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title: "Red.es, which runs Kit Digital, commits €40 million to finding AI solutions for SMEs and startups — Marsanne Studio AI watch"
description: "Red.es launches a €40 million call for projects to develop AI use cases that Spanish SMEs can reuse."
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Regulation · 21 September 2026

# Red.es, which runs Kit Digital, commits €40 million to finding AI solutions for SMEs and startups

Original title, in Spanish: “Red.es, responsable del Kit Digital, destina 40 millones a buscar soluciones de IA para pymes y startups”

**Publication**

Diario Autónomos y Emprendedor (Spain)

**Author**

Unsigned

**Published on**

21 September 2026 · read in the page structured data · updated on 22 September 2026

## Summary

Red.es, the Spanish public body that runs the Kit Digital programme, is launching a new initiative worth up to €40 million to fund artificial intelligence solutions for SMEs and startups. The selected projects must generate at least 30 AI use cases addressing concrete needs across different industries, of which at least 15 must be generalised so that more companies can reuse them. Red.es may fund up to 80% of the cost of each project, with a cap of €12 million per agreement. The call is open to professional associations, technology centres and innovation centres for two months from 9 September 2026, for agreements lasting two years.

Summary based on the full text of the article.

[Read the article on Diario Autónomos y Emprendedor →](https://www.autonomosyemprendedor.es/articulo/pymes/red-es-entidad-que-lanzo-kit-digital-ofrece-ahora-nuevas-ayudas-aplicar-ia-pequenas-empresas/20260921174337055938.html)

## Figures cited

-   40 million EUR
    
    Maximum amount allocated by Red.es to the initiative
    
    Spain, 2026
    
    > « El organismo podrá destinar hasta 40 millones de euros a los proyectos seleccionados »
    
-   80 %
    
    Maximum share of each project's cost funded by Red.es
    
    Spain, 2026
    
    > « podrá asumir hasta el 80% del coste de cada proyecto, con una aportación máxima de 12 millones de euros por convenio »
    
-   30 use cases
    
    Minimum number of AI use cases to be generated per agreement
    
    per agreement
    
    > « Cada convenio deberá generar al menos 30 casos de uso de IA orientados a necesidades productivas y empresariales de distintos sectores »
    

## Classification

**Country**

Spain

**Company size**

SMEs, Micro-businesses

**Industries**

All industries, or industry not specified

**Companies**

Red.es (cited)

**Keywords**

public support, grant, kit digital, SMEs, use cases, red.es

Entry written by Marsanne Studio from the cited article, with the help of an AI model (claude-sonnet-5). The rights to the article and its illustrations belong to Diario Autónomos y Emprendedor. Entry translated from French by Claude Sonnet 5.5.