
Linknovate is a competitive intelligence and tech scouting platform that uses AI to aggregate and analyze scientific and industrial data. Its tools, InnoScout and InnoBits, help companies identify emerging technologies, startups, partnerships, and market trends. The platform facilitates team-based innovation monitoring, internal reporting, and communication by distilling key insights, generating reports, and providing real-time updates. Founded in 2012 and with a presence in both the US and Spain, Linknovate aims to bridge the gap between scientific discovery and practical application, serving innovation, R&D, and strategy teams.

Linknovate is a competitive intelligence and tech scouting platform that uses AI to aggregate and analyze scientific and industrial data. Its tools, InnoScout and InnoBits, help companies identify emerging technologies, startups, partnerships, and market trends. The platform facilitates team-based innovation monitoring, internal reporting, and communication by distilling key insights, generating reports, and providing real-time updates. Founded in 2012 and with a presence in both the US and Spain, Linknovate aims to bridge the gap between scientific discovery and practical application, serving innovation, R&D, and strategy teams.
What they do: AI-powered competitive intelligence and technology scouting platform (InnoScout/InnoBits)
Founded: 2012
Headquarters: Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain (with a presence in Palo Alto, CA)
Funding: Has received grant funding including from the European Commission; total funding listed as $1,420,000 (USD)
Team size: Approximately 16 employees
Innovation intelligence, technology scouting, competitive intelligence for R&D and strategy teams
2012
SaaS / Competitive intelligence / Innovation intelligence
Crunchbase and public profiles list multiple grant funding events involving the European Commission
“European Commission identified as a repeated grantor/funder”