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SECMOTIC INNOVATION SOCIEDAD LIMITADA

Spanish tech SME building mobile safety systems and rural digital service platforms across European H2020 consortia.

Technology SMEdigitalESSMENo active H2020 projectsThin data (2/5)
H2020 projects
2
As coordinator
1
Total EC funding
€91K
Unique partners
36
What they do

Their core work

Secmotic Innovation is a Spanish tech SME based in Sevilla that builds mobile-first software platforms and smart connected systems. Their documented work includes a mobile safety alert system for road work zone intrusion detection (ZIMASS) and participation in a European digital service marketplace for rural areas (dRural), where they contributed IT services, platform development, and AI integration. They operate at the intersection of mobile technology, platform interoperability, and applied AI, targeting both safety-critical and rural digitalization use cases. As an SME that has both led and joined EU consortia, they function as a nimble technology builder capable of delivering software components within larger collaborative projects.

Core expertise

What they specialise in

Mobile safety and awareness systemsprimary
1 project

ZIMASS (2019) was coordinated by Secmotic under the SME Instrument, developing a smart mobile system for detecting and alerting against work zone invasions.

Rural digital service platformsprimary
1 project

In dRural (2021–2024), Secmotic contributed to building a European marketplace for rural IT services, focusing on platform architecture and interoperability.

Platform interoperability and integrationsecondary
1 project

Interoperability is listed as a top keyword from the dRural project, suggesting a technical role in connecting disparate rural service systems.

Applied AI in digital servicesemerging
1 project

AI appears as a keyword in dRural (2021–2024), indicating early-stage capability building in AI-enhanced service delivery.

Evolution & trajectory

How they've shifted over time

Early focus
Mobile safety systems
Recent focus
Rural digital services platform

Secmotic's two-project trajectory shows a clear pivot from niche mobile safety hardware-adjacent software (ZIMASS, a standalone SME Instrument feasibility study on work zone intrusion detection) toward broader digital platform work for rural communities. The recent dRural project introduces a richer and more diverse keyword profile — rural services, platform, interoperability, AI — none of which appeared in their earlier work. This suggests the company is broadening its positioning from a single-problem mobile app developer into a platform and digital services contributor with growing AI interest.

Secmotic appears to be transitioning from niche mobile safety products toward digital platform development for underserved (rural) markets, with AI integration as an emerging capability — making them a candidate partner for future rural digitalization or smart services projects.

Collaboration profile

How they like to work

Role: specialist_contributorReach: European10 countries collaborated

Secmotic has taken both the coordinator role (ZIMASS, SME Instrument Phase 1 — a solo-feasibility format) and a participant role in a large multi-partner Innovation Action (dRural). Their participation in dRural placed them inside a consortium of 36 partners across 10 countries, showing they can integrate into complex European consortia without being the lead. As a small SME, they likely fill a focused technical execution role rather than managing large project workstreams.

Across two projects, Secmotic has worked with 36 unique consortium partners spanning 10 countries, an unusually wide network for a two-project SME. This breadth is driven primarily by the large dRural consortium, giving them European-level exposure despite limited project history.

Why partner with them

What sets them apart

Secmotic is one of the few Spanish tech SMEs with demonstrated experience in both mobile safety systems and rural digital platform development — two distinct application domains that share an underlying capability in mobile software and connectivity. Their Sevilla base and SME profile make them a natural fit for Horizon Europe calls targeting Southern European digital transformation or rural inclusion, where both proximity to rural realities and software execution capacity matter. For consortium builders, they offer a lean, agile software contributor with an existing European network from dRural.

Notable projects

Highlights from their portfolio

  • ZIMASS
    Coordinated by Secmotic under the SME Instrument Phase 1, this project demonstrates their ability to lead EU-funded innovation as a small company and their roots in safety-critical mobile applications.
  • dRural
    A large Innovation Action running to 2024 with 36 partners across 10 countries — Secmotic's participation in this project marks their entry into pan-European platform and rural digitalization work.
Cross-sector capabilities
transport and infrastructure safetyrural development and agriculturesmart mobility
Analysis note: Only 2 projects with minimal keyword data on the first (ZIMASS). The expertise and evolution analysis is directionally valid but thin — a third project or company website would substantially improve confidence. ZIMASS ran for under a year (SME Instrument Phase 1 feasibility), so it reflects an idea-stage product rather than a proven deployment.