05 / 05 Innovation projects & funding

From innovation idea to working solution.

An AI or modernisation project needs a well-defined problem, clear objectives and a delivery plan. We help companies structure that journey, apply to Portugal 2030 calls — under COMPETE 2030 and the regional programmes, such as Norte 2030 — or to other suitable incentive schemes, and implement the planned solutions.

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In short

Simia Tech helps companies structure AI and modernisation projects, apply for Portugal 2030 funding — such as Business R&D (I&D Empresarial) — and implement the planned solutions, from technical planning to tracking results.

Who it is for
Companies with an AI, digitalisation or R&D project idea that need funding and delivery.
What we deliver
Project definition, funding fit, application preparation, technical planning and implementation.
Our experience
Our own LOOP project is supported by Portugal’s Recovery and Resilience Plan (project sheet, in Portuguese).

Innovation & funding

How we can help

  • 01

    Project definition

    Clarifying the problem, objectives, activities and expected results.

  • 02

    Funding fit

    Identifying applicable funding opportunities and organising the information an application requires.

  • 03

    Portugal 2030 applications

    Preparing applications to Portugal 2030 calls for companies — for example, Business R&D (I&D Empresarial), for research and development projects.

  • 04

    Technical planning

    Defining the data, technology, team, stages and resources needed.

  • 05

    Implementation and follow-up

    Developing the solution and tracking results against the objectives set.

Process

How we work

  1. 01

    Need and feasibility

    We start from the company’s need and the feasibility of the solution.

  2. 02

    Funding fit

    If a suitable incentive scheme exists — a Portugal 2030 call such as Business R&D, for example — we align the project with its requirements and support the application.

  3. 03

    Implementation

    We then work with your team on implementation, so the project becomes a tool or process of real use.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

  • What funding is available for innovation projects?

    The main framework is Portugal 2030. Its annual plan of calls (in Portuguese), which runs until August 2027, includes calls for companies such as Business R&D (I&D Empresarial) under COMPETE 2030 and the regional programmes. We help identify the right call for your project.

  • How do you support a funding application?

    We identify the applicable opportunities — including Portugal 2030 calls —, help clarify the problem, objectives, activities and expected results, and organise the information the application requires.

  • Do you also implement the project?

    Yes. We work with your team on implementation and track results against the objectives set, so the project becomes a tool or process of real use.

  • Do you have experience with publicly funded projects?

    Yes. Our own LOOP project — Learning Optimization for Operational Performance — is supported by Portugal’s Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR). See the project sheet (PDF, in Portuguese).

  • Where do we start?

    With the company’s need and the feasibility of the solution. If a suitable incentive scheme exists, we align the project with its requirements and support the application.

Have a project in mind?

Tell us what you want to improve. We’ll help shape the project and define the next steps.

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Or write to info@simia-tech.com