Smart Yields
Honolulu, US · Founded 2015 · Delaware corporation · 9 employees on LinkedIn · 1 known investors
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111 people in our graph share verified history with the Smart Yields team — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Raymond Cheunlockedknows VINCENT KIMURA · together at University of Hawaii at Manoa (overlapped)
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knows the team · via University of Hawai'i at Manoa - William S. Richardson School of Law
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Founders & leadership
Smart Yields was founded in 2015 by VINCENT KIMURA.
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VINCENT KIMURAinFounder · President & Board ChairVincent Kimura holds an MBA from Thunderbird, Arizona State University and a BS in Environmental Science from Oregon State University. He has spent 25+ years in entrepreneurship, consulting, and non-profit work, including roles at KPMG Consulting, the University of Hawaii Office of Innovation & Commercialization, and as founder of three startups; he is now lead founder and President of Smart Yields, an agriculture technology company based in Hawaii, and holds certifications in food safety and cost accounting.
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ISAR MOSTAFANEZHADNamed on SEC filing
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MAN WAI STEPHEN TSANGNamed on SEC filing
Investors · 1
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$1.4M disclosed across 4 rounds · 2016–2017
▶$348.5KraisedNov 2018 · 11 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$348.5KraisedNov 2018 · 11 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- Vincent KimuraExecutive Officer, Director
- Vincent MostafanezhadDirector
- Man Wai Stephen TsangDirector
- Offering amount
- $348.5K
- Amount sold
- $348.5K
- Minimum investment
- $3.5K
- Proceeds to insiders
- $50K
- First sale
- Aug 2016
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2015
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$100KraisedNov 2018 · 1 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$100KraisedNov 2018 · 1 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- MAN WAI STEPHEN TSANGDirector
- ISAR MOSTAFANEZHADDirector
- VINCENT KIMURAExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $100K
- Amount sold
- $100K
- Minimum investment
- $1M
- First sale
- Jul 2017
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2015
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$110KraisedNov 2018 · 2 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$110KraisedNov 2018 · 2 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- ISAR MOSTAFANEZHADDirector
- MAN WAI STEPHEN TSANGDirector
- VINCENT KIMURAExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $110K
- Amount sold
- $110K
- Minimum investment
- $10K
- First sale
- Oct 2017
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2015
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
▶$800KraisedNov 2018 · 3 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
▶$800KraisedNov 2018 · 3 investors · Other Technology
Rule 506(b)Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
- VINCENT KIMURAExecutive Officer, Director
- ISAR MOSTAFANEZHADDirector
- MAN WAI STEPHEN TSANGDirector
- Offering amount
- $800K
- Amount sold
- $800K
- Minimum investment
- $200K
- Proceeds to insiders
- $180K
- First sale
- Oct 2017
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2015
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Non-dilutive funding · 1 SBIR/STTR award
Federal grants — no equity taken| Agency | Phase | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Department of Agriculture (USDA) | Phase I | 2018 | $99.9K |
Source: SBIR.gov award data (U.S. Small Business Administration). SBIR/STTR awards are competitive federal R&D grants and contracts — non-dilutive capital alongside any venture rounds above.
Frequently asked questions
- Who founded Smart Yields?
- Smart Yields was founded by VINCENT KIMURA in 2015.
- Who are Smart Yields's investors?
- Smart Yields's investors include Sfventures Group LLC.
- How much funding has Smart Yields raised?
- Smart Yields has disclosed $1.4M raised across 4 rounds.
- Where is Smart Yields headquartered?
- Smart Yields is headquartered in Honolulu, US.