Fractional C-Suite leadership for
agriculture
startups, innovators, and expansion-stage companies.
Early Ag helps ag companies move faster, build smarter, and execute with confidence. Our integrated executive team brings decades of proven leadership to support strategy, fundraising, product development, and go-to-market execution. We frequently serve as an embedded commercialization and product-launch team for established agriculture companies, helping move new products and platforms from concept to market adoption.
By deploying multiple senior disciplines in parallel, Early Ag helps companies reach critical commercial milestones sooner — accelerating decision-making, reducing execution risk, and driving ROI with greater speed and less friction.
We Accelerate Ag Innovation or Strengthen What’s Already in Motion
Too many promising agricultural innovations fall short, not because the ideas aren’t strong, but because execution falters. Market fit remains unclear. Product positioning is underdeveloped. Capital dries up too early.
Early Ag was built to solve that. We are a high-impact executive consultancy made up of seasoned agriculture leaders who’ve led, grown, acquired, and exited some of the most influential companies in the industry. Now, we bring that leadership to innovators across the ag value chain, from seed to sustainability, early invention to expansion, and startups to established players entering new markets or growing market share.
Whether you need to stabilize, scale, or sharpen your strategy, we embed with your team to provide senior-level execution across every critical commercial function.
At Early Ag, we don’t advise from the
sidelines,
we lead from the inside.
Our team brings direct, proven experience across commercial strategy, product refinement, fundraising, marketing, and industry partnerships, paired with one of our most valuable assets: an established, trusted network throughout the agriculture industry. We know the decision-makers, we engage with them regularly, and we understand what drives successful partnerships, commercialization pathways, and capital alignment.
By combining experienced leadership with active industry relationships, Early Ag helps companies reach commercial milestones faster — reducing friction, improving execution quality, and strengthening credibility with customers, partners, and investors alike.
Fractional Ag Execs
Our team has expertise across a wide range of diciplines: go-to-market and commercial strategy, marketing, IP strategy, regulartory, and fundraising.
Shared Success
We help create or refine the right strategy to bring your innovation to market and then execute it alongside your team. From direction through delivery, our success is tied to yours. We don’t win unless you do.
Increased Value
We help you find the most value for your idea by leveraging our powerful network and increasing speed to sales.
Our Model Works Because It's Built for Operators
You don’t need theory. You need execution. That’s why our process starts with a deep understanding of your market, customers, product, and value pathways. We assess the fit, identify leverage points, and map out the most direct route to traction. We deliver our findings, and only then do we propose a path forward. No assumptions. No obligations. Just clarity, alignment, and a roadmap built around real-world milestones.
If we work together, we stay deeply embedded, acting as functional leadership alongside your internal team. You get the support you need to unlock value, not advice from a distance.
Why Choose Early Ag Our ServicesWho We Work With
Early Ag supports a range of companies building the future of agriculture:
- Start-up and scale-up companies with high-value products or platforms
- Established ag companies needing a product launch team, refined strategy execution, or accelerated growth
- International ag brands entering the U.S. market
- Independent inventors with IP who need business infrastructure and ag strategy
- Investors and board members who want to support their team with increased commercial firepower
If you're leading a company at a critical inflection point — launch, scale, pivot, or expansion — Early Ag gives you the strategic depth and executional power to move forward.
Proven Leadership.
Industry Built.
Commercially Driven.
Our team is composed of former CEOs, COOs, commercial strategists, and R&D leaders from organizations including Monsanto, DuPont, Corteva, Indigo, Pinnacle Ag, Armor Seed, GreenLab, 360 Yield Center, and Jimmy Sanders, among others.
We’ve led and built companies at every stage — from early-stage startups and venture-backed innovators to established national and global ag businesses. Our experience includes leading acquisitions, managing national brands, raising nine-figure capital rounds, launching products adopted by more than 90% of U.S. growers, and building companies that became cornerstones of the ag value chain.
Most importantly, we’ve been in your position — making decisions under pressure, often with limited resources, and under the scrutiny of investors, boards, and customers. We bring that same focus, urgency, and commercial clarity to every engagement.
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Let's Build What's Next Together
Whether you’re launching a breakthrough technology, repositioning a product line, or entering new territory, Early Ag is the best next hire your business can make. With aligned incentives, experienced leadership, and a structure built to move quickly, we help you unlock the value you’ve already built — and take it further.
