The Yield Lab (North America)
AgTech & FoodTech · Run by The Yield Lab network / Yield Lab Institute · St. Louis, MO
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The facts
All fields verified Jul 22, 2026- Terms model
- Equity for cashInvests cash in your company and takes equity (an ownership stake) in return.
- Investment
- $100,000 to $1.5M (initial venture investment, not an accelerator check)
- Equity taken
- Not publishedNorth America page describes a venture fund founded in 2014 with initial investments of $100,000 to $1.5M in agrifood tech; team members hold dual roles at Cultivation Capital. No cohort accelerator program, application window, or standard equity percentage is published.
- Program length
- Not published
- Format
- Hybrid
- Location
- St. Louis, MO
- Cohorts per year
- Not published
- Cohort size
- Not published
- Stage focus
- early-stage agrifood tech
- Sub-vertical
- agrifood tech venture investment
- Demographic focus
- Not published
- Backers
- regional fund LPs, Cultivation Capital (North America)
- Notable alumni
- Not published
Terms notes: North America page describes a venture fund founded in 2014 with initial investments of $100,000 to $1.5M in agrifood tech; team members hold dual roles at Cultivation Capital. No cohort accelerator program, application window, or standard equity percentage is published.
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Terms in plain English
The Yield Lab North America now operates as a St. Louis based agrifood venture fund within a network of four regional funds plus the nonprofit Yield Lab Institute, not as a cohort accelerator. Its site states that initial investments range from $100,000 to $1.5M in agrifood tech companies across crops, animal health, digital agriculture, logistics, and food ingredients. It takes equity as a venture investor; no cohort program terms, program fees, or fixed equity percentages are published. The historical accelerator check of roughly $100,000 is no longer advertised.
Who this is actually for
Agrifood tech companies raising early venture rounds that want a sector-focused investor with St. Louis roots and ties to Cultivation Capital. Not a fit for founders seeking a structured US cohort accelerator experience.
Application windows
No application window is on record for this program yet. Check the official website for the next cohort.
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