The Yield Lab

Founded in 2014, The Yield Lab is a global venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in AgriFood Tech. It invests in innovative technologies across crops, animal health, digital agriculture, logistics, and food ingredients, with initial investments ranging from $100,000 to $1.5 million.

Thomas Adamitis

Co-Founder and Managing Director

David Bowles

Managing Partner

John Carrigan

Investment Director

Nicky Deasy

Managing Partner and Co-Founder

Paul Finnerty

Co-Founder and Chairman

Gentiane Gorlier

General Partner

Jeffrey Peterson

Managing Director

Larry Taylor

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Daan Wilms Van Kersbergen

Investment Director

Past deals in Agriculture

Kapsera

Series A in 2024
Kapsera SAS is a Paris-based company established in 2018 that specializes in the production of microbial-based biofertilizers and biopesticides. The company focuses on sustainable agriculture by leveraging innovative bio-sourced and biodegradable formulation technologies. Kapsera develops advanced microfluidics encapsulation techniques to create monodisperse alginate capsules, which are designed to be compatible with farming equipment and beneficial microorganisms. This technology allows for the effective formulation and active release of beneficial microorganisms in agricultural settings, thereby enhancing soil health, protecting crops, and promoting biodiversity. By bridging sustainability and productivity, Kapsera aims to provide farmers with effective solutions that support environmentally friendly agricultural practices.

Wittaya Aqua

Seed Round in 2024
Wittaya Aqua International Inc. is a Toronto-based company founded in 2017 that operates the Wittaya AquaOp platform. This platform is designed to enhance the operational efficiency of aquaculture farms by aggregating and analyzing production data, which is often underutilized in the industry. Many aquaculture operations still rely on outdated paper or spreadsheet methods for management, hindering their ability to effectively benchmark, forecast, and optimize their processes. Wittaya Aqua addresses this gap by utilizing mathematical and nutritional models to optimize feeding practices and compute performance metrics. The platform enables farmers to automate and monitor their operations, ultimately supporting the growth of aquaculture, the fastest-growing food sector globally, while promoting data-driven decision-making for improved productivity and cost efficiency.

Peptobiotics

Series A in 2024
Peptobiotics is a biotechnology startup focused on livestock disease prevention through innovative synthetic biology solutions. The company specializes in the development of recombinant custom peptides cultivated from synthetic microorganisms, which serve as antibiotic alternatives for promoting animal health and growth. By providing farmers and breeders with effective tools to protect livestock against pathogens, Peptobiotics aims to enhance agricultural productivity while ensuring humane and sustainable practices. The company’s approach addresses the critical need for disease prevention in livestock without contributing to antibiotic resistance, thereby fostering a more responsible and sustainable agricultural ecosystem.

Fasal

Series A in 2023
Fasal, developed by Wolkus Technology Solutions, is an agri-tech platform that leverages artificial intelligence to enhance the agricultural ecosystem. It records various growing conditions on farms and employs data science to make accurate predictions regarding on-farm practices. The platform delivers insights across multiple devices, including iOS, Android, tablets, and web interfaces, ensuring accessibility for users. Fasal's precision agriculture solutions provide real-time agronomic recommendations based on data collected from agnostic sensors, which monitor on-farm and micro-climate conditions. By offering detailed, crop-specific intelligence—including predictive weather information and pest management strategies—Fasal helps farmers optimize their resources, resulting in significant cost savings on water, energy, fertilizers, and pesticides while increasing overall harvest yields.

Auravant

Seed Round in 2023
Auravant is a Buenos Aires-based company founded in 2014 that specializes in enhancing agricultural productivity through precision farming solutions. It offers a decision support tool designed for farmers and agronomists, utilizing satellite and drone imagery to facilitate aerial monitoring and data analysis. This technology enables field zoning, variable rate sowing, and targeted fertilization, which optimizes the use of seeds, fertilizers, and herbicides. By improving efficiency in agricultural practices, Auravant helps agricultural producers increase their yields and profitability.

Solasta Bio

Seed Round in 2023
Solasta Bio develops environmentally friendly biological pesticides and insect control products. Its portfolio includes neuropeptide-based solutions that effectively manage resistant pests, enabling farmers to enhance crop production sustainably.

Seedz

Series A in 2022
Seedz is an agri-business platform that connects farmers with various stakeholders in the agricultural industry, including companies, distributors, resellers, and cooperatives. The company develops comprehensive solutions aimed at enhancing the profitability of rural producers and agricultural enterprises. Seedz offers a loyalty program that allows farmers to convert their purchases into points and cashback, which can be redeemed for products and services that further improve their operations. Additionally, Seedz provides a range of software solutions, including incentive program management, crop mapping, financial service systems, and ERP software, all designed to empower agricultural entrepreneurs and optimize their business activities. Through these initiatives, Seedz fosters collaboration and value creation within the agricultural ecosystem.

BOTALYS

Series B in 2022
BOTALYS pursues the health benefits of medicinal plants through indoor precision farming, operating one of the largest vertical farming facilities in Europe. The company controls environmental conditions in sterile indoor environments to reproduce wild growth, enabling traceable, pure, and bioactive botanicals with full-spectrum quality and lab purity. It emphasizes exploring plant health potential while respecting ecosystems and aims to raise the standard of medicinal plant quality. Korean red ginseng (Panax ginseng CA Meyer) is a flagship milestone, with efforts to shape its molecular profile and deliver a full-spectrum ginseng root powder comparable to a decades-old wild specimen. By focusing on sustainable, scalable production, BOTALYS seeks to make rare botanicals more accessible to businesses while maintaining traceability and environmental responsibility.

Ascribe Bioscience

Venture Round in 2022
Founded in 2017, Ascribe Bioscience develops innovative crop protection products. By understanding the molecular interactions between plants and microbes, they create treatments that boost crops' natural defenses against pests and fungi, enhancing productivity without harming the environment.

Talam Biotech

Funding Round in 2022
Talam Biotech develops environmental microbial-based solutions derived from the soil microbiome to improve agricultural outcomes. Its products aim to increase crop yields while reducing toxins in crops and pollutants in arable soil, and to remediate contaminated soils and water by leveraging natural microbes that limit heavy metal uptake in plants. The approach supports safer, more sustainable food production.

Protenga

Convertible Note in 2022
Protenga develops data-driven insect technology to enable a circular economy for food waste. It produces sustainable insect products for aquaculture, pet food, and organic farming.

Wittaya Aqua

Debt Financing in 2022
Wittaya Aqua International Inc. is a Toronto-based company founded in 2017 that operates the Wittaya AquaOp platform. This platform is designed to enhance the operational efficiency of aquaculture farms by aggregating and analyzing production data, which is often underutilized in the industry. Many aquaculture operations still rely on outdated paper or spreadsheet methods for management, hindering their ability to effectively benchmark, forecast, and optimize their processes. Wittaya Aqua addresses this gap by utilizing mathematical and nutritional models to optimize feeding practices and compute performance metrics. The platform enables farmers to automate and monitor their operations, ultimately supporting the growth of aquaculture, the fastest-growing food sector globally, while promoting data-driven decision-making for improved productivity and cost efficiency.

Glaia

Seed Round in 2022
Glaia develops nanotechnology-based solutions for sustainable agriculture, aiming to improve crop yields and reduce pressure on natural resources.

Agroforte

Seed Round in 2022
Agroforte provides digital credit services tailored for rural producers. Its platform offers unsecured loans based on data such as production volume and debt history, enabling small farmers to access credit at lower interest rates.

Cotter Agritech

Seed Round in 2022
Cotter Agritech develops a power-free sheep handling system that enables farmers to efficiently weigh and manage their livestock, reducing manual effort and saving time. Its advanced algorithms facilitate targeted antiparasitic treatment, conserving resources and promoting biodiversity.

Peptobiotics

Convertible Note in 2021
Peptobiotics is a biotechnology startup focused on livestock disease prevention through innovative synthetic biology solutions. The company specializes in the development of recombinant custom peptides cultivated from synthetic microorganisms, which serve as antibiotic alternatives for promoting animal health and growth. By providing farmers and breeders with effective tools to protect livestock against pathogens, Peptobiotics aims to enhance agricultural productivity while ensuring humane and sustainable practices. The company’s approach addresses the critical need for disease prevention in livestock without contributing to antibiotic resistance, thereby fostering a more responsible and sustainable agricultural ecosystem.

Fasal

Seed Round in 2021
Fasal, developed by Wolkus Technology Solutions, is an agri-tech platform that leverages artificial intelligence to enhance the agricultural ecosystem. It records various growing conditions on farms and employs data science to make accurate predictions regarding on-farm practices. The platform delivers insights across multiple devices, including iOS, Android, tablets, and web interfaces, ensuring accessibility for users. Fasal's precision agriculture solutions provide real-time agronomic recommendations based on data collected from agnostic sensors, which monitor on-farm and micro-climate conditions. By offering detailed, crop-specific intelligence—including predictive weather information and pest management strategies—Fasal helps farmers optimize their resources, resulting in significant cost savings on water, energy, fertilizers, and pesticides while increasing overall harvest yields.

Plastomics

Series A in 2021
Plastomics is a biotechnology company focused on chloroplast genetic engineering to enhance crop yields and nutritional quality. Its technology platform enables precise insertion of beneficial traits into chloroplasts, reducing cross-pollination and shortening breeding timelines. The company employs gene stacking and rapid breeding approaches to develop biotech crops with a broader set of traits, addressing industry challenges in seed development. Plastomics' approach is applicable across multiple crops and trait areas, supporting commercial trait expression while aiming to lower production costs. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.

Fasal

Series A in 2021
Fasal, developed by Wolkus Technology Solutions, is an agri-tech platform that leverages artificial intelligence to enhance the agricultural ecosystem. It records various growing conditions on farms and employs data science to make accurate predictions regarding on-farm practices. The platform delivers insights across multiple devices, including iOS, Android, tablets, and web interfaces, ensuring accessibility for users. Fasal's precision agriculture solutions provide real-time agronomic recommendations based on data collected from agnostic sensors, which monitor on-farm and micro-climate conditions. By offering detailed, crop-specific intelligence—including predictive weather information and pest management strategies—Fasal helps farmers optimize their resources, resulting in significant cost savings on water, energy, fertilizers, and pesticides while increasing overall harvest yields.

Ascribe Bioscience

Venture Round in 2021
Founded in 2017, Ascribe Bioscience develops innovative crop protection products. By understanding the molecular interactions between plants and microbes, they create treatments that boost crops' natural defenses against pests and fungi, enhancing productivity without harming the environment.

Archisen

Venture Round in 2021
Archisen is a company that specializes in high-yield indoor farming, utilizing controlled-environment agriculture to cultivate ultra-fresh and locally sourced produce. The firm develops innovative farming systems tailored for urban environments, providing a comprehensive farm management solution. This includes a turn-key urban farm system that integrates sensors, internet-of-things technology, and data analytics. By employing these advanced technologies, Archisen enhances the efficiency of farm management processes, enabling customers to grow their produce more rapidly and with superior quality.

Solasta Bio

Seed Round in 2021
Solasta Bio develops environmentally friendly biological pesticides and insect control products. Its portfolio includes neuropeptide-based solutions that effectively manage resistant pests, enabling farmers to enhance crop production sustainably.

Ecto

Venture Round in 2021
Ecto, established in 2013 at Harvard Innovation Labs by Dmitry Kozachenok and James Webb, specializes in developing advanced technology that intersects data and biology to enhance aquaculture efficiency and sustainability globally. Headquartered in Boston with offices in Atlanta and Stavanger, Norway, the company collaborates with farmers worldwide, offering a farm management platform that integrates operational data with molecular biology. This enables real-time insights, disease detection, and prevention, ultimately streamlining production processes and creating healthier protein servings. To date, Ecto's solutions have facilitated an additional 51.5 million healthy servings of protein. The company has been backed by competitive research grants from the US National Science Foundation, US Department of Agriculture, and Innovation Norway.

Auravant

Seed Round in 2021
Auravant is a Buenos Aires-based company founded in 2014 that specializes in enhancing agricultural productivity through precision farming solutions. It offers a decision support tool designed for farmers and agronomists, utilizing satellite and drone imagery to facilitate aerial monitoring and data analysis. This technology enables field zoning, variable rate sowing, and targeted fertilization, which optimizes the use of seeds, fertilizers, and herbicides. By improving efficiency in agricultural practices, Auravant helps agricultural producers increase their yields and profitability.

Hydrosat

Seed Round in 2021
Hydrosat is a climate technology company that uses space-based thermal imagery to measure water stress in agriculture, supporting water stewardship, food security, public safety and environmental management. Founded in 2017 and based in Washington, D.C., the company develops irrigation and crop management software that helps governments and other customers preserve water while boosting crop yields. Its software provides field irrigation planning, regional irrigation diagnosis and monitoring, and field production forecasting, delivering field- and regional-level analytics through a web portal, mobile app, and API. Hydrosat aims to enable informed decisions and sustainable practices worldwide, combining satellite data with actionable insights for governments, institutions, and enterprises.

N2 Applied

Venture Round in 2021
N2 Applied is a Norwegian technology company focused on enabling farmers to produce their own sustainable fertilizer through an innovative process that utilizes slurry, air, and electricity. The company is in the pre-commercial phase and has developed a technology that allows for the local production of nitrogen-rich fertilizer from liquid organic substrates, such as livestock manure. By integrating nitrogen from the atmosphere into these substrates, N2 Applied's solution not only enhances the nitrogen content but also mitigates ammonia loss and reduces greenhouse gas emissions. The company operates its head office in Oslo/Asker and maintains a test center in Svene, with additional branches in Wageningen and York. N2 Applied's scalable process aims to eliminate the lengthy and costly supply chains associated with traditional fertilizer production, facilitating a more circular farming system. This approach not only provides farmers with cost-effective and environmentally friendly fertilizer but also contributes to on-farm reductions in methane and ammonia emissions.

VOA

Pre Seed Round in 2021
VOA is a technology platform that connects farmers with drone pilots to enable automated drone service delivery of agricultural inputs, including biological agents, fertilisers and chemicals, based on geographic location, availability and technical capacity. The platform supports on-demand drone applications and data-driven crop management. It also develops agroforestry technology to promote sustainable crop treatment by linking supply and demand for agroforestry interventions, and it collects pest and crop data to feed into analysis that helps farmers protect crops from pests and diseases. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Dover, Delaware.

Impetus Agriculture

Seed Round in 2021
Impetus AG is engaged in the development of innovative insect control solutions that prioritize safety, effectiveness, and sustainability. The company specializes in creating bi-specific plant-based proteins designed to protect crops from harmful insects. Utilizing Bacillus thuringiensis technology, Impetus AG's products enhance crop yield by integrating antibodies within plant structures. This approach addresses the challenge of insect resistance that has emerged with existing commercial insect control products, offering farmers durable alternatives that support sustainable agriculture.

Seedz

Series A in 2021
Seedz is an agri-business platform that connects farmers with various stakeholders in the agricultural industry, including companies, distributors, resellers, and cooperatives. The company develops comprehensive solutions aimed at enhancing the profitability of rural producers and agricultural enterprises. Seedz offers a loyalty program that allows farmers to convert their purchases into points and cashback, which can be redeemed for products and services that further improve their operations. Additionally, Seedz provides a range of software solutions, including incentive program management, crop mapping, financial service systems, and ERP software, all designed to empower agricultural entrepreneurs and optimize their business activities. Through these initiatives, Seedz fosters collaboration and value creation within the agricultural ecosystem.

Auravant

Seed Round in 2021
Auravant is a Buenos Aires-based company founded in 2014 that specializes in enhancing agricultural productivity through precision farming solutions. It offers a decision support tool designed for farmers and agronomists, utilizing satellite and drone imagery to facilitate aerial monitoring and data analysis. This technology enables field zoning, variable rate sowing, and targeted fertilization, which optimizes the use of seeds, fertilizers, and herbicides. By improving efficiency in agricultural practices, Auravant helps agricultural producers increase their yields and profitability.

Archisen

Seed Round in 2020
Archisen is a company that specializes in high-yield indoor farming, utilizing controlled-environment agriculture to cultivate ultra-fresh and locally sourced produce. The firm develops innovative farming systems tailored for urban environments, providing a comprehensive farm management solution. This includes a turn-key urban farm system that integrates sensors, internet-of-things technology, and data analytics. By employing these advanced technologies, Archisen enhances the efficiency of farm management processes, enabling customers to grow their produce more rapidly and with superior quality.

Tun Yat

Seed Round in 2020
Tun Yat is an innovative online platform based in Yangon, Myanmar, designed to connect farmers with suppliers of agricultural machinery. Founded in 2017 by Hujjat Nadarajah, Kyaw Wint Thu, Chit Oo Maung, and Nam Mo Hoam, the company focuses on enhancing farm productivity through the rental of tractors, combine harvesters, and other mechanized equipment. By facilitating easy access to reliable machinery, Tun Yat aims to help small-scale farmers save time during the harvest process, reduce waste, and ultimately increase crop yields. The platform is user-friendly, making it accessible to all stakeholders in the agricultural sector, and supports the broader goal of mechanization in farming.

Talam Biotech

Series A in 2020
Talam Biotech develops environmental microbial-based solutions derived from the soil microbiome to improve agricultural outcomes. Its products aim to increase crop yields while reducing toxins in crops and pollutants in arable soil, and to remediate contaminated soils and water by leveraging natural microbes that limit heavy metal uptake in plants. The approach supports safer, more sustainable food production.

Fasal

Seed Round in 2020
Fasal, developed by Wolkus Technology Solutions, is an agri-tech platform that leverages artificial intelligence to enhance the agricultural ecosystem. It records various growing conditions on farms and employs data science to make accurate predictions regarding on-farm practices. The platform delivers insights across multiple devices, including iOS, Android, tablets, and web interfaces, ensuring accessibility for users. Fasal's precision agriculture solutions provide real-time agronomic recommendations based on data collected from agnostic sensors, which monitor on-farm and micro-climate conditions. By offering detailed, crop-specific intelligence—including predictive weather information and pest management strategies—Fasal helps farmers optimize their resources, resulting in significant cost savings on water, energy, fertilizers, and pesticides while increasing overall harvest yields.

RootWave

Series A in 2020
RootWave is a United Kingdom-based company that specializes in developing and distributing innovative machinery designed to eliminate weeds in agricultural settings. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Kineton, the company offers a range of products, including hand weeders for growers, gardeners, and groundskeepers, as well as automated solutions that utilize visual recognition technology to target weeds in arable crops. RootWave's electric shock technology effectively kills unwanted plants from the root upwards without the use of chemicals, providing a sustainable and economical alternative to traditional herbicides. The company's products are distributed through various channels in regions such as France, Australasia, Ireland, and South Korea.

Somax Bioenergy

Seed Round in 2019
Somax Bioenergy uses organic waste as a resource for sustainable development and resilient waste management. It has developed a multi-faceted organic waste transformation system called the Carbon Reduction Platform. The CRP features innovations at all levels. Its focus is on the establishment of industrial symbiosis and a circular economic model within the agricultural, manufacturing, and sanitation industries. Somax was founded by Dan Spracklin and is headquartered in New York, New York.

CowPots

Seed Round in 2019
CowPots manufactures high quality, biodegradable, plantable pots made from cow manure, that produces superior plants and root structures for transplant. The pot itself is buried at transplant and all but eliminates plant transplant shock. The pot disintigrates in the soil before the end of the growing season. Also, it has an expanding line of cow manure based custom packaging materials that are truely recycled quickly by composting or placing directly in soil.

TerraMagna

Seed Round in 2019
TerraMagna is a Brazilian fintech company specializing in innovative financial solutions for the agriculture sector. It offers personal loans, CFB lending, embedded buy-now-pay-later services for agricultural inputs, and crop-collateralized financing, all accessible via its web platform. TerraMagna aims to strengthen the entire agricultural value chain by providing tailored credit options, reducing dependence on traditional financiers, and promoting sustainable food security.

Foodshed.io

Pre Seed Round in 2019
Foodshed is a digital platform that connects local producers with chefs, supermarkets, and institutions. It streamlines logistics using blockchain technology, route optimization, and real-time updates to create an efficient market for sustainable produce.

Terviva

Series D in 2019
Terviva is a food and agriculture company focused on pongamia-based ingredients for protein, oil, and biofuel. It develops high-yield pongamia cultivars and proprietary bean processing to produce sustainable oil and protein ingredients for food, energy, and agricultural markets. Through a tree cultivation platform, the company domesticates and scales pongamia orchards, enabling producers to grow more with fewer inputs and less land while restoring farmland to productive use.

GroGuru

Seed Round in 2019
GroGuru Inc. is a technology company based in La Jolla, California, specializing in smart irrigation solutions for agriculture. Founded in 2014, GroGuru provides software as a service that enables farmers to monitor and manage irrigation effectively. The company leverages an Internet of Things (IoT) sensor network to deliver precise measurements of soil moisture, salinity, and temperature. By utilizing advanced analytics, GroGuru offers real-time insights and recommendations that help farmers optimize water usage, improve crop yields, and make informed decisions regarding irrigation schedules and fertilizer application. The company's solutions aim to promote sustainable farming practices while reducing input costs and conserving vital water resources.

EIWA

Seed Round in 2019
Eiwa, founded in 2014 and headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with additional offices in Londrina, Brazil, and Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, specializes in AgTech solutions for the agricultural sector. The company provides terrestrial and aerial systems designed for plant breeding programs and seed production, including services for colorimetric analysis and morphological detection. Eiwa enables clients to conduct multiple flights throughout the growing season, facilitating the upload and processing of data in the cloud. The company's offerings focus on providing analytics for crops such as soybean, corn, and wheat, aiming to enhance the efficiency of field information management and accelerate the development cycles of agricultural inputs.

Aggio

Seed Round in 2019
Founded in 2016, Aggio develops cloud-based sales applications tailored for the agriculture industry. Its platform harmonizes multiple data sources, providing actionable insights for marketing and sales teams to engage customers and channel partners effectively.

ImpactVision

Seed Round in 2018
Founded in 2015, ImpactVision specializes in food technology and machine learning. It develops hyperspectral imaging cameras that integrate with software for real-time product quality inspection in production lines. The company's platform uses spectroscopy and predictive learning to provide insights into food quality, helping to reduce waste and enhance transparency.

ApisProtect

Seed Round in 2018
ApisProtect is an Irish company based in Cork, founded in 2017, that specializes in agricultural technology for beekeeping. It develops an Internet of Things (IoT) system equipped with in-hive sensors and mobile/web apps to monitor bee colonies continuously. This system uses cellular and satellite-powered communication to track hive conditions, health, and activity levels. By employing big data and machine learning techniques, ApisProtect helps beekeepers detect diseases and pests, assess productivity, and prevent losses, ultimately improving the efficiency of pollination and honey production without requiring frequent manual checks.

RootWave

Seed Round in 2018
RootWave is a United Kingdom-based company that specializes in developing and distributing innovative machinery designed to eliminate weeds in agricultural settings. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Kineton, the company offers a range of products, including hand weeders for growers, gardeners, and groundskeepers, as well as automated solutions that utilize visual recognition technology to target weeds in arable crops. RootWave's electric shock technology effectively kills unwanted plants from the root upwards without the use of chemicals, providing a sustainable and economical alternative to traditional herbicides. The company's products are distributed through various channels in regions such as France, Australasia, Ireland, and South Korea.

Auravant

Series A in 2018
Auravant is a Buenos Aires-based company founded in 2014 that specializes in enhancing agricultural productivity through precision farming solutions. It offers a decision support tool designed for farmers and agronomists, utilizing satellite and drone imagery to facilitate aerial monitoring and data analysis. This technology enables field zoning, variable rate sowing, and targeted fertilization, which optimizes the use of seeds, fertilizers, and herbicides. By improving efficiency in agricultural practices, Auravant helps agricultural producers increase their yields and profitability.

EIO Diagnostics

Convertible Note in 2018
EIO Diagnostics Inc. is a Canadian company specializing in udder health technology for dairy farming. Founded in 2017 and based in Duncan, it develops the FirstLook Mastitis detection system, which aims to prevent mastitis infections in dairy animals. The system employs a multispectral sensor installed at the entrance of the milk parlor to capture images of the udder as cows enter, enabling early detection of infection indicators through advanced infrared image analysis and computer vision. This technology automates the screening process, allowing farmers to monitor udder health efficiently, reduce labor costs, and enhance milk quality.

Hexafly

Seed Round in 2018
Hexafly is a biotech company based in Kells, Ireland, established in 2016. It specializes in the sustainable farming of insects, particularly the Black Soldier Fly larvae, to produce various products for the aquaculture, animal feed, and plant nutrition sectors. The company focuses on converting food waste into protein meals, oils, and fertilizers, promoting a circular economy. Its product range includes insect oil for fish feed, protein additives for aquaculture, Frass for plant nutrition, and Chitin, a versatile bio-polymer utilized in medicine, cosmetics, and food. Hexafly sells its products online, aiming to provide environmentally friendly solutions in agriculture and contribute to a sustainable food system.

Agribody Technologies

Seed Round in 2017
Agribody Technologies, Inc. is an agricultural biotechnology firm based in San Diego, California, established in 2015. The company specializes in genetic engineering and genome editing to enhance crop yields and resistance. Utilizing advanced techniques such as CRISPR, Agribody develops patented technologies that target specific genes responsible for rapid decay in perishable crops. This innovation significantly extends the shelf life of produce, achieving three to four times longer durability, while also increasing crop stress tolerance and potential yields by up to 40%. By licensing and co-developing their technologies, Agribody addresses critical challenges in agriculture, including crop loss and food waste, ultimately contributing to more sustainable farming practices.

Plastomics

Seed Round in 2017
Plastomics is a biotechnology company focused on chloroplast genetic engineering to enhance crop yields and nutritional quality. Its technology platform enables precise insertion of beneficial traits into chloroplasts, reducing cross-pollination and shortening breeding timelines. The company employs gene stacking and rapid breeding approaches to develop biotech crops with a broader set of traits, addressing industry challenges in seed development. Plastomics' approach is applicable across multiple crops and trait areas, supporting commercial trait expression while aiming to lower production costs. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.

CoverCress

Venture Round in 2017
CoverCress Inc. specializes in developing and commercializing field pennycress as a sustainable oilseed crop for industrial oils and livestock feed. Founded in 2013, the company is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.

RnAgri

Seed Round in 2015
RnAgri is a biotechnology company based in St Louis, Missouri, founded in 2011. The company specializes in developing innovative technology for producing ribonucleic acid (RNA). RnAgri's technology tackles challenges associated with mass-producing exogenous RNAi-based products through large-scale fermentation processes. This enables farmers to enhance and safeguard their crops and cattle by providing cost-efficient RNA production solutions.

Terviva

Series B in 2015
Terviva is a food and agriculture company focused on pongamia-based ingredients for protein, oil, and biofuel. It develops high-yield pongamia cultivars and proprietary bean processing to produce sustainable oil and protein ingredients for food, energy, and agricultural markets. Through a tree cultivation platform, the company domesticates and scales pongamia orchards, enabling producers to grow more with fewer inputs and less land while restoring farmland to productive use.

CoverCress

Series A in 2015
CoverCress Inc. specializes in developing and commercializing field pennycress as a sustainable oilseed crop for industrial oils and livestock feed. Founded in 2013, the company is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.

Agerpoint

Series A in 2015
Agerpoint is a geospatial intelligence and data engineering company that builds a precision farming insights platform. It combines artificial intelligence, high‑performance computing, computer vision and advanced analytics to fuse data from mobile devices, ground vehicles, autonomous robots, drones, satellites, and human observations into a highly precise, quantifiable digital record of natural environments. The platform delivers actionable information on crop yields, disease detection, carbon sequestration, and biodiversity, and provides comprehensive GIS‑based asset inventories for growers, researchers, forestry managers, and government agencies. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, Agerpoint’s mission is to improve quality of life and mitigate climate change by transforming how people understand and manage plants, crops, forests, and vegetation in built environments.

Agerpoint

Convertible Note in 2015
Agerpoint is a geospatial intelligence and data engineering company that builds a precision farming insights platform. It combines artificial intelligence, high‑performance computing, computer vision and advanced analytics to fuse data from mobile devices, ground vehicles, autonomous robots, drones, satellites, and human observations into a highly precise, quantifiable digital record of natural environments. The platform delivers actionable information on crop yields, disease detection, carbon sequestration, and biodiversity, and provides comprehensive GIS‑based asset inventories for growers, researchers, forestry managers, and government agencies. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, Agerpoint’s mission is to improve quality of life and mitigate climate change by transforming how people understand and manage plants, crops, forests, and vegetation in built environments.

Holganix

Seed Round in 2015
Holganix, Inc. is a manufacturer of plant-based bio-stimulant soil supplements designed to enhance soil health and promote sustainable growth in plants. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania, the company produces a range of products, including those for trees, shrubs, golf courses, and agriculture, as well as granular offerings. A key product, Holganix Bio 800+, contains beneficial microorganisms, microbe food, and nutrient enhancers that optimize soil conditions. By utilizing natural microorganisms, Holganix enables users to significantly reduce fertilizer usage—by as much as 90%—while achieving healthier and more vibrant lawns and trees. The company's products are distributed throughout the United States and are available for purchase online, reflecting its commitment to providing cost-effective and environmentally friendly solutions for landscape and lawn care professionals.
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