Ateknea Solutions

What Ateknea Solutions does

Ateknea Solutions is a privately-held European engineering and innovation services company founded in 1997 and headquartered in Cornellá de Llobregat (Barcelona), Spain. The firm operates from six offices across Spain, Hungary, Poland, Belgium, Portugal, and Malta, employing 11–50 staff. Its core business is helping small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across Europe overcome technological barriers, access non-refundable EU funding (notably the SME Instrument Phase 1 and Phase 2, Horizon 2020, and Fast Track to Innovation programmes), and bring innovative products and services to market. Ateknea reports a 75% success rate for Phase 1 proposals and 77% for Phase 2 proposals at the SME Instrument quality threshold, and claims a network of more than 700 SMEs and 100+ projects, including consortium partners such as Imperial College London, Fraunhofer, VTT, Wageningen UR, Acciona, BSH, and Telefonica.

Ateknea delivers work across three service lines. First, core engineering services spanning electronics (analogue/digital design, ultrasound inspection, wireless communications, high-power electronics), software (mobile, desktop, web, embedded systems), and industrial processes (mechanical, environmental, electrical engineering, automation). Second, business development and project management services including EU funding advisory, proposal writing, and consortium coordination. Third, collaborative R&D projects under EU grants, including Vinbot (autonomous vineyard robot with computer vision and cloud analytics), Encork (electronic-nose cork contamination detection), Ovoshine (UV egg sterilisation), Phenolive (polyphenol extraction from olive pomace), and ELLIOT (LED lighting ecosystem). The firm also commercialises one in-house product, Bettair, a city-scale urban air quality monitoring system using distributed gas sensors with post-processing algorithms, and has supported client innovations including CV4RE (real estate image-tagging AI), Lightkey (visible-light access control), Neosonics (ultrasound-based infant meningitis screening), Is It Fresh (printed-electronics food freshness tags), and Widget 3.0 (e-commerce donation system). The firm's revenue model is professional services: project-based engineering fees, business development retainers, and EU funding advisory commissions, supplemented by nascent product revenue from Bettair. The go-to-market combines a multilingual web presence, participation in EU funding info days and industry events (IoT Solutions World Congress, BTA Barcelona Food Technologies, Eureka Innovation Week), and an AWS Activate partnership for startup-segment lead generation.

Name

Ateknea Solutions

Legal name

ATEKNEA SOLUTIONS CATALONIA S.L.

Website

https://ateknea.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ateknea Solutions is a Barcelona-headquartered European engineering and innovation services firm operating from six offices that helps SMEs access non-refundable EU funding, develop electronics, software, and industrial-process products, and commercialise innovations across sectors including agriculture, manufacturing, and clean technology.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering and R&D Services

NAICS

Engineering Services (54133), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (541690), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415), Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Strategy & IT Advisory (BPAEAAAA)

Keywords

• Engineering services
• EU funding advisory
• Innovation consulting
• SME technology services
• IoT solutions development

Headquarters

HQ city

Cornellá De Llobregat

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Engineering Services: Provides integrated engineering services including electronics design, software development, and industrial processes to SMEs across Europe.
2. Business Development Services: Growth strategies, project management, and marketing support for SMEs to take innovation plans to market.
3. EU Funding Advisory: Helps SMEs secure non-refundable EU grants and investments for innovation activities, providing funding opportunity recommendations and proposal writing support.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Ateknea Solutions is a European engineering and R&D services firm that helps SMEs optimise products, services and systems through integrated engineering (Electronics, Software, Industrial Processes) and supports them in securing non-refundable EU grants (Horizon 2020, SME Instrument Phase 1 and 2, Fast Track to Innovation). It complements engineering with business development, project management and marketing support to take innovations to market, and operates its own commercial technology products such as the Bettair urban air monitoring system.

Product overview

Ateknea Solutions is a European engineering and R&D services company (established 1997) that provides integrated technological innovation services to SMEs across Europe through six offices. Rather than a single unified product platform, Ateknea operates as a services company offering: (1) Core Engineering Services in Electronics (analog/digital design, wireless communications, high-power electronics), Software (mobile, web, embedded systems, ML/AI, computer vision, NLP), and Industrial Processes (mechanical, environmental, electrical engineering); (2) Business Development Services including EU funding assistance (SME Instrument, Horizon 2020, FTI) and project management; and (3) Collaborative Technology Projects including Encork (cork contamination detection for wine), Ovoshine (egg sterilisation), Phenolive (olive pomace processing), and Vinbot (autonomous vineyard robot). The company also commercialises its own product Bettair (urban air quality monitoring system) and supports client innovations including CV4RE (AI image tagging for real estate), Lightkey (VLC access control), Neosonics (infant meningitis detection), and Is It Fresh (food freshness sensors).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bettair: Urban air monitoring system - an innovative and unique system that maps air pollution in cities using novel, affordable, and accurate gas sensors with advanced post-processing algorithms.

Products and services

• Electronics Engineering Services Engineering services covering analog and digital electronic design, ultrasound inspection, wireless communications, and high-power electronics, with labs equipped for testing, manufacturing, and measuring. Targeted at European SMEs needing electronic product development and innovation support.
• Software Engineering Services Software development services across mobile, desktop, web, and embedded systems, including machine learning, computer vision, natural language processing and other AI techniques for SME innovation projects.
• Industrial Processes Engineering Services On-demand technical services covering mechanical engineering, environmental and process engineering, electrical engineering, and automation for SMEs across industrial sectors.
• EU Funding and Grant Advisory Services Business development services helping SMEs secure non-refundable EU grants and investments, including Horizon 2020, SME Instrument Phase 1 and Phase 2 applications, and Fast Track to Innovation schemes.
• Project Management and Business Development Services Business advisers and project managers providing growth strategies, proposal writing, and consortium coordination to take SME innovation plans to market.
• Bettair Urban Air Monitoring System Urban air monitoring system using large deployment of novel, affordable, and accurate gas sensors with advanced post-processing algorithms to map air pollution in cities at unprecedented scale. Aimed at cities and municipalities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Success rate of 75% for Phase 1 proposals and 77% for Phase 2 proposals reaching quality threshold in SME Instrument
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability14 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Amazon Web Services (AWS)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 5 March 2018Ateknea collaborates as a 'Startup-enabling organization' with AWS Activate for Startups program. Qualifying startups in Ateknea's portfolio can access up to €15,000 in AWS promotional credit, with Portfolio Plus receiving up to €100,000 for 1 year.
• LEDMOTIVEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint development of ELLIOT project - EU funded technology to reproduce any light spectrum for professional lighting industry based on LED luminaires. Ateknea designs communication units and develops cloud platform.
• LightbeecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Lightkey project - VLC-based access system for hotels and offices. Ateknea developed Electronic Door Lock module, standalone master Lightkey device, mobile app, and security concept.
• Aquaporin A/ScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAMBROSIA project under SME Instrument Phase 2 - Ateknea designed and built professional test-skid for wastewater treatment membranes and trained Aquaporin team.
• Restb.aicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCV4RE project - AI image-tagging tool for Real Estate. Ateknea helped secure Phase 2 SME Instrument funding for this proptech solution trained on 10+ million images.
• New Born SolutionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNeosonics project - Non-invasive screening device for infant meningitis detection. Secured €50,000 Phase 1 SME Instrument funding with Ateknea's H2020 expertise.
• Is It FreshcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFood freshness monitoring technology using printed electronics. Ateknea helped achieve Phase 2 EU funding and is developing monitoring tool and Visual Inspection System.
• WorldcoominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWidget 3.0 project - E-commerce charity donation system. Ateknea developed Data Warehouse, Business Intelligence system, and SDK for third-party integration.
• InnoenergyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerKnowledge Partner in CleanTechCamp 2018 - Innoenergy program supporting sustainable energy projects. Ateknea participates as speaker on fundraising.
• European Universities and Research InstitutionsminorOthersNetwork includes universities such as Imperial College London, University of Girona, Wageningen UR, Fraunhofer, VTT, and others as part of project consortia.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Fraunhofer Institute: Fraunhofer is Germany's largest applied research organization, operating 75+ institutes providing contract R&D, applied engineering, and innovation services to industry and SMEs. Ateknea has even partnered with Fraunhofer in EU project consortia (per partner list), and they broadly overlap as SME-facing R&D service providers.
• Eurecat: Eurecat is Catalonia's leading applied R&D center providing engineering, software, and innovation services to SMEs and large companies. As a Barcelona-headquartered technology center, it is a regional incumbent in the same ecosystem where Ateknea operates.
• Steinbeis: Steinbeis is a large German technology and innovation services network operating hundreds of Steinbeis centers across engineering, R&D, and management consulting for SMEs. It shares Ateknea's model of bridging SME customers with engineering expertise and applied research, but at significantly larger scale.
• RINA: RINA is a large European engineering consultancy offering multidisciplinary technical services across industrial, infrastructure, and energy sectors. While broader and more industrial in scope than Ateknea, it competes for the same SME and EU-funded engineering engagements in adjacent verticals.

Direct peers

• IDEA Consult: IDEA Consult is a Belgian innovation and policy consultancy that advises EU institutions and SMEs on R&D programs, including Horizon 2020/Europe proposal support. Its core focus on European innovation funding and SME project management closely mirrors Ateknea's positioning.
• ARTTIC: ARTTIC is a European consultancy that manages large-scale collaborative R&D projects and consortia for EU-funded programs. It is a direct competitor in EU project management and innovation advisory services for SMEs and research institutions.
• PNO Consultants: PNO is a European innovation consultancy that secures EU grants (Horizon Europe, Innovation Fund, LIFE) and provides R&D project management for SMEs and corporates. It is one of the most direct competitors to Ateknea's EU funding advisory and engineering services model.
• Bax & Company: Bax & Company is a Dutch innovation consultancy supporting European SMEs in technology commercialization, EU funding applications, and open innovation partnerships. Its service mix and customer base overlap materially with Ateknea's.
• Ayming: Ayming is a global innovation funding consultancy specializing in tax incentives, R&D grants, and innovation financing advice for SMEs and large enterprises. It directly competes with Ateknea's EU funding advisory and innovation consulting offering.

Emerging players

• ttopstart: ttopstart is a European consulting firm specializing in innovation strategy, EU grant writing, and R&D project management for life sciences and technology SMEs. It is an emerging player with a narrower vertical focus than Ateknea but competes directly for Horizon Europe proposal engagements.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ateknea
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/Ateknea
• Facebookfacebook.com/ateknea
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ateknea-solutions

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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