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The Yield Lab

VC
St. Louis, MOWebsite

The Yield Lab is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in St. Louis, MO investing in Food / AgTech, Climate / Energy, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $500K–$2.0M checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Seed, Series A

Check Size

$500K – $2.0M

AUM

$163M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focused on transforming agriculture through technology, including AI solutions for improved yield and process efficiency.

How The Yield Lab invests

The Yield Lab is a vc firm based in St. Louis, MO. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on Food / AgTech, Climate / Energy, AI / ML.

The Yield Lab typically writes checks of $500K–$2.0M per investment, backed by approximately $163M in assets under management.

The Yield Lab has backed 2 companies in our records, including Agrible, MycoTechnology.

Meet the Team

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Thad Simons

Managing Director

AgTech
Early-Stage Startups

Industry Focus

Invests In

Food / AgTech
Climate / Energy
AI / ML

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

AG

Agrible

AgTech Software
MY

MycoTechnology

AgTech/Supply Chain
How to pitch The Yield Lab
  • Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Food / AgTech, Climate / Energy, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $500K – $2.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Thad Simons, Managing Director.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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