Business Development Manager
Summary:
We are currently looking for a Business Development Manager based in western Europe. The primary objective will be to search for prospects for new business by building strong relationships with growers and new dealers. This position requires a substantial amount of travel.
We are very proud and excited about the fact that Startlife has chosen IRRIOT together with 8 other European agtech startups to be part of their market leading accelerator.
Hi Mikhail, you are the technical manager for IRRIOT and have recently been involved in monitoring and supporting a number of customers who have started their irrigation automation for the spring.
Can you tell us a little about the different cultivations and how they differ?
– Yes, it is true that I have been involved in many installations during the spring. Everything from apple orchards, strawberry orchards and nurseries. Each cultivation is unique and the design of the irrigation systems varies – with it come different challenges, which I find extra rewarding.
IRRIOT features unique flexibility in configuring the fully automated irrigation. The irrigation can be directly controlled by sensors, registered in the IRRIOT system, or can be set for sensor control during the user defined time schedule – automatic scheduled irrigation.
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We are very proud to announce that in fierce competition IRRIOT was elected as one of the top 500 companies in the AgriFoodTech startup ecosystem. With well over 2000 applicants from over 60 countries, this year’s FoodTech 500 has revealed an incredibly diverse set of applicants who are tackling the food crisis from every angle.
Automating irrigation is a success factor for all growers, until IRRIOT’s wireless system became available, these growers had to rely on cable-based systems. In theory, the cable-based systems work well, but in practice with everything that cable breakage means, they are impractical – the fact is that in many places it is strictly impossible to install with cables.
Formed in 1818 – Hermann Meyer is the leading European reseller of irrigation equipment. They have their main office in Rellingen, Germany, but supplies farmers and nurseries all over Europe.
We are happy to announce that IRRIOT has been selected to the EIT Climate-KIC Accelerator Stage 3. EIT Climate-KIC Accelerator is the only EU acceleration program focused on climate impact by cleantech commercialization. It is a European knowledge and innovation community, working towards a prosperous, inclusive, climate-resilient society founded on a circular, zero-carbon economy.
The nursery in Ängelholm is one of Sweden’s largest nurseries and also a hub for buying seedlings in northwestern Skåne. Ahead of the 2020 season Tomas Persson, who is in charge of cultivation, ordered IRRIOT’s wireless automation of irrigation.
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Each startup team will be assigned their own mentor who will support the team all through the program. Besides mentoring, teams will be offered lectures and workshops in topics ranging from product development and service design to sales, marketing and fundraising.
Please read more about the program here!