AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoSME Finance & Banking: Qonto says it now serves 600,000+ SMEs and freelancers across Europe, adding corporate cards, bookkeeping, expense tools and short-term financing—while also expanding in Spain. Startup Food & Retail: Barcelona’s Heura launched two legume-and-vegetable veggie burgers (spinach Thai curry; roasted peppers chimichurri), aiming to solve the “protein vs flavour” trade-off. Tech & Cyber for Small Firms: A GitHub PoC-repo campaign is abusing Python dependencies to deliver a stealthy RAT (“ChocoPoC”), targeting developers and penetration testers—another reminder to lock down supply chains. Regulation & Market Access: MiCA’s single EU crypto licensing regime is reshaping the sector; only 244+ firms had authorization by May 2026, with Spain’s CNMV CASP status helping passporting for Barcelona’s Venga. DeepTech Funding: Barcelona’s Kembara reported a €750m first close for a €1bn DeepTech fund, signaling continued capital for AI/robotics/compute and related areas.
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