumes of Palmaria palmata at near-optimal levels. By integrating the value chains of macro-algae and other marine resources, the company provides environmentally sustainable raw materials that are both carbon-negative and have strong green credentials, enabling wholesale suppliers to reach global markets effectively.

Founded in 2017, Ascribe Bioscience develops innovative crop protection products. By understanding the molecular interactions between plants and microbes, they create treatments that boost crops' natural defenses against pests and fungi, enhancing productivity without harming the environment.

Biotic Circular Technologies specializes in the development and manufacturing of fully bio-based, biodegradable polymers, offering a sustainable alternative to fossil-fuel plastics. The company's end-to-end manufacturing process is designed to eliminate the need for recycling, thus promoting a zero-waste and circular economy. By providing a scalable and environmentally friendly solution, Biotic Circular Technologies aims to address the growing demand for sustainable materials across various applications, including packaging, disposables, and single-use products. Their innovative approach contributes to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, aligning with global efforts to transition towards more sustainable practices.

Talam Biotech develops environmental microbial-based solutions derived from the soil microbiome to improve agricultural outcomes. Its products aim to increase crop yields while reducing toxins in crops and pollutants in arable soil, and to remediate contaminated soils and water by leveraging natural microbes that limit heavy metal uptake in plants. The approach supports safer, more sustainable food production.

Protenga develops data-driven insect technology to enable a circular economy for food waste. It produces sustainable insect products for aquaculture, pet food, and organic farming.

NanoGuard Technologies specializes in innovative sanitation solutions aimed at eliminating harmful pathogens that pose health risks. The company has developed a non-thermal sterilization method known as Airilization, which utilizes energized air to effectively eradicate bacteria, mold, fungi, and viruses within minutes. This high voltage atmospheric cold plasma technology is particularly beneficial in the food industry, as it not only enhances food safety by reducing the risk of food-borne illnesses but also helps preserve the freshness and quality of food products. By providing a safe, efficient, and environmentally friendly approach to pathogen management, NanoGuard Technologies offers food growers a valuable tool for controlling mycotoxins and ensuring the wholesomeness of their produce.

microTERRA harnesses Lemna, an aquatic plant with water-cleaning capabilities, to produce sustainable functional ingredients for the food industry. Its flagship product, Flora, enhances sweetness perception while reducing sugar and masking unwanted notes from high-intensity sweeteners.

Founded in 2017, Ascribe Bioscience develops innovative crop protection products. By understanding the molecular interactions between plants and microbes, they create treatments that boost crops' natural defenses against pests and fungi, enhancing productivity without harming the environment.

Archisen is a company that specializes in high-yield indoor farming, utilizing controlled-environment agriculture to cultivate ultra-fresh and locally sourced produce. The firm develops innovative farming systems tailored for urban environments, providing a comprehensive farm management solution. This includes a turn-key urban farm system that integrates sensors, internet-of-things technology, and data analytics. By employing these advanced technologies, Archisen enhances the efficiency of farm management processes, enabling customers to grow their produce more rapidly and with superior quality.

Solasta Bio develops environmentally friendly biological pesticides and insect control products. Its portfolio includes neuropeptide-based solutions that effectively manage resistant pests, enabling farmers to enhance crop production sustainably.

Ecto, established in 2013 at Harvard Innovation Labs by Dmitry Kozachenok and James Webb, specializes in developing advanced technology that intersects data and biology to enhance aquaculture efficiency and sustainability globally. Headquartered in Boston with offices in Atlanta and Stavanger, Norway, the company collaborates with farmers worldwide, offering a farm management platform that integrates operational data with molecular biology. This enables real-time insights, disease detection, and prevention, ultimately streamlining production processes and creating healthier protein servings. To date, Ecto's solutions have facilitated an additional 51.5 million healthy servings of protein. The company has been backed by competitive research grants from the US National Science Foundation, US Department of Agriculture, and Innovation Norway.

Hydrosat is a climate technology company that uses space-based thermal imagery to measure water stress in agriculture, supporting water stewardship, food security, public safety and environmental management. Founded in 2017 and based in Washington, D.C., the company develops irrigation and crop management software that helps governments and other customers preserve water while boosting crop yields. Its software provides field irrigation planning, regional irrigation diagnosis and monitoring, and field production forecasting, delivering field- and regional-level analytics through a web portal, mobile app, and API. Hydrosat aims to enable informed decisions and sustainable practices worldwide, combining satellite data with actionable insights for governments, institutions, and enterprises.

Impetus AG is engaged in the development of innovative insect control solutions that prioritize safety, effectiveness, and sustainability. The company specializes in creating bi-specific plant-based proteins designed to protect crops from harmful insects. Utilizing Bacillus thuringiensis technology, Impetus AG's products enhance crop yield by integrating antibodies within plant structures. This approach addresses the challenge of insect resistance that has emerged with existing commercial insect control products, offering farmers durable alternatives that support sustainable agriculture.

Founded in 2016, Kaffe Bueno specializes in transforming coffee waste into valuable ingredients using proprietary biotechnology. The company produces coffee oils, coffee flour, and coffee beans for use in cosmetics, functional foods, and nutraceuticals, aiming to minimize harmful emissions and maximize the usability of coffee's by-products.

Archisen is a company that specializes in high-yield indoor farming, utilizing controlled-environment agriculture to cultivate ultra-fresh and locally sourced produce. The firm develops innovative farming systems tailored for urban environments, providing a comprehensive farm management solution. This includes a turn-key urban farm system that integrates sensors, internet-of-things technology, and data analytics. By employing these advanced technologies, Archisen enhances the efficiency of farm management processes, enabling customers to grow their produce more rapidly and with superior quality.

Talam Biotech develops environmental microbial-based solutions derived from the soil microbiome to improve agricultural outcomes. Its products aim to increase crop yields while reducing toxins in crops and pollutants in arable soil, and to remediate contaminated soils and water by leveraging natural microbes that limit heavy metal uptake in plants. The approach supports safer, more sustainable food production.

PolyNatural is a pioneering company focused on advancing the fruticulture industry through innovative research and the development of natural products. Drawing inspiration from traditional South American agriculture, the company creates applications that utilize 100% natural components to enhance food quality globally. One of its flagship products, Shel-Life, is an edible biopolymer coating made exclusively from natural extracts, lipids, and plant polymers. This coating forms a protective layer on fruits, significantly reducing food waste by minimizing dehydration and microbial growth. Shel-Life stands out in the agribusiness market, as it replaces synthetic waxes commonly used by fruit exporters, which are derived from petroleum. PolyNatural is committed to improving quality of life while prioritizing environmental sustainability in its operations.

RootWave is a United Kingdom-based company that specializes in developing and distributing innovative machinery designed to eliminate weeds in agricultural settings. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Kineton, the company offers a range of products, including hand weeders for growers, gardeners, and groundskeepers, as well as automated solutions that utilize visual recognition technology to target weeds in arable crops. RootWave's electric shock technology effectively kills unwanted plants from the root upwards without the use of chemicals, providing a sustainable and economical alternative to traditional herbicides. The company's products are distributed through various channels in regions such as France, Australasia, Ireland, and South Korea.

TerraMagna is a Brazilian fintech company specializing in innovative financial solutions for the agriculture sector. It offers personal loans, CFB lending, embedded buy-now-pay-later services for agricultural inputs, and crop-collateralized financing, all accessible via its web platform. TerraMagna aims to strengthen the entire agricultural value chain by providing tailored credit options, reducing dependence on traditional financiers, and promoting sustainable food security.

NanoGuard Technologies specializes in innovative sanitation solutions aimed at eliminating harmful pathogens that pose health risks. The company has developed a non-thermal sterilization method known as Airilization, which utilizes energized air to effectively eradicate bacteria, mold, fungi, and viruses within minutes. This high voltage atmospheric cold plasma technology is particularly beneficial in the food industry, as it not only enhances food safety by reducing the risk of food-borne illnesses but also helps preserve the freshness and quality of food products. By providing a safe, efficient, and environmentally friendly approach to pathogen management, NanoGuard Technologies offers food growers a valuable tool for controlling mycotoxins and ensuring the wholesomeness of their produce.

GroGuru Inc. is a technology company based in La Jolla, California, specializing in smart irrigation solutions for agriculture. Founded in 2014, GroGuru provides software as a service that enables farmers to monitor and manage irrigation effectively. The company leverages an Internet of Things (IoT) sensor network to deliver precise measurements of soil moisture, salinity, and temperature. By utilizing advanced analytics, GroGuru offers real-time insights and recommendations that help farmers optimize water usage, improve crop yields, and make informed decisions regarding irrigation schedules and fertilizer application. The company's solutions aim to promote sustainable farming practices while reducing input costs and conserving vital water resources.

RootWave is a United Kingdom-based company that specializes in developing and distributing innovative machinery designed to eliminate weeds in agricultural settings. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Kineton, the company offers a range of products, including hand weeders for growers, gardeners, and groundskeepers, as well as automated solutions that utilize visual recognition technology to target weeds in arable crops. RootWave's electric shock technology effectively kills unwanted plants from the root upwards without the use of chemicals, providing a sustainable and economical alternative to traditional herbicides. The company's products are distributed through various channels in regions such as France, Australasia, Ireland, and South Korea.

Hexafly is a biotech company based in Kells, Ireland, established in 2016. It specializes in the sustainable farming of insects, particularly the Black Soldier Fly larvae, to produce various products for the aquaculture, animal feed, and plant nutrition sectors. The company focuses on converting food waste into protein meals, oils, and fertilizers, promoting a circular economy. Its product range includes insect oil for fish feed, protein additives for aquaculture, Frass for plant nutrition, and Chitin, a versatile bio-polymer utilized in medicine, cosmetics, and food. Hexafly sells its products online, aiming to provide environmentally friendly solutions in agriculture and contribute to a sustainable food system.

PolyNatural is a pioneering company focused on advancing the fruticulture industry through innovative research and the development of natural products. Drawing inspiration from traditional South American agriculture, the company creates applications that utilize 100% natural components to enhance food quality globally. One of its flagship products, Shel-Life, is an edible biopolymer coating made exclusively from natural extracts, lipids, and plant polymers. This coating forms a protective layer on fruits, significantly reducing food waste by minimizing dehydration and microbial growth. Shel-Life stands out in the agribusiness market, as it replaces synthetic waxes commonly used by fruit exporters, which are derived from petroleum. PolyNatural is committed to improving quality of life while prioritizing environmental sustainability in its operations.

NanoGuard Technologies specializes in innovative sanitation solutions aimed at eliminating harmful pathogens that pose health risks. The company has developed a non-thermal sterilization method known as Airilization, which utilizes energized air to effectively eradicate bacteria, mold, fungi, and viruses within minutes. This high voltage atmospheric cold plasma technology is particularly beneficial in the food industry, as it not only enhances food safety by reducing the risk of food-borne illnesses but also helps preserve the freshness and quality of food products. By providing a safe, efficient, and environmentally friendly approach to pathogen management, NanoGuard Technologies offers food growers a valuable tool for controlling mycotoxins and ensuring the wholesomeness of their produce.

BayoTech is a company that develops and manufactures hydrogen generation systems, reformers, and steam methane reformers for agriculture, fuel cells, and the energy sector. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico, it focuses on low‑carbon hydrogen solutions that reduce transportation emissions and streamline supply chains through local production. The firm operates hydrogen hubs, including a site in Wentzville, Missouri, and a planned hub in Stockton, California, and builds high‑capacity, high‑pressure transport trailers at its Tulsa, Oklahoma facility. BayoTech offers a complete portfolio of hydrogen production, transport, storage, and fueling services, enabling clients to deploy reliable, cost‑effective, low‑carbon hydrogen fuel.

Agerpoint is a geospatial intelligence and data engineering company that builds a precision farming insights platform. It combines artificial intelligence, high‑performance computing, computer vision and advanced analytics to fuse data from mobile devices, ground vehicles, autonomous robots, drones, satellites, and human observations into a highly precise, quantifiable digital record of natural environments. The platform delivers actionable information on crop yields, disease detection, carbon sequestration, and biodiversity, and provides comprehensive GIS‑based asset inventories for growers, researchers, forestry managers, and government agencies. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, Agerpoint’s mission is to improve quality of life and mitigate climate change by transforming how people understand and manage plants, crops, forests, and vegetation in built environments.

Agerpoint is a geospatial intelligence and data engineering company that builds a precision farming insights platform. It combines artificial intelligence, high‑performance computing, computer vision and advanced analytics to fuse data from mobile devices, ground vehicles, autonomous robots, drones, satellites, and human observations into a highly precise, quantifiable digital record of natural environments. The platform delivers actionable information on crop yields, disease detection, carbon sequestration, and biodiversity, and provides comprehensive GIS‑based asset inventories for growers, researchers, forestry managers, and government agencies. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, Agerpoint’s mission is to improve quality of life and mitigate climate change by transforming how people understand and manage plants, crops, forests, and vegetation in built environments.

Holganix, Inc. is a manufacturer of plant-based bio-stimulant soil supplements designed to enhance soil health and promote sustainable growth in plants. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, the company produces a range of products, including those for trees, shrubs, golf courses, and agriculture, as well as granular offerings. A key product, Holganix Bio 800+, contains beneficial microorganisms, microbe food, and nutrient enhancers that optimize soil conditions. By utilizing natural microorganisms, Holganix enables users to significantly reduce fertilizer usage—by as much as 90%—while achieving healthier and more vibrant lawns and trees. The company's products are distributed throughout the United States and are available for purchase online, reflecting its commitment to providing cost-effective and environmentally friendly solutions for landscape and lawn care professionals.