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About American Prime

Technology should work for the producer, not the other way around.

American Prime Sustainable Solutions helps farmers and agricultural organizations turn complex data into clear, actionable decisions. Satellite data, environmental insight, and advanced analytics come together in one view, so operators can monitor crops, catch issues earlier, and act with confidence.

Our story

It started with a drought.

In 2014, a severe drought forced producers to make hard decisions with limited visibility into their own fields. Agriculture was generating enormous amounts of data from satellites, weather systems, and equipment, but almost none of it reached farmers in a form that helped them act in time.

Jorge Celis standing between soybean rows during a field visit
Founder Jorge Celis in a soybean research field, 2026.

"Our mission became to turn complex data into simple, early signals that help farmers protect their crops, manage resources better, and respond before small issues become serious problems. When producers can see what's happening earlier, they gain something incredibly valuable: confidence in their decisions and resilience for the future."

Jorge Celis, Ph.D. · Founder & CEO

Our mission

Make life easier for the people who feed the world. We give farmers, operators, agronomists, and ag retailers clear insights at the moment they are needed, so inputs go on at the right time and in the right place.

Our vision

Agriculture operating with continuous field intelligence: satellite technology, AI, and autonomous systems working together so producers manage crops precisely, respond to risk earlier, and farm more sustainably.

Data trust & farmer ownership

Producers keep control and ownership of the data generated from their fields. Agricultural data should work for farmers, not against them; transparency and privacy are design requirements, not afterthoughts.

Three American Prime team members crouched beside an AP agricultural spray drone on dry winter grass
The American Prime team with an AP agricultural spray drone.
Team

The people behind the platform

Jorge Andrés Celis, Ph.D.
Jorge Andrés Celis, Ph.D.
Founder & CEO

Remote sensing, machine learning, and crop monitoring; project work connected to NASA, NSF, USDA, and the U.S. Army Research Office.

Jeffrey Basara, Ph.D.
Jeffrey Basara, Ph.D.
Co-Founder · Weather & Climate

Two decades in drought, extreme weather, and land-atmosphere interactions. Professor and Chair, Environmental, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, UMass Lowell.

Saikiran Kolloju
Saikiran Kolloju
Cloud Systems Engineer

Builds the cloud systems, APIs, and data pipelines that move satellite, weather, and field data into AP Intelligence reliably.

Alexis Kotrch
Alexis Kotrch
Ag Intelligence Associate

Crop-risk communication and producer-facing content; translates platform capabilities into plain language for agricultural audiences.

Advisors & consultants

John Reid, Ph.D.
John Reid, Ph.D. Advisor

Agricultural engineering and automation. National Academy of Engineering member, elected for contributions to automation in agriculture.

Svitlana Synkovska
Svitlana Synkovska Advisor

20+ years in global agribusiness; Portfolio Director of Women in Agribusiness. Advises on positioning, outreach, and commercialization.

Antonio R. Segales, Ph.D.
Antonio R. Segales, Ph.D. Consultant

Uncrewed aircraft systems, sensor integration, and autonomous flight; OU-CIWRO and the CopterSonde weather-sensing UAS. Advises on the drone action layer.

Investors & supporters

Relationships labeled for what they are. Supporters are not customers, and research connections are not product endorsements.

Investors
Generation Food Rural Partners
OCAST

Seed investment supporting platform development and commercialization.

Accelerators & programs
gener8tor · i2E · Plains Ventures · Oklahoma Grassroots

Accelerator and venture-development programs supporting commercialization, alongside NSF research funding.

Research connections
NASA · NSF · USDA · U.S. Army Research Office

Team project experience across Earth observation and environmental research.

A field-day audience on a covered wagon watches a demonstration in a late-season corn field
Field-day demonstration, 2026 season.

Where we are today

AP Intelligence is in early access ahead of its November 2026 full release. AP Drone Hub is in early release with agricultural drone operators. AP Drones is in development and field validation. If you want to be part of any of it, this is the right time to talk.

Talk to Our Team