AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoDigital Payments Watch: The EU Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee backed the digital euro plan, aiming to cut reliance on US card giants; Italian MEP Pasquale Tridico called it a “historic” win for citizens and small businesses, with a full vote expected in early July. Startup & Seed Capital (Italy): P101 integrated PranaVentures to expand directly into seed investing, combining €600M+ in assets and building a platform with 80+ active portfolio companies; fundraising for “Prana101” targets €100M. SME Tech & Operations: Archimede, a Sicily-based deeptech firm for remote infrastructure monitoring, closed a €1.5M Seed round to scale teams, industrialise its product, and push pilots with enterprise customers. AI for Business Growth: QuickBuzz, a privacy-focused communications platform, says it gained strong momentum after presenting at the Global Family Investment Summit in Lake Como, ahead of an August launch. Energy & Local Industry: Eni and Libya’s NOC started a Sabratha offshore gas compression project to sustain output and support gas exports to Italy via the GreenStream pipeline.
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