We solve
Expertise Asynchronicity
for Founders and Investors
We create value through our
Expertise and Networks
Over 75% of Angel, Seed or Series investments fail to reach their 5 year anniversary because they lack mission-critical skills when they need them most. At Nōdl we call this gap ‘Expertise Asynchronicity’, and we exist to bridge it for clients in FoodTech, AgTech and Climate & CleanTech.
We provide investors and leadership teams tailored consulting solutions to fill expertise gaps, applying decades of experience from C-suite to the laboratory to the production floor when they need it, how they need it, and for as long as they need it.
Full Service Offerings
- Fractional Executive Services: CEO, CTO, CFO, CMO, CSO
- Integrated Planning: Business & Technology
- Go to Market: Assessment, Value Proposition, Messaging
- Financial Strategy: Planning, Modeling, Preparation, Pitch
- Brand & Marketing: Strategy, Creative, Production
- Expert Capabilities: Tailored to the business needs
Just the consulting
expertise you need
Nōdl Founders offer clients access to deep industry expertise through fractional consulting arrangements individually, or combining forces in the complementary disciplines of corporate strategy, finance and brand.
When appropriate, incremental specializations are unlocked via a broad, curated network of certified industry experts selected for their consulting experience and proven successes.
We are highly focused
Applying our expertise in the sectors we understand the deepest - FoodTech, AgTech and Climate & CleanTech.
We are Technology Agnostic, as comfortable operating at the cutting edge of biotech and genetic engineering as we are expanding the possibilities of selective breeding and traditional techniques.
Our goal, with all of our clients, is to help advance the potential and impact of their projects which we contribute to.
Nōdl Founders
A trifecta of deeply complementary experiences.
Each founder is an entrepreneur in their own right, with business interests that are a natural complement to the services that Nōdl offers.
1+1+1=5
Jon McIntyre
Strategy Partner
Jon is an accomplished scientist, leader and entrepreneur with extensive experience leading large, multi-national corporations and early-stage startups. He has a strong track record of achievement as a CEO and CSO with deep knowledge of food, food ingredients, nutrition, consumer products, culinary design, biotechnology, packaging, bioprocess, fermentation, regulatory and quality. Jon is a trusted advisor and board member.
Jessica Kates
Finance Partner
Jessica is a strategic finance leader with long-term vision. Her unique hybrid background spans private equity, operations, equity and non-dilutive capital raising, liquidity preservation, treasury strategy, and expansion planning. Jessica has worked with companies across many sectors including FoodTech, AgTech, ClimateTech, Precision Fermentation, SynBio and BioTech.
Rob Le Bras-Brown
Brand Partner
Rob is an engineer & innovator turned marketer & storyteller. Former CMO at HP Inc. and Nokia Technologies he held senior global leadership positions in marketing, design and innovation at HP, PepsiCo and Revlon. In 2019 Rob founded Maison Agency, a full service marketing agency dedicated to building brands working with start-ups and established brands all over the world and across myriad technology sectors.
Nōdl Advisors
A highly curated, ‘industry expert network’, that can be deployed and embedded as fractional resources into the client’s incumbent team in a highly customized configuration to meet their timely needs.
Scott Brooks
Food Safety
Scott, a food scientist and doctor of veterinary medicine, is passionate about farm-to-table food safety, quality, regulatory, and sustainability. With broad experience as a senior executive in food processing, food service, and agriculture, he advises companies and private equity firms on navigating complex challenges.
Christine Cioffe
Portfolio Strategy
Dr. Christine Cioffe advises companies in Sustainability, Specialty Industrials, Agriculture, and Bio-Pharmaceuticals. She serves on boards of private companies and non-profits. Her past roles include leading R&D at PepsiCo and Merck. Chris advocates for lifelong learning, mentoring, and has extensive academic credentials.
David Nothmann
Agribusiness
David, a seasoned global C-Suite executive in food production and agriculture, has launched >65 products, doubling or quadrupling sales for multinationals and startups. He leads major CAPEX projects, system implementations, and digital transformations, also serving as a valued board member and advisor.
Pam Henderson
Market Innovations
Dr. Pam Henderson, author, entrepreneur, and former professor, founded NewEdge in 2002, a strategy firm fostering growth in opportunity. With a background in academia and collaboration with National Labs, her Opportunity Thinking approach drives growth for Fortune 500 companies and startups alike.
Phil Kerr
Biotransformation
Phil specializes in using integrated technologies to develop and commercialize ingredient-based solutions for livestock, pets, and humans. He is passionate about driving impactful innovation in businesses, from startups to multinationals, within the health and wellness sector.
Mark Mendel
Investor Strategy
Dr. Mark Mendel is a venture expert, who co-founded RiverVest and launched the Intellectual Ventures/Pepsi deal, before guiding Sozo Venture’s life sciences expansion. Mark co-founded Key Drinks, the first ketone energy drink, and mentors biopharmaceutical and food entrepreneurs on strategy and storytelling.
How we work
Nōdl operates at the center of the FoodTech, AgTech and Climate & CleanTech ecosystem, connecting four key stakeholders. Nōdl Founders are hands-on operators, introducing investors to startups and then connecting startups to customers and partners, and vice-versa. Our connections into Customers and Partners runs deep, offering startups coveted access to C-suite executives.
We close the gap for
Innovate
Nōdl Founders will help:
- Eliminate the stress of running the business
- Develop the most promising strategies – whether business-, financial-, brand-led
- Provide mission-critical C-Suite leadership
- Accelerate growth and avert costly mistakes
- Build C-suite team confidence with proven expertise, contemporary thinking, and trusted wisdom
- Right-size the engagement model
- Match Nōdl skills to the challenge
Fund Smart
Nōdl Founders will help:
- Bring timely expertise during due diligence
- Pressure-test the pitch deck through multiple lenses: technology, business, brand
- Accelerate time to decision and avert costly mistakes
- Eliminate the stress of overseeing the running of the business
- Provide mission-critical C-Suite leadership
- Right-size the engagement model
- Match Nōdl skills to the challenge
Our Customer & Partner Network
is deep and expansive
Customers
Partners
