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Yamaha Motor Ventures Leads Funding Round for Australian Ag Tech Company The Yield Technology Solutions

May 11, 2020•about 5 years ago
Silicon Valley

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Yamaha Motor Ventures & Laboratory Silicon Valley, Inc. (Yamaha Motor Ventures), the strategic business development and investment arm of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272), today announced it led a $11 million AUD initial funding round for The Yield Technology Solutions Ltd. (The Yield), an award-winning Australian ag tech company transforming farming practices for irrigation-intensive crops with scalable digital technology solutions

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Company

Yamaha Motor Ventures

Location

Silicon Valley, California, United States

About

Yamaha Motor Ventures & Laboratory Silicon Valley, Inc. (Yamaha Motor Ventures) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (YMC). Founded in 2015 in support of YMC’s long-term goal to contribute to society through business, Yamaha Motor Ventures manages the Yamaha Motor Exploratory Fund, a USD $100 million investment fund with a 10-year lifecycle focused on seed to Series B investments. Headquartered in the home of innovation, Silicon Valley, Calif., Yamaha Motor Ventures offers a wealth of business development resources to startup companies to drive innovation forward in the fields of mobility, sustainability, robotics, food and agriculture, health and wellness, and aviation.

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