The Yield Lab Asia Pacific
Impact investorSingapore · Series A · 16 people tracked
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Investment thesis
The Yield Lab Asia Pacific is an impact-driven venture capital fund that stimulates, invests in and scales sustainable and impactful AgTech innovations across Asia Pacific and beyond. Its focus areas include crop production, sustainability, animal health and aquaculture, supply chain efficiency, precision agriculture, and food ingredients. The firm backs technologies that improve crop yield, nutrition and economics; protect natural resources and environmental health; create viable alternatives in animal genetics, nutrition and management; increase supply-chain efficiency while reducing waste and cost; and produce food more sustainably. It positions itself as an impact investor in climate-smart food and agricultural technologies, aiming to deliver results globally, sustainably and profitably.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 2026.
Team · 16 people
from the firm's websiteWhat they invest in
from 12 of 14 portfolio companiesAgTech ×10FoodTech ×5Biotech ×4AI & Machine Learning ×3B2B Marketplaces ×2Circular Economy ×2Hardware ×2IoT ×2
HQs:United States×3Singapore×2Indonesia×1Myanmar (Burma)×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 8 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×42 founders×34+ founders×1
Where their founders studiedfrom 11 founders with education data
National University of Singapore ×2Universitas Gadjah Mada ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 12 founders with field-of-study data
Computer Science ×3Life Sciences ×3
Investments · 14 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2024 · 12021 · 22017 · 14 dated
Aptimmune develops vaccines for swine health, partnering with vaccine development and swine health consulting companies to speed product development, testing and manufacturing.
AgTechBiotechHealthtechChampaign, US
Aaron Gilbertie(CEO)Federico Zuckermann(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardRobert Easter(Director)Paul Olivo(Director)Gary Durack(Director)
Co-investorsMissouri Technology CorporationArsenalCultivation CapitalThe Yield LabIllinois Ventures
Archisen designs and operates controlled-environment agriculture farms in Asian cities to grow ultra-fresh produce for retail partners.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningFoodTechIoTSingapore, SG
Co-investorsSGInnovateThe Yield Lab
Biotic Labs develops biological processes to manufacture bio-based, biodegradable polymers that replace fossil-fuel plastics for industrial and consumer applications.
BiotechCircular EconomyCleantechNew Materials
Co-investorsRockstartUM6P VenturesThe Yield Lab
Bloomfield offers a vehicle-mountable FLASH camera system that combines plant-level imaging with deep learning to assess the health and performance of individual plants at scale.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningHardwarePittsburgh, US
George Kantor(Executive Officer, Director)Timothy Mueller-Sim(Executive Officer, Director)Mark DeSantis(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investors37 AngelsEmerging VenturesWGD Capital, L.P.The Yield Lab
DiMuto provides a digital platform for global food trade that enables visibility and traceability of transactions in the agricultural supply chain, helping buyers, sellers, and service providers manage perishables distribution with greater efficiency and sustainability.
AgTechB2B MarketplacesFintech
Co-investorsAsia Capital Pioneers GroupThe Yield Lab
Fasal builds smart irrigation and agriculture automation products, including the FasalJet irrigation controllers, FasalJet Pro fertigation automation system, and soil moisture/temperature sensors and weather stations.
AgTechHardwareIoT
Ananda Verma(Founder)inShailendra Tiwari(Founder)in
Co-investorsBeyond Capital VenturesMount Parker VenturesTDK VenturesWavemaker Partners3one4 CapitalBritish International Investment+2 more
JALA operates an integrated supply chain platform for shrimp farming and distribution in Indonesia, connecting farmers, processors, and buyers with technical support, feed, post-larvae, and logistics services.
AgTechB2B MarketplacesFoodTech
Aryo WiryawaninFarid InawaninHanry ArioHanry Ario PrestiantoLiris Maduningtyas(Founder)inJohn Lottoin
Co-investors500 GlobalBlue Revolution Investments G.P.Intudo VenturesUntroD CapitalThe Yield Lab
Peptobiotics designs synthetic antimicrobial peptides intended to treat bacterial infections in farm animals.
AgTechBiotechSingapore, SG
Jonathan Bester(CEO)in
Co-investorsEntrepreneur FirstSeventure PartnersGrainCorp VenturesSEEDS CapitalThe Yield Lab
Protenga develops technology-driven insect farming systems using Black Soldier Flies to produce sustainable protein for animal feed and pet nutrition while converting food waste into valuable nutrients.
AgTechCircular EconomyFoodTech
Co-investorsSEEDS CapitalThe Yield Lab
Terviva develops and commercializes pongamia, a climate-hardy tree crop engineered for high oil and protein yields, providing farmers and energy/food producers with sustainable alternatives to conventional crops like soy and palm.
AgTechClimate TechEnergyAlameda, US
Naveen Sikka(Executive Officer, Director)inSudhir Rani(Executive Officer)inMargaret Mackenzie(Executive Officer)inMarc Diaz(Executive Officer)inMargaret Kavalaris(Executive Officer, Director)inJames Astwood(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsAstiaFarvatn VentureAstera InstituteClean Energy VentureCultivation CapitalTrustbridge Partners
Tun Yat rents quality farm machinery including tractors and harvesters to farmers in Myanmar through an online platform, aiming to improve agricultural yields and connect rural growers to markets.
AgTechFoodTechYangon, MM
Hujjat Nadaarajah(Co-Founder, CEO)Kyaw Wint Thu(Co-Founder, COO)in
Co-investorsThe Yield Lab
Umami Bioworks develops cultivated seafood using cell biology and bioprocess engineering technologies.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechFoodTech
Mihir Pershad(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsAera VCAgronomicsAqua SparkBetter Bite VenturesBrincMindshift Capital+3 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
CreditaiWittaya Aqua Seed
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has The Yield Lab Asia Pacific made?
- The Yield Lab Asia Pacific has 14 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited.
- 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.
- Who does The Yield Lab Asia Pacific co-invest with?
- The Yield Lab Asia Pacific most often shares deals with UntroD Capital, Entrepreneur First, Intudo Ventures, among 29 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamClaire Pribula, Managing Director of The Yield Lab Asia Pacific, Discusses The Underserved AgriTech
Dinis Guarda · Claire Pribula
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