INOLVE NEWTECH SL

Their core work

INOLVE NEWTECH is a Spanish AgriTech SME based in Girona — a region with intensive horticulture and greenhouse farming — that developed a precision irrigation controller called RAINOLVE. Their product combines multi-sensor hardware (measuring soil, weather, and crop conditions) with a cloud-based analytics platform to automate and optimize water use in agriculture. They progressed through both phases of the EU SME Instrument, moving from feasibility study (2017) to full commercial development (2019–2021), which signals a product-first company focused on bringing a specific market solution to scale rather than doing broad academic research.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Both H2020 entries are phases of the same RAINOLVE initiative rather than distinct projects, so there is no thematic pivot to observe. What the timeline does show is deliberate product maturation: a 2017 SME Phase 1 feasibility study followed by a 2019–2021 SME Phase 2 development grant, the classic EU pathway for a startup validating a concept and then funding its commercialization. There is no evidence of diversification into adjacent areas during this period — the organization stayed focused on one product throughout its entire recorded EU funding history.

Their completion of the full SME Instrument arc (Phase 1 → Phase 2) on a single product suggests they were heading toward market launch and self-funded scaling after 2021, rather than continued EU grant dependency.

How they like to work

INOLVE NEWTECH has never led a project — both participations are as a non-coordinating partner — and their entire recorded network consists of a single partner in a single country. This is characteristic of SME Instrument projects, where the applying company is the primary actor and consortium requirements are minimal. For a potential collaborator, this means INOLVE NEWTECH brings focused product expertise rather than broad consortium management experience, and working with them likely means a tight bilateral arrangement centered on their technology.

Their recorded H2020 network is as narrow as it gets: one unique partner across one country. This reflects the SME Instrument model where the company is the project core, not a signal of isolation — but it does mean they have not built a broad European research or industry network through EU projects.

What sets them apart

INOLVE NEWTECH stands out as a hardware-plus-software AgriTech company in Girona — one of Spain's most active horticultural zones — giving them direct proximity to the farmers and cooperatives who are their end users. Unlike university spin-offs or research institutes working on irrigation in theory, they built a commercial product through the market-focused SME Instrument, which means their outputs are designed to be deployed, not published. For a consortium needing a real-world agriculture technology demonstrator or an end-user SME with grounded field experience in precision water management, they are a credible fit.

Highlights from their portfolio

• RAINOLVE
  Completed the full SME Instrument journey from Phase 1 feasibility (2017) to Phase 2 development funding (EUR 129,675 in 2019–2021), demonstrating EU-validated commercial potential for a multi-sensor cloud-connected irrigation controller.