# Chris Danforth

> Chris Danforth is a seed investor at The Yield Lab (St Louis) backing AgTech and Agriculture. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [The Yield Lab](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-yield-lab)
- Location: St Louis, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jan 2016
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-danforth-031bb6a/

Chris Danforth is a seed investor at The Yield Lab in St Louis focused on AgTech and Agriculture. Chris is a Limited Partner and Investment Committee member of the Cultivation Capital technology fund,

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AgTech | 2 | 100% |
| Agriculture | 2 | 100% |
| Mobile | 1 | 50% |
| Genetics | 1 | 50% |
| Analytics | 1 | 50% |

9 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dexer | Dexer is a heads-up, customized speech application and service that streamlines data collection and accessibility across industries. |  | Seed | Jan 26, 2016 |  |
| RNAgri | RNAgri designs an innovative technology that produces ribonucleic acid. The company's technology addresses some of the challenges to the mass production of exogenous RNAi-based products using a large scale fermentation process, enabling farmers to protect and improve their crops and cattle. The company was founded in 2011 and isheadquartered in St Louis, Missouri. | $100K | Seed | Dec 01, 2015 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [St. Louis Arch Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/st-louis-arch-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About The Yield Lab

VC Fund · St Louis, United States

The Yield Lab invests in AgriFood Tech companies with technologies focused on crops, animal health, digital agriculture, logistics, and food ingredients. Initial investments range from $100,000 – $1.5M.

5 contacts available at The Yield Lab.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bob Nordgren | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bob-nordgren |
| Brian Clevinger | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-clevinger |
| Chris Danforth | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-danforth |
| David Bowles | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-bowles |
| Jeff Peterson | Managing Director & Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeff-peterson-4 |

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## FAQ

### What does Chris Danforth invest in?

Chris Danforth invests primarily in AgTech, Agriculture and Mobile startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Chris Danforth last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Chris Danforth closed in Jan 2016. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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