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The Yield Lab Asia Pacific

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Singapore · 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.

Stage
Series A
HQ
Singapore, SG
Instruments
Equity
AUM
$50M
Tracked investments
14
Acquisitions
1

Team · 16 people

from the firm's website

What they invest in

from 12 of 14 portfolio companies

AgTech ×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 companies
50%
solo founders
4 of 8 mapped founding teams
27%
repeat founders
of 11 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×42 founders×23 founders×14+ founders×1

Where their founders studiedfrom 11 founders with education data

Universitas Gadjah Mada ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 11 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×3Life Sciences ×3

Investments · 14 tracked

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By year:2024 · 12022 · 12021 · 22017 · 15 dated

Aptimmune Biologicsaptimmune.com𝕏Jun 2017Acquired

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

Archisenarchisen.comin

Archisen designs and operates controlled-environment agriculture farms in Asian cities to grow ultra-fresh produce for retail partners.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningFoodTechIoTSingapore, SG

Sven Yeo(Founder)inVincent Wei(Founder)in

Co-investorsSGInnovateThe Yield Lab

Bioticbiotic-labs.comin𝕏

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 Roboticsbloomfield.aiinJul 2022

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

DiMutodimuto.ioin𝕏Sep 2021

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

Gary Loh(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsAsia Capital Pioneers GroupThe Yield Lab

Fasalfasal.coin𝕏Nov 2021 · $4M

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)inShailendra Tiwari Ananda Verma(Founder)

Co-investorsBeyond Capital VenturesMount Parker VenturesTDK VenturesWavemaker Partners3one4 CapitalBritish International Investment+2 more

Jala Techjala.techin𝕏

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 Wiryawan(Founder)inFarid InawaninHanry ArioHanry Ario PrestiantoLiris Maduningtyas(Founder)inJohn Lottoin

Co-investors500 GlobalBlue Revolution Investments G.P.Intudo VenturesUntroD CapitalThe Yield Lab

Peptobioticspeptobiotics.cominApr 2024

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

Protengaprotenga.comin

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

Tervivaterviva.comin

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 VenturePlanet 9 CapitalAstera InstituteClean Energy VentureCultivation Capital+1 more

Tunyattunyat.comin

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 Bioworksumamibioworks.comin

Umami Bioworks develops cultivated seafood using cell biology and bioprocess engineering technologies.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechFoodTech

Mihir Pershad(Founder)in

Co-investorsAera VCAgronomicsAqua SparkBetter Bite VenturesBrincMindshift Capital+5 more

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

CreditaiWittaya Aqua

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 30 tracked co-investors.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

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

Dinis Guarda · Claire Pribula

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