Melilla proposes grants of 346,180 euros for fifteen emerging and digital companies

The Ministry of Economy, Trade, Technological Innovation, Tourism and Development of the Autonomous City of Melilla has proposed to provisionally grant 346,179.60 euros in subsidies to fifteen emerging and digital companies, within the competitive call for applications for the 2026 financial year. The provisional resolution proposal, signed on October 13, 2026, by the Director General of Economic Activation, Esther Azancot Cánovas, is published in the Official Gazette of the Autonomous City of Melilla (BOME) number 6423, dated October 16, 2026, with the official reference BOME-A-2026-1169. The document provisionally excludes nine other applications.

The aid regime was approved by Decree of March 12, 2026, registered under number 119 of the Official Book of Non-Collegiate Resolutions of the Presidency, which establishes the regulatory bases and was published in BOME number 6362, dated March 17, 2026. The call was organized by Order No. 2026000938, dated April 16, 2026, the extract of which appeared in BOME number 6371, dated April 17, 2026. The application period extended until May 31, 2026, at 11:59 PM, and the Evaluation Commission met on September 28, 2026.

The subsidies are financed through the budgetary application 09.06.2620.749.00 “Subsidies for Startup companies” of the General Budgets of the Autonomous City of Melilla for 2026, with a total amount of 400,000 euros: 54,000 euros for Line 1 (creation of new digital or emerging companies) and 346,000 euros for Line 2 (promotion of consolidation and scalability). The aid is subject to the “de minimis” regime of Regulation (EU) 2023/2831, which limits the total per company to 300,000 euros over three years.

Line 1: nine newly created projects

The proposal grants the first nine ranked in Line 1 100% of the eligible expenditure, with a maximum of 6,000 euros per project and a minimum required score of 50 points:

• Vitalis360 (José Joaquín Montoya Salmerón), file 17324/2026, grant IM26038: 6,000 euros and 90 points.
• Meraki (Cristina Astilleros Remartínez), file 20190/2026, grant IM26053: 6,000 euros and 74 points.
• Tour Sefardí (Moisés Murciano Sultan), file 20198/2026, grant IM26054: 6,000 euros and 73 points.
• Afroice (Chems Din Mohamed Mohamed), file 20549/2026, grant IM26064: 6,000 euros and 70 points.
• UniVibes (Noa López Muñoz), file 20553/2026, grant IM26065: 5,100 euros and 68 points.
• Cogniteam Sports, S.L., file 20400/2026, grant IM26057: 6,000 euros and 52 points.
• Waramo Tech, S.L., file 20415/2026, grant IM26058: 6,000 euros and 51 points.
• MeliO Ecosistema (Juan Gabriel Rosas Díaz), file 20541/2026, grant IM26063: 6,000 euros and 50 points.
• SaaS con IA (Patricia del Carmen Fernández Abellán), file 20520/2026, grant IM26061: 6,000 euros and 50 points.

The accumulated amount for this line totals 53,100 euros.

Line 2: six consolidation and scalability projects

In Line 2, the grant intensity is set at 85% of the eligible expenditure, with larger volume projects:

• Memorias Media, S.L. (project Memorias de Pez), file 20529/2026, grant IM26062: 48,450 euros and 83 points.
• Aidos Desarrollo de Inteligencia Artificial y Psicológica, S.L. (project AIDOS), file 17462/2026, grant IM26041: 56,542 euros and 66 points.
• Telu ML, S.L. (project Telu Al Solutions), file 19944/2026, grant IM26050: 41,871.60 euros and 64 points.
• SinMorosos, S.L. (project SinMorosos), file 19930/2026, grant IM26049: 57,000 euros and 62 points.
• Katoitt Health, S.L. (project UCICARE), file 20119/2026, grant IM26051: 44,370 euros and 61 points.
• Vivölaciudad, S.L. (project BiöCards MercadIA), file 30445/2026, grant IM26059: 44,846 euros and 60 points.

The total for Line 2 reaches 293,079.60 euros.

Nine excluded applications and appeals period

The proposal declares nine applications provisionally excluded due to non-compliance with the guidelines, failure to rectify errors, or withdrawal:

• Alejandro Silva Córdoba (Consultoría Empresarial Digital), file 15130/2026: unfavorable due to failure to prove technological basis or new creation status.
• Jesús Faus García (Dailis), file 17525/2026: withdrawal due to failure to complete the required documentation.
• Ahmed Lazar Amghar (Lazar Direct 360), file 18594/2026: eligible budget of 1,285.78 euros, lower than the minimum of 3,000 euros.
• José Aserraf Cohen (Logoped-IA), file 20131/2026: seniority as a freelancer of 18 years, exceeding the limit of five.
• Ainhoa Torreblanca Menéndez (Bruma Talent & Org Advisory), file 20380/2026: not up to date with tax and Social Security obligations.
• Bilal Najari Mohamed (Smart Consulting), file 20322/2026: 38 points, below the threshold of 50.
• Projectarte Digital (Projectarte Connect Digital), file 20479/2026: 40 points.
• Abdul Karim Stetenco (LexData, Stete LegalTech), file 20683/2026: 43 points.
• Gloobaak Money Master S.R.L. (Money Masters), file 20564/2026: 43 points.

Interested parties have a period of 10 days from the notification to consult the file and submit appeals. The provisional proposal does not generate any right until the granting resolution is notified and, if no appeals are submitted, it will be considered final.

The provisional resolution outlines the map of the technological ecosystem that the Autonomous City wishes to consolidate: nine newly created projects and six companies in the scaling phase, with grants ranging from 5,100 to 57,000 euros. For Melilla’s entrepreneurial fabric, the document also establishes the criteria that have excluded nearly a dozen applications—lack of technological basis, excessive seniority, tax non-compliance, or insufficient score—which anticipates the standard that future calls must meet.

Source: Official Gazette of the Autonomous City of Melilla (BOME), number 6423, of October 16, 2026, section I, pp. 5186-5191 (official reference: BOME-A-2026-1169).