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The Yield Lab Asia Pacific

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Singapore · Series A · 17 people tracked

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Investment thesis

The Yield Lab Asia Pacific invests in sustainable and impactful agricultural technology innovations across the Asia Pacific region and globally. Its focus spans agriculture innovation and crop production, sustainability of natural resources, animal health for land animals and aquaculture, supply chain efficiency, precision agriculture, and food ingredients. The firm targets technologies that improve crop yield, nutrition, economics, and environmental health while reducing waste and cost, positioning itself as an impact-driven investor in climate-smart food and agriculture systems.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 2, 2026.

Stage
Series A
HQ
Singapore, SG
Instruments
Equity
AUM
$50M
Tracked investments
2

Team · 17 people

from the firm's website
Claire Pribula· Managing Director, Co-founder

Co-founder and Managing Director with over 30 years of experience in Asia and the USA building new business lines for Fortune 500 tech firms. She oversees investments, fundraising, portfolio and operations for the fund and accelerator, and represents TYLAP on The Yield Lab's Global Board.

Larry Taylor· Co-founderin

Co-founder with 40+ years developing agriculture business across Asian markets, including farm-credit work and corporate roles at two Fortune 50 companies. He previously ran a US-Asia consulting firm focused on market entry strategies and holds a degree in Agricultural Economics and Animal Science from Cornell.

Michelle Chee· Principalin

Principal with more than 13 years of fund management experience, previously at private equity fund Evia Capital. At The Yield Lab she handles deal execution, investment, portfolio management and investor reporting, and supports the accelerator program.

Darian McBain· Venture Partnerin

Venture Partner and experienced Chief Sustainability Officer, founder of OCSO Asia, and former inaugural CSO of the Monetary Authority of Singapore. She previously led corporate affairs and sustainability at Thai Union.

Mirzan Mahathir· Venture Partnerin

Venture Partner and Chairman/CEO of Crescent Capital, a Malaysian investment holding and advisory firm he founded in 1991. He has over 25 years in investment and financial services and holds directorships in several public and private companies.

B Pratyusha Chennupati· Atlantic Council Millennium Fellow / Food Waste Reduction Challenge Reviewer / Canadian Agriculture Youth Councilin

Advisor and agribusiness scientist, Head of Regulatory and Government Affairs at Pebble Labs, with experience registering microalgae and food ingredient products across multiple regions and roles in agricultural policy advocacy.

Brian Clevinger· Founder / GP The Yield Lab Fund I, II, Global Opportunity Fund; Founder CEO Prologue Venturesin

Advisor, GP of The Yield Lab Funds and founder/CEO of Prologue Ventures, with 25+ years commercializing bioscience. He was previously CEO of vaccine developer Megan Health and holds a doctorate in immunology.

David Shannon· General Manager, RailPulse

Advisor and General Manager at RailPulse, a railcar telematics coalition. He previously led Parker's Diversified Technology (IoT) business unit and holds 10 patents in IoT, supply chain and analytics.

Dr Lee Chee Wee· Principal Scientist and Technology Advisor, Temasek Polytechnicin

Advisor and Principal Scientist and Technology Advisor at Temasek Polytechnic in Singapore, and Co-Director of the Centre for Aquaculture Research, Innovation, and Education. He is founder of Lynk Biotechnologies, MediLynk, and Dynalynk Pharma.

Krish Datta· Ex-Founding member & CEO of Credencein

Advisor with 34 years in enterprise technology across Asia, the Middle East and Australia, including President of SAP Southeast Asia and CEO of Back Office Associates (Syniti). He later co-founded no-code platform Xampr and art platform Mayinart.

Lakshman Pachineela Seshadri· Independent Consultantin

Advisor and independent consultant with 35+ years in strategy, design, technology and innovation, and a 22-year SAP tenure leading Design Led Innovation. He also serves in academic roles at IIM and other institutions.

Lee Chee Wee· Principal Scientist and Technology Advisor, Temasek Polytechnic

Advisor and Principal Scientist at Temasek Polytechnic, co-director of an aquaculture research centre, and founder of several biotech companies focused on transdermal delivery.

Rajendra Ketkar· Principal Consultant, RDK Global Consulting LLCin

Advisor with deep ag-industry experience across ag chemicals, seeds and plant biotechnology. He is Principal Consultant at RDK Global Consulting and former President and CEO of Arcadia Biosciences, following a long career at Monsanto.

Ramesh Raliya· Chief Scientific Officer, Tidal Grow AgriScience

Advisor and CSO of Tidal Grow AgriScience, inventor of Nano Urea and a nanotechnology scientist and entrepreneur with 17 patents and prior R&D leadership at IFFCO.

Ryan Rakestraw· Director, Temasekin

Advisor and Director at Temasek focused on food and agriculture technology investments. He previously worked in corporate strategy and CVC at Monsanto and as a VC at Cultivation Capital and The Yield Lab, which he helped found.

Wally Council· Business Unit Executive, Data, AI and Automation, IBM

Advisor and growth expert who founded Equity Sherpas after 30+ years in go-to-market roles at companies including Monster, HPE, SAP and IBM, having driven over $4 billion in revenue and growth.

Yong Sun· Managing Director, Ping An Capitalin

Advisor and Managing Director at Ping An Capital with over a decade in M&A and minority investments, including the Autohome and Mayborn acquisitions. Previously held strategy and investment roles at Cargill.

Investments · 2 tracked

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Frequently asked questions

What stage does The Yield Lab Asia Pacific invest at?
The Yield Lab Asia Pacific invests at the Series A stage.
What sectors does The Yield Lab Asia Pacific focus on?
The Yield Lab Asia Pacific focuses on AgTech, Climate Tech, Crypto & Web3, FoodTech, Impact & Social Good.
Where is The Yield Lab Asia Pacific located?
The Yield Lab Asia Pacific is headquartered in Singapore, SG.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

Claire Pribula, Managing Director of The Yield Lab Asia Pacific, Discusses The Underserved AgriTech - YouTube

Dinis Guarda · Claire Pribula

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The Yield Lab Asia Pacific photo

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