Nauva
AI agency for Portuguese SMEs

We implement AI in your business

We design and build artificial intelligence solutions tailored to your company, and you can apply for up to 75% funding under the "IA nas PME" programme (PRR / Banco Português de Fomento), when it reopens.

75%

non-repayable funding

€5,000 to €300,000

of eligible spending per company

30%

advanced right after acceptance

The minimum eligible investment is only €5,000. The programme is not just for large companies.

Does this sound familiar?

Most SMEs still do not use AI and are losing margin

Only 9.4% of small companies in Portugal use artificial intelligence. The rest keep losing time and money on processes that could already be automated.

Manual processes

Hours spent every day copying, pasting, validating and reorganising information by hand.

Lack of structured data

Decisions made without clear visibility of costs, margins and real profitability.

Operational errors

Forgotten orders, badly calculated margins, inconsistencies that only show up too late.

Limited scalability

The company only grows if it hires more people to do the same repetitive work.

9.4% of small companies in PT use AI, source: INE, 2025

What is the "IA nas PME" programme

A PRR incentive for you to adopt AI in your business

Funded by the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR) and managed by the Banco Português de Fomento (Portuguese Development Bank), this programme supports micro, small and medium-sized companies that want to integrate artificial intelligence solutions into their processes. It covers two areas of action:

AI for productivity

Ready-to-use tools that increase the team's productivity.

  • Virtual assistants for task management
  • Automatic document analysis tools
  • Predictive analysis systems for maintenance
  • AI tool subscriptions

AI applied to the business

Tools that improve interaction with customers and optimise internal processes.

  • Chatbots for customer service
  • Recommendation and sales forecasting systems
  • Sentiment analysis on customer feedback
  • Inventory optimisation with AI
How Nauva helps

We build the AI project for your application

It is not just a ready-made tool: we design and implement the right solution for your business, on both sides of the programme.

On the internal productivity side

We automate the tasks that take up your team and create assistants that handle repetitive work.

  • Process automation and integrations with what you already use
  • Internal assistants to manage tasks and documents
  • Automatic dashboards and reports

On the customer service and sales side

We create voice agents, chatbots and other solutions that answer and qualify customers 24 hours a day.

  • Voice agents to answer calls
  • Tailored assistants and chatbots
  • Automatic lead qualification and follow-up
How we work

Simple, structured implementation

From diagnosis to application, we take care of the technical part while you focus on the business.

Step 01

Free strategic diagnosis

We identify where AI has the most impact on your business and whether you meet the programme's criteria.

Step 02

Defining the solution

We design the AI project adapted to your operation and prepare the project description required for your funding application.

Step 03

Development and implementation

Technical build, UX and integration with the tools you already use.

Step 04

Training and ongoing optimisation

We follow the adoption by the team and the reimbursement requests through to the end.

Practical examples

Not sure where to start? See examples that apply to your company

Most SMEs already do tasks that can be automated, they just do not know it is possible.

Eligibility

Can your company apply?

Main criteria of the call. The final assessment is always made by the Banco Português de Fomento.

You are likely eligible if...

  • It is a micro, small or medium-sized company (certified SME)
  • You have organised accounts and a regularised tax and social security situation
  • The planned investment is at least €5,000
  • Your company is based or operates in mainland Portugal
  • You have funding capacity and a balanced economic and financial situation

Check whether...

  • The company is classified as a "company in difficulty"
  • You have already submitted the same investments in another ongoing application
  • You do not yet have the SME Electronic Certification (you can get it from IAPMEI, the Portuguese SME and innovation agency)
  • The investment is already funded by another European Union instrument
Quick diagnosis

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