Full-Time

Customer Success Manager

TRIC Robotics

TRIC Robotics

11-50 employees

Autonomous UV-C strawberry pest control

Compensation Overview

$75k - $95k/yr

+ Bonus + Equity Structure

Santa Maria, CA, USA

Hybrid

Based in or near California’s Central Coast (Santa Maria, Oxnard, or Salinas). Travel to customer sites 3–4 days/week in-season.

Category
Sales & Account Management
Required Skills
Hubspot
Salesforce
Requirements
  • 3–7 years of experience in agricultural sales, customer success, or territory management, preferably in specialty crops.
  • Based in or near California’s Central Coast (Santa Maria, Oxnard, or Salinas).
  • Regular travel to customer sites required (3–4 days per week in-season).
  • Experience using sales tools (e.g., HubSpot, Salesforce) to manage pipeline, follow-ups, and customer data.
Responsibilities
  • Drive new customer acquisition by introducing TRIC’s solution to growers, following up on leads, and turning interest into long-term contracts.
  • Manage a consistent sales outreach process, using CRM tools to track contacts, follow-ups, and progress toward regional sales goals.
  • Use TRIC’s case studies, ROI calculators, one-pagers, and demo scripts to guide conversations and educate farmers about our value.
  • Serve as the ongoing relationship manager for assigned accounts—checking in regularly, coordinating demos, and ensuring strong communication.
  • Coordinate and host on-farm demos and field visits, working with growers, field managers, and PMAs to show TRIC’s robots in action.
  • Build trust and visibility by attending community events, grower meetings, and industry gatherings on behalf of TRIC.
  • Help plan and run TRIC-hosted and other industry specific events, such as field days, open demos, and farmer workshops.
  • Capture customer feedback and assist in developing testimonials, case studies, and referrals.
  • Maintain a deep understanding of TRIC’s service model, pricing, operational logistics, and current field performance so you can represent it clearly to customers.
  • Collaborate with the business development and operations teams to ensure a smooth customer experience from sale to deployment.
Desired Qualifications
  • Familiarity with the strawberry industry in California and existing relationships with growers or PCAs is a strong plus.
  • Spanish language skills are a plus.
  • Knowledge of pest and disease control practices is helpful but not required.

TRIC Robotics offers an automated, chemical-free pest control service for strawberry farms. Its autonomous UV-C robot travels through fields, applying a specific wavelength of light to treat pathogens without harming plants or the environment. The system operates by self-navigating the fields and delivering targeted treatment, provided as a deploy-and-operate service rather than selling equipment. The goal is to create a more sustainable and predictable future for agriculture by reducing chemical use and helping growers manage pests on-site.

Company Size

11-50

Company Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$7.4M

Headquarters

Newark, New Jersey

Founded

2017

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • $5.5M seed funding from Version One Ventures and USDA enables manufacturing scale-up.[5]
  • Non-dilutive $1.6M in USDA and NSF grants supports R&D without equity dilution.[4]
  • Expanding beyond strawberries into tomatoes and other high-value crops increases addressable market.[5]

What critics are saying

  • Winter cloud cover on Central Coast reduces UV-C efficacy, forcing reversion to pesticides.[6]
  • Competitors like Burro could rapidly pivot to UV pest control, eroding first-mover advantage.[5]
  • EPA or FDA may classify UV-C as pesticide, requiring costly re-approval or halting operations.[5]

What makes TRIC Robotics unique

  • UV-C light and vacuum integration reduces pesticide use by 70% versus chemical alternatives.[5]
  • Autonomous robots provide 24/7 crop monitoring with real-time data analytics for farmers.[5]
  • Service-based model with bi-weekly treatments generates actionable crop management insights.[4]

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Robot Philosophy
Jul 24th, 2025
Robot Revolution in Farming - TRIC Robotics Raises $5.5M to Eliminate Pesticides with UV Tech!

TRIC Robotics has just raised $5.5 million in seed funding to tackle one of farming's biggest challenges - pest and disease control - without relying on harmful chemicals.

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Jul 23rd, 2025
TRIC Robotics Secures Seed Funding for AgTech

TRIC Robotics has closed its seed funding round to advance its agricultural robots, which offer sustainable pest and disease control. The company's autonomous robots use AI and sensors for early threat detection and precise treatment application, reducing pesticide use and providing 24/7 crop monitoring. The funding will enhance R&D, manufacturing, and scalability, reflecting strong investor confidence in TRIC Robotics' innovative solutions for the agricultural sector.

The Robot Report
Jul 23rd, 2025
TRIC Robotics secures $5.5M for pest control

TRIC Robotics has raised $5.5 million in seed funding to expand its autonomous robots for pest and plant disease control, starting with strawberries. The company's robots use ultraviolet light and vacuum technology to reduce pesticide use by up to 70% without harming the environment. The funding will help TRIC Robotics grow its team and expand its capabilities and regions. The company offers its technology as a service, providing data-driven insights and real-time field analytics.

DESCA
Apr 1st, 2025
Tric Robotics Wins DTIP Grant

Tric Robotics, a Newark startup that has designed a robot to autonomously treat strawberry crops with UVC light instead of pesticides, has won the state's Delaware Technical Innovation Program (DTIP) grant.

California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA)
Apr 1st, 2025
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