INOLEO

Name

INOLEO

Legal name

ASOCIACIÓN AEI DEL SECT. PROVEED. DE BIENES Y SERV DEL SECTOR OLEÍCOLA

Website

https://inoleo.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industry Cluster Services (Agricultural Innovation)

NAICS

Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Olive Oil Production & Bottling (AFAKAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Instrumentation, Controls & Automation Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAM), Supply Chain, Marketing & Contracting Advisory (Grain/Livestock Marketing) (AFACAJAH)

Keywords

• Innovation cluster management
• Agricultural technology research
• Olive oil supplier industry
• Collaborative R&D projects
• Sustainability digitalization

Headquarters

HQ city

Mengíbar

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: INOLEO operates as a non-profit association (agrupación empresarial innovadora sin ánimo de lucro). Companies and institutions pay membership fees to join the cluster and access its network, projects, funding opportunities, and collaborative benefits.
2. Public Funding and Grants: INOLEO accesses public financial support from the AEI Program of the Ministry of Industry, CDTI, and Horizon Europe programs. The cluster mobilizes project funding (4.4 million euros in last 4 AEI calls) that benefits member companies through collaborative R&D+i projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

INOLEO is a non-profit innovation cluster (AEI - Agrupación Empresarial Innovadora) that connects companies, technology centers, universities, and public institutions in the olive oil supplier sector. It provides members with access to collaborative R&D+i projects, technical support, funding assistance (through AEI Program, CDTI, and Horizon Europe), internationalization opportunities, and a private intranet for partner news and agreements. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Mengíbar (Jaén), it is the only national cluster dedicated exclusively to the olive oil supplier sector in Spain.

Product overview

INOLEO is an Innovative Business Association (AEI) cluster for the olive oil sector provider industry, not a traditional software product company. The organization offers a unified portfolio of collaborative services centered on its member network platform, R&D project facilitation, and strategic innovation initiatives. Core offerings include the private member area/intranet for partners, collaborative research projects (Almazara Óptima 4.0, Proyecto OASIS), and access to financing, internationalization support, and industry connections. The organization connects companies, technology centers, universities, and public institutions to drive competitiveness, digitalization, and sustainability in the olive oil sector.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Almazara Óptima 4.0 Collaborative R&D project focused on digitization of olive mills (almazaras) using neural networks, sensor technology, artificial intelligence, and digital twins to advance Industry 4.0 transformation in the olive oil sector.
• Proyecto OASIS European initiative funded by the European Innovation Council (EIC) and EISMEA supporting technology providers in developing solutions for sustainability, resource efficiency, waste reduction, and digital transformation across the olive sector value chain in Spain, Italy, and Turkey.
• Área Privada (Member Intranet) Exclusive private platform for registered INOLEO members providing access to partner news, agreements, and exclusive content; accounts are activated within 24 hours of registration request.
• Member Network Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 4.4 million euros mobilized in collaborative projects through last 4 AEI Ministry of Industry calls
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• European Innovation Council (EIC) / EISMEAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026OASIS project is financed by the European Innovation Council (EIC) and the Executive Agency for SMEs (EISMEA). The initiative supports green transition of olive sector SMEs through resource efficiency, reduced food waste, and cross-border collaboration between Spain, Italy, and Turkey.
• CIDAF (Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo del Alimento Funcional)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 May 2025CIDAF joined INOLEO as a new member of its innovation ecosystem. Based at the Health Sciences Technology Park in Granada, CIDAF specializes in obtaining, characterizing, and applying bioactive compounds in food, agriculture, livestock, and cosmetics sectors. Their expertise in bioactive ingredients and olive byproduct valorization strengthens INOLEO's positioning as a reference innovation platform.
• Fundación Jaen Agritech Ventures (JAV)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 April 2025CITOLIVA and Fundación JAV formalized a collaboration agreement and JAV's adhesion to INOLEO. Both entities can combine efforts in fostering innovation initiatives and enhancing technological response to olive sector needs. The agreement enables better resource utilization and strengthens programs and actions undertaken together.
• CITOLIVAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2008INOLEO is promoted by CITOLIVA (Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo del Aceite de Oliva y Aceituna de Mesa). CITOLIVA serves as the founding and promoting organization of the cluster, providing institutional support and industry expertise. The cluster performs a key role in sector transformation under CITOLIVA's umbrella.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• CITOLIVA: CITOLIVA is the R&D center for olive oil and table olives that founded and promotes INOLEO. Both organizations operate in the Spanish olive oil sector from Jaén, share contacts ([email protected]), and collaborate on R&D+i — making CITOLIVA INOLEO's closest structural peer.
• ANFACO-CECOPESCA: Spanish industry cluster for the seafood value chain, registered as an AEI. Operates the same cluster/innovation/R&D facilitation model as INOLEO in a different agri-food vertical, making it a structural peer for benchmarking.
• Cluster Food+i: Spanish AEI-style innovation cluster for the broader food industry. Operates the same membership/R&D/funding-facilitation model as INOLEO but across food categories rather than exclusively olive oil, making it a directly comparable cluster-format peer.
• ASOLIVA (Asociación Española de la Industria y el Comercio Exportador del Aceite de Oliva): Spanish olive oil industry and export association. Targets the same olive oil value chain as INOLEO from a trade/commercial representation angle rather than innovation, making it a sector-overlapping peer.

Broad incumbents

• FIAB (Federación Española de Industrias de Alimentación y Bebidas): Spain's national federation for the entire food and beverage industry. Broader and more established than INOLEO, but overlaps on industry representation, networking, and innovation advocacy in food/agri categories that include olive oil.
• EIT Food: European-wide food sector knowledge and innovation community funded under Horizon Europe. Operates a much larger European membership/innovation ecosystem that INOLEO's OASIS project connects into, making it both a peer and a potential partner/funder.

Others

• CDTI (Centro para el Desarrollo Tecnológico Industrial): Spain's national R&D funding body that channels innovation financing to Spanish companies including AEI clusters. INOLEO cites CDTI among its funding sources, making it a key enabler/funder in INOLEO's ecosystem rather than a direct competitor.

Regional players

• Vitartis: Innovation cluster for the food and health industry in Castilla y León. Mirrors INOLEO's AEI cluster model, member services, and R&D project facilitation, but is geographically focused on a different Spanish region and a broader food/health scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/inoleo-aei

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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