The Yield Lab Europe

What The Yield Lab Europe does

The Yield Lab Europe is a Dublin-headquartered venture capital fund manager focused exclusively on early-stage agrifood technology companies across Europe. Founded in 2012, the firm manages approximately €55 million across two limited partnership vehicles (Yield Lab Europe Fund 1 and Fund 2), with Fund 2 anchored by a €25 million commitment from the European Investment Fund and expected to mobilize €100 million in total sustainable agrifood investment. The firm deploys €100k to €3m tickets in pre-seed through Series A rounds, targeting 35 portfolio companies to date across categories including genetics and crop protection, precision farming, bioenergy and biomaterials, innovative food and beverages, and novel farming systems.

The firm does not develop proprietary technology products; instead, it generates returns and impact through capital deployment, portfolio support, and access to the global Yield Lab network of experts, corporates and investors. Both funds are classified as Article 9 under the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation, committing 100% of investments to environmentally sustainable activities aligned with the EU Taxonomy and with at least 90% targeting climate action. Portfolio assets include precision spraying (BBLeap), emissions insetting (Proba), bio-based aromatics (Relement), methane-reducing feed additives (Glasport Bio), nanobubble water treatment (NanobOx), wearable livestock tech (Collie), direct air capture for horticulture (Skytree), and precision livestock analytics (Equimetrics, Cotter Agritech), spanning Ireland, the Netherlands, the UK and continental Europe.

Revenue is generated through traditional VC fund management economics: annual management fees on committed and deployed capital plus carried interest tied to portfolio exits and to impact KPIs. Approximately 30% of Fund 2 capital is allocated to Ireland with the remainder deployed across Europe, and institutional partnerships with Wageningen University, EIT Food, Enterprise Ireland, InvestNL, Oost-NL and BOM Brabant provide co-investment and deal-flow leverage. The core investment team comprises nine professionals across Dublin and a Netherlands office, with operating geographies extending to Latin America through affiliated Yield Lab entities.

Name

The Yield Lab Europe

Legal name

Yield Lab Europe

Website

https://theyieldlab.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Yield Lab Europe is a Dublin-based venture capital fund manager that invests €100k to €3m in pre-seed to Series A agrifood technology companies across Europe, managing €55 million across two Article 9 SFDR-classified funds with a €100 million Fund 2 target.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agrifood Venture Capital Fund Management

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (52394), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Emerging Managers / Seeding Platforms (FSAHAKAI)

Keywords

• Venture capital funding
• Agrifood technology investing
• Early stage startups
• Sustainable agriculture financing
• Impact venture capital

Headquarters

HQ city

Dublin

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Fund Management: Yield Lab Europe generates revenue through traditional venture capital fund management structures, including management fees and carried interest (carry) from successful portfolio company exits. The fund also generates carried interest tied to Impact KPIs of each portfolio company.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Yield Lab Europe is a venture capital fund manager that deploys €100k–€3m per company into early-stage (pre-seed to Series A) agrifood technology startups across Europe. It manages two Article 9 SFDR-classified funds (Fund 1 and Fund 2) focused on sustainable agriculture and food systems, with Fund 2 anchored by a €25 million commitment from the European Investment Fund backed by InvestEU and targeting €100 million total mobilization. Portfolio companies receive capital plus access to the Yield Lab global network of experts, corporates, and investors to scale and commercialize internationally.

Product overview

The Yield Lab Europe is a venture capital fund manager offering two Article 9 SFDR-classified funds (Fund 1 and Fund 2) that provide venture capital funding of €100k – €3m per company in the pre-seed to Series A range. The funds invest in early-stage agrifood technology companies across Europe, with approximately 30% of capital deployed in Ireland and remainder across Europe. In addition to capital, portfolio companies receive access to the Yield Lab global network of experts, corporates and investors. Fund 2, anchored by a €25 million commitment from the European Investment Fund (backed by InvestEU), is expected to mobilize €100 million total investment targeting sustainable agriculture innovation including methane reduction, precision agriculture, crop and soil health, aquaculture, and controlled environment agriculture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Yield Lab Europe Fund 1 Article 9 SFDR-classified venture capital fund that invests in early-stage agrifood technology companies seeking to sustainably feed the world. Targets pre-seed to Series A startups across Europe.
• Yield Lab Europe Fund 2 Pan-European early-stage agrifood technology venture capital fund with €25 million anchor commitment from the European Investment Fund, expected to mobilize €100 million in total investment. Article 9 SFDR-classified fund targeting sustainable agriculture innovation including methane reduction, precision agriculture, crop and soil health, aquaculture, and controlled environment agriculture.
• Venture Capital Funding (€100k – €3m) Equity investment tickets of between €100k and €3m per company across pre-seed to Series A funding stages, providing capital to early-stage agrifood technology startups across Europe.
• Global Network Access Access to the Yield Lab global network of experts, corporates and investors enabling portfolio companies to successfully scale and commercialise internationally.

Quantifiable outcome

• €55 million funds under management
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers34 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and regional.

• Enterprise IrelandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization supporting Irish startups and innovation, listed as a partner of Yield Lab Europe.
• Wageningen UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeading agricultural research university listed as partner, providing academic expertise and research collaboration.
• EIT FoodcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean Institute of Innovation and Technology Food partner supporting agrifood innovation ecosystem.
• InvestNLregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch investment agency partner supporting innovation in the Netherlands.
• Oost-NLregionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional development agency for the eastern Netherlands, supporting innovation and entrepreneurship.
• Brabant Development Agency (BOM)regionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional development agency for Brabant, Netherlands, supporting portfolio company BBLeap and other investments.
• StartLiferegionalStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgrifood tech accelerator and incubator in the Netherlands, supporting early-stage companies.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Pontifax AgTech: Israel-based VC firm dedicated to food and agriculture technology. Comparable sector specialization and early-to-growth stage focus, with strong portfolio in precision agriculture.
• Anterra Capital: Amsterdam-based venture capital firm focused on early- and growth-stage agrifood technology companies globally. Directly comparable to Yield Lab Europe on stage, sector focus, and European footprint.
• Astanor Ventures: European impact-led VC fund investing across the agrifood value chain from soil to plate. Closest peer to Yield Lab Europe given shared focus on sustainability-led agrifood investing in Europe.
• AgFunder: Global agrifood tech venture capital firm with funds investing from seed to growth. Directly comparable sector mandate and stage range, though broader geographic footprint.
• Cultivian Sandbox Ventures: US-based venture fund focused on early-stage agtech and foodtech startups. Comparable stage focus and sector specialization, though primarily North American deal flow.
• S2G Ventures: Chicago-based VC firm investing in food, agriculture, and ocean technology across stages. Similar sustainability-led thesis and agrifood sector focus, with larger fund sizes.
• Fall Line Capital: US-based venture firm investing in early- and growth-stage agtech and food companies. Comparable agrifood-only thesis and early-stage bias; relevant for benchmarking US yields.
• Capricorn Partners: Belgium-based independent VC manager with dedicated sustainable agrifood and clean-tech funds. Comparable European footprint and sustainability/impact-led thesis.
• Planet A Ventures: Germany-based early-stage VC focused on science-based startups tackling environmental challenges. Comparable European footprint and sustainability-only mandate, broader than agrifood.

Broad incumbents

• Speedinvest: Large pan-European early-stage VC with sector-agnostic funds but growing exposure to climate and sustainability. Comparable European seed-stage focus, broader portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/TheYieldLab

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments34 records

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