The Yield Lab Latam

The Yield Lab Latam, established in 2017 and headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina, operates as a prominent AgriFoodTech venture capital firm with a significant footprint in Latin America. With additional offices in Brazil and Chile, the firm focuses on investing in companies throughout the food and agriculture innovation spectrum, addressing challenges from farm to fork. The Yield Lab Latam is part of a broader global network of venture capital funds that extend across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, reflecting its commitment to fostering agricultural advancements and sustainability in the region.

Graciela Budinich Villanelo

Principal

Kieran Gartlan

Managing Director

Santiago Murtagh

Managing Director

Camila Petignat

Partner

Tomás Peña

Managing Director

Past deals in AgTech

Courageous Land

Venture Round in 2024
Courageous Land is to counteract climate change while improving the health and abundance of all living things. Courageous Land designs and operates biodiverse multi-strata agroforestry systems, as well as develops technologies that are critical to our operations and beneficial to land stewards and buyers.

The Climate Box

Pre Seed Round in 2023
The Climate Box offers agricultural businesses and farmers a comprehensive toolkit for managing frost risks. The company develops software that utilizes numerical modeling of cold air flows to generate actionable products, including microclimatic maps and microclimate risk assessments. These tools help farmers mitigate the adverse effects of frost, higher temperatures, and water stress, ultimately enhancing agricultural productivity and resilience. In addition to its software solutions, The Climate Box provides educational resources to further support farmers in making informed decisions regarding frost management.

Seedz

Series A in 2022
Seedz is a developer of an agri-business platform that connects farmers with agricultural industries, dealers, cooperatives, and businesses. The company provides solutions aimed at enhancing the profitability of rural producers and companies. Its offerings include a loyalty program that allows farmers to convert purchases into points and cashback, which can be exchanged for products and services. Seedz also delivers a range of software solutions, including incentive program management, crop mapping, financial services, and enterprise resource planning systems. By facilitating collaboration among industry stakeholders, Seedz aims to recognize and enhance the value of agricultural entrepreneurs and rural producers, ultimately boosting their agricultural businesses.

Sioma

Seed Round in 2022
Sioma specializes in developing software for agribusiness, focusing on precision agriculture, IoT, and big data. The company primarily operates in the production of bananas and palm oil and aims to enhance the productivity of tropical farmers through its technological solutions. Sioma's systems facilitate efficient field management by tracking the movement of workers and automating the inventory process for harvested crops. Additionally, the integrated control system organizes export logistics to prevent overweight shipments, thereby streamlining internal processes and increasing overall yields for farmers.

Ucrop.it

Seed Round in 2022
Ucrop.it operates a blockchain-based agricultural management platform designed to enhance transparency and accessibility between farmers and companies. The platform facilitates the monitoring of sustainable farming practices by enabling data governance and traceability, allowing stakeholders to effectively communicate and act upon sustainability achievements. This includes initiatives such as carbon footprint reduction and the transition to regenerative agriculture. By fostering collaboration, Ucrop.it provides farmers, program developers, and brands with the tools to verify and share their sustainability efforts, ensuring that these achievements are both real and traceable. Ultimately, the platform aims to promote sustainable agricultural practices on a global scale, benefiting millions of acres of farmland.

Botanical Solution

Series A in 2022
Botanical Solution Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Chula Vista, California, focused on discovering, developing, and selling botanical products. Incorporated in 2019, the company has created proprietary technology to ensure a sustainable and scalable supply of key botanical ingredients. Among its significant developments is ABM-01, derived from a specific plant, which serves as the foundation for its biopesticide, BotriStop, and the adjuvant QS-21 used in vaccine development. Botanical Solutions emphasizes the production of plant-based active ingredients that support sustainable agriculture, helping to protect crops against Botrytis without leaving harmful residues. This approach not only prioritizes field workers' safety but also aids growers in implementing effective integrated pest management programs, aligning with consumer demands for high-quality and healthy food products.

Seedz

Venture Round in 2021
Seedz is a developer of an agri-business platform that connects farmers with agricultural industries, dealers, cooperatives, and businesses. The company provides solutions aimed at enhancing the profitability of rural producers and companies. Its offerings include a loyalty program that allows farmers to convert purchases into points and cashback, which can be exchanged for products and services. Seedz also delivers a range of software solutions, including incentive program management, crop mapping, financial services, and enterprise resource planning systems. By facilitating collaboration among industry stakeholders, Seedz aims to recognize and enhance the value of agricultural entrepreneurs and rural producers, ultimately boosting their agricultural businesses.

Auravant

Seed Round in 2021
Auravant is a Buenos Aires-based company, founded in 2014, that enhances agricultural productivity through precision agriculture solutions. It provides decision support tools that utilize satellite and drone imagery for aerial monitoring and analysis. These tools assist farmers and agronomists in optimizing agricultural practices such as field zoning, variable rate sowing, fertilization, and crop monitoring. By leveraging advanced imagery technology, Auravant enables efficient use of seeds, fertilizers, herbicides, and other inputs, ultimately helping agricultural producers improve their yields and profitability.

Auravant

Seed Round in 2021
Auravant is a Buenos Aires-based company, founded in 2014, that enhances agricultural productivity through precision agriculture solutions. It provides decision support tools that utilize satellite and drone imagery for aerial monitoring and analysis. These tools assist farmers and agronomists in optimizing agricultural practices such as field zoning, variable rate sowing, fertilization, and crop monitoring. By leveraging advanced imagery technology, Auravant enables efficient use of seeds, fertilizers, herbicides, and other inputs, ultimately helping agricultural producers improve their yields and profitability.

Space AG

Seed Round in 2021
Space AG creates innovative solutions for the agricultural sector. It offers an integrated platform for management of specialty crops that combines data captured from drones - equipped with infrared and thermal cameras - and from mobile sensors attached to tractors. It has generated artificial intelligence models that help farmers make better decisions, maximizing their yields and optimizing the use of critical resources such as water, fertilizers, and pesticides.

VOA

Pre Seed Round in 2020
VOA is a company that operates a marketplace connecting farmers and drone pilots based on geographic location, availability, and technical capabilities. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Dover, Delaware, VOA offers a fully automated drone service for the delivery of biological agents, fertilizers, and chemical products. The company's agroforestry technology is designed to promote sustainable crop treatment by facilitating the connection between supply and demand. Additionally, VOA's platform gathers data on pest activity, which is sent to a data analysis center, allowing farmers to better protect their crops from pests and diseases.

@Tech

Seed Round in 2020
@Tech is a company that employs AI, data science, and IoT tech to integrate supply chains and enhance value creation in the animal protein industry. It also provides technological solutions for agriculture, aiming to improve sustainable food production. The company creates software solutions through research, development, and innovation, which generate value for the agricultural network. Its main solution is BeefTrader - a market intelligence platform that helps producers and slaughterhouses to identify the optimal time to trade cattle from the individual profit curve. The curve is formed by market information and monitoring by sensors in real-time for each animal. In 2013, Tiago Albertini established the company in Piracicaba, Sao Paulo.

Botanical Solution

Seed Round in 2020
Botanical Solution Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Chula Vista, California, focused on discovering, developing, and selling botanical products. Incorporated in 2019, the company has created proprietary technology to ensure a sustainable and scalable supply of key botanical ingredients. Among its significant developments is ABM-01, derived from a specific plant, which serves as the foundation for its biopesticide, BotriStop, and the adjuvant QS-21 used in vaccine development. Botanical Solutions emphasizes the production of plant-based active ingredients that support sustainable agriculture, helping to protect crops against Botrytis without leaving harmful residues. This approach not only prioritizes field workers' safety but also aids growers in implementing effective integrated pest management programs, aligning with consumer demands for high-quality and healthy food products.

Circular

Seed Round in 2019
Circular is a Buenos Aires-based company that develops an application for order and documentation management, specifically designed for the transportation and logistics sector. The application facilitates the management of travel history, real-time fleet monitoring, and optimization of waiting times at ports. It also tracks truck flows to ports, addresses incidents through individual or group communication with truckers, and simplifies cargo dispatch procedures. By integrating the logistics process for cereals from end to end, Circular enhances coordination among truckers, transport coordinators, ports, and agricultural producers, addressing inefficiencies in cargo capacity usage. The application is accessible on Google Play, making it a valuable tool for stakeholders in the cereal logistics industry.

Space AG

Seed Round in 2019
Space AG creates innovative solutions for the agricultural sector. It offers an integrated platform for management of specialty crops that combines data captured from drones - equipped with infrared and thermal cameras - and from mobile sensors attached to tractors. It has generated artificial intelligence models that help farmers make better decisions, maximizing their yields and optimizing the use of critical resources such as water, fertilizers, and pesticides.

DigiRodeo

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Digirodeo S.A. is an AgTech company based in Vicente López, Argentina, specializing in innovative technological solutions for livestock vaccination. Founded in 2017, the company manufactures a digital syringe that captures and stores vaccination data within its mobile application. This application helps users manage contacts and monitor all treatments performed, while also generating digital reports and records of animal vaccinations. The platform integrates additional features such as geolocation and climatic data, enhancing the efficiency of vaccination processes for producers and veterinarians. Digirodeo sells its products through an internet-based platform, streamlining access to its advanced solutions in the agricultural sector.

Kilimo

Seed Round in 2018
Kilimo is a company based in Cordoba, Argentina, founded in 2014, that specializes in Big Data solutions for water management in agriculture. It offers an irrigation management tool designed to enhance farm management and improve water use efficiency. By utilizing satellite and site-specific data, as well as soil testing, Kilimo provides tailored prescriptions for various crops. This approach allows farmers to optimize their irrigation practices, leading to increased yields while minimizing water usage.

EIWA

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Eiwa specializes in providing advanced terrestrial and aerial systems designed for plant breeding programs and seed production. The company offers services including flights for colorimetric analysis and morphological detections, enabling users to conduct multiple flights throughout the growing season while uploading data to the cloud. Eiwa processes imagery and data to deliver analytics specifically for soybean, corn, and wheat. Founded in 2014, Eiwa is headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with additional offices in Londrina, Brazil, and Glen Mills, Pennsylvania. The company aims to facilitate digital transformation in the agricultural sector by combining technology, imagery, and data management to enhance field information accessibility and streamline product development cycles within the farm input ecosystem.

Auravant

Series A in 2018
Auravant is a Buenos Aires-based company, founded in 2014, that enhances agricultural productivity through precision agriculture solutions. It provides decision support tools that utilize satellite and drone imagery for aerial monitoring and analysis. These tools assist farmers and agronomists in optimizing agricultural practices such as field zoning, variable rate sowing, fertilization, and crop monitoring. By leveraging advanced imagery technology, Auravant enables efficient use of seeds, fertilizers, herbicides, and other inputs, ultimately helping agricultural producers improve their yields and profitability.
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