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Yield Lab II

Yield Lab is an accelerator and venture capital firm based in Saint Louis, Missouri, specializing in early-stage investments in agriculture technology and agricultural machinery. Founded in September 2014, it provides funding of $100,000 to startups, alongside mentorship and networking opportunities, to support their growth and development. The firm operates various accelerator programs, including Yield Lab Asia Pacific, which focuses on innovation in the agrifood tech sector across the Asia Pacific region, and Yield Lab Europe, which targets high-tech companies aiming to enhance global food production and environmental sustainability. The accelerator programs offer tailored training and access to a global network of agricultural experts, and the firm also considers follow-on investments for promising graduates. Yield Lab is committed to bridging the gap between innovation and successful business outcomes in the agriculture sector.

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Past deals in Agriculture

Solasta Bio

Seed Round in 2023
Solasta Bio develops environment-friendly products that meet a global need for new and effective crop protection.

ucrop.it

Seed Round in 2021
ucrop.it operates as a blockchain farming and crops traceability platform that delivers certainty across crop cycles. It connects medium-sized growers with corporate stakeholders from the agro value chain to agree on farming objectives for sustainable crop production, competitive financing, quality crops sourcing, amongst value drivers to achieve improved gross margins for them all. The company was founded in 2018 by Diego Hoter, Matias O’Keefe and Marcos Botta.

Fasal

Seed Round in 2021
Fasal is an agri-tech platform created by Wolkus Technology Solutions that leverages artificial intelligence and data science to enhance agricultural practices. The platform records various growing conditions on farms and provides real-time insights across multiple devices, including smartphones and tablets. It offers tools for irrigation management, pest and disease control, and the application of fertilizers and pesticides. Fasal delivers timely alerts regarding crop, soil, and weather conditions, helping farmers make informed adjustments to optimize growth. Additionally, it aids in planning specific strategies and predicting disease outbreaks, while offering precise weather forecasts tailored to individual fields. By providing detailed, crop-specific intelligence, Fasal aims to eliminate guesswork in farming and ultimately increase harvest yields.

Plastomics

Series A in 2021
Plastomics Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Saint Louis, Missouri, that specializes in chloroplast genetic engineering to enhance crop performance. Founded in 2016, the company focuses on developing advanced crops through gene stacking and rapid breeding techniques, aimed at improving yield production and nutritional quality. Plastomics' technology platform allows for the precise insertion of beneficial traits into the chloroplasts of plant cells, which helps seed companies create more effective biotech crops. This innovative approach not only eliminates cross-pollination but also enables unique maternal inheritance, thereby reducing both breeding timelines and costs associated with bringing new products to market. Through its efforts, Plastomics addresses various challenges faced by the agricultural industry.

Fasal

Seed Round in 2021
Fasal is an agri-tech platform created by Wolkus Technology Solutions that leverages artificial intelligence and data science to enhance agricultural practices. The platform records various growing conditions on farms and provides real-time insights across multiple devices, including smartphones and tablets. It offers tools for irrigation management, pest and disease control, and the application of fertilizers and pesticides. Fasal delivers timely alerts regarding crop, soil, and weather conditions, helping farmers make informed adjustments to optimize growth. Additionally, it aids in planning specific strategies and predicting disease outbreaks, while offering precise weather forecasts tailored to individual fields. By providing detailed, crop-specific intelligence, Fasal aims to eliminate guesswork in farming and ultimately increase harvest yields.

Solasta Bio

Seed Round in 2021
Solasta Bio develops environment-friendly products that meet a global need for new and effective crop protection.

Impetus AG

Seed Round in 2021
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.

Foodshed.io

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Foodshed.io is a marketing and distribution platform that connects small-scale farmers within 250 miles of NYC to chefs and supermarkets.

Aggio

Seed Round in 2019
Aggio, LLC is an information technology company that specializes in developing cloud-based sales applications tailored for the agriculture industry. Established in 2016 and headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, with an additional location in Madison, New Jersey, Aggio offers a platform designed to enhance marketing and sales processes. Its solutions facilitate data-driven decision-making through advanced analytics, data harmonization, and visualization, enabling clients to effectively engage their customers and channel partners.

Agribody Technologies, Inc.

Seed Round in 2017
Agribody Technologies is a agricultural biotechnology company with patented technology that pinpoints and knocks down the gene that causes quick decay in perishable crops, resulting in 3X - 4X longer shelf life, more tolerance to stress, and up to 40% higher yields. CRISPR genome editing is the technical breakthrough enabling our precise novel plant trait development at low cost and high scalability, providing solutions for agricultural crop loss and food waste. We license and co-develop our technology.

Plastomics

Seed Round in 2017
Plastomics Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Saint Louis, Missouri, that specializes in chloroplast genetic engineering to enhance crop performance. Founded in 2016, the company focuses on developing advanced crops through gene stacking and rapid breeding techniques, aimed at improving yield production and nutritional quality. Plastomics' technology platform allows for the precise insertion of beneficial traits into the chloroplasts of plant cells, which helps seed companies create more effective biotech crops. This innovative approach not only eliminates cross-pollination but also enables unique maternal inheritance, thereby reducing both breeding timelines and costs associated with bringing new products to market. Through its efforts, Plastomics addresses various challenges faced by the agricultural industry.

Covercress

Venture Round in 2017
CoverCress is a biotechnology company that focuses on research and development of renewable fuel and livestock feed. It specializes in producing an oilseed crop for food, bioenergy, and cattle feed. It specializes in the fields of agriculture, biotechnology, plants, genetics, cover crop, and precision agriculture. CoverCress was founded in 2013 by Jerry Steiner and Dr. Tim Ulmasov and is headquartered in St. Louis Missouri.

S4

Convertible Note in 2016
S4 is a technology service company that provides risk management solutions to ensure food production. It also develops index-based coverage to transfer the agriculture industry's volatilities to the financial markets, through OTC-derivatives contracts. The company offers products and services are used by a broad range of customers including large growers, crop protection and seeds suppliers, crop insurance providers, banking, and commodity exchanges. S4 integrates the harvest information with a planting plan, seed density, and soil analysis. They had developed a decision-making geo-referenced platform for the agricultural producer. They seek to improve the decision-making process in complex environments to collaborate in the global challenge of generating quality food for humanity. S4 was founded on 2011 and is headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Dexer

Seed Round in 2016
AgVoice is a hands-free enabled, voice-interactive mobile technology for food and agriculture professionals to capture insights on the go. Users can improve productivity and workflow management, increase documentation accuracy, and gain valuable insights to optimize the use of resources in crop and animal production for a sustainability and environmental impact, by using proprietary analytics and processing of raw voice files including captured time stamps and location data. AgVoice is designed for use across the food and agriculture ecosystem, including livestock and crop production, agronomy, animal health and wellness, and machinery repair.

S4

Seed Round in 2015
S4 is a technology service company that provides risk management solutions to ensure food production. It also develops index-based coverage to transfer the agriculture industry's volatilities to the financial markets, through OTC-derivatives contracts. The company offers products and services are used by a broad range of customers including large growers, crop protection and seeds suppliers, crop insurance providers, banking, and commodity exchanges. S4 integrates the harvest information with a planting plan, seed density, and soil analysis. They had developed a decision-making geo-referenced platform for the agricultural producer. They seek to improve the decision-making process in complex environments to collaborate in the global challenge of generating quality food for humanity. S4 was founded on 2011 and is headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

RNAgri

Seed Round in 2015
RNAgri, founded in 2011 and based in St. Louis, Missouri, specializes in the development and commercialization of ribonucleic acid (RNA) technologies. The company focuses on creating innovative solutions that facilitate the mass production of exogenous RNA interference (RNAi)-based products through large-scale fermentation processes. This technology is designed to enhance agricultural practices by enabling farmers to protect and improve their crops and livestock. By addressing key challenges in RNA production, RNAgri aims to contribute to advancements in sustainable agriculture.

Covercress

Series A in 2015
CoverCress is a biotechnology company that focuses on research and development of renewable fuel and livestock feed. It specializes in producing an oilseed crop for food, bioenergy, and cattle feed. It specializes in the fields of agriculture, biotechnology, plants, genetics, cover crop, and precision agriculture. CoverCress was founded in 2013 by Jerry Steiner and Dr. Tim Ulmasov and is headquartered in St. Louis Missouri.