IT, Data & AI Subsidies for Your Business

The Dutch government offers multiple subsidy schemes for SMEs looking to digitalize. The main ones are the MIT scheme (up to €20,000 per project), the WBSO (36-50% back on R&D labor costs), the MKB Digitalisering & Robotisering scheme (up to €100,000), and Mijn Digitale Zaak (up to €2,500 for small digitalization steps).

Each scheme has its own conditions, but they share one goal: helping Dutch businesses work smarter with data and technology. Stratalytic helps you select the right subsidy and handles the complete application process.

With the available subsidies you can fund a wide range of data and digitalization projects. Think of building a data dashboard for real-time insight into your business processes, predictive analytics for demand and inventory forecasting, process automation with data-driven workflows, or AI solutions like chatbots and document processing.

The only requirement is that the project is technically innovative for your company. If you don't have a data dashboard yet and have one built, that is already innovative enough for the subsidy application.

With several subsidy schemes available, it can be hard to know where to start. The right choice depends on the stage and scope of your project. Are you just getting started with digitalization? Then Mijn Digitale Zaak offers a low-threshold €2,500 voucher to take your first digital step, think of a CRM system, online planning tool, or a basic data connection.

Want to explore whether a data or AI idea is technically and economically feasible before committing? The MIT feasibility study covers up to €20,000 (40% of costs) and gives you a concrete go/no-go. Once you're ready to build, the WBSO is the instrument that returns the most: it refunds 36-50% of all R&D labor costs, including developer hours, data engineering and testing. For larger collaborative innovation projects the MIT R&D collaboration module offers up to €350,000.

The smartest approach is often a combination strategy. For instance, start with MIT feasibility to validate your concept, then use WBSO for the actual development phase. This way you maximize subsidy coverage across the entire project lifecycle. Stratalytic maps out the optimal route during our free intake, no strings attached.

A logistics company wanted a custom data dashboard for route optimization. Their fleet of 40 vehicles generated GPS and delivery data that was barely used. Stratalytic applied for WBSO for the development hours and MIT for the feasibility study, securing €28,000 in subsidy. The dashboard now saves them over 15% on fuel costs monthly.

A mid-sized retailer needed AI-driven demand forecasting to reduce overstock and stockouts. We started with an MIT feasibility study to validate the approach, followed by a WBSO-funded development phase. Total subsidy: €25,000 on a €45,000 project. The forecasting model reduced waste by 22% within the first quarter.

A small manufacturer with 12 employees used Mijn Digitale Zaak to digitalize their quality control process with a simple dashboard. After seeing the results, they scaled up the following year with a WBSO-backed predictive maintenance solution. This growth path, from a small first step to a larger innovation project, is exactly what the subsidy landscape is designed for.

Stratalytic combines two expertises: subsidy application and technical execution. Where other agencies only advise on subsidies, we also actually build your data application. That means one point of contact, no miscommunication between advisor and developer, and a realistic project plan that directly aligns with subsidy requirements.

We work with standardized templates so the application process is fast and effective. Our projects range from simple BI dashboards to complex machine learning solutions, always tailored to what your company needs.

Since our founding we have guided dozens of successful subsidy applications with an approval rate well above the national average. From first meeting to a working solution typically takes 8-12 weeks, including the subsidy application itself. Because one team handles both the paperwork and the technical build, there is no handover delay and no knowledge lost between phases. That integrated approach is why clients consistently achieve maximum subsidy coverage on their digitalization investment.