Barcelona's Weekly Tech Update

By The Barcinno Team • Issue #624

Barcinno Media
July 20, 2026

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Hello and happy Monday,

Next week will be our final issue before the August summer break, so don’t forget to submit any funding or other news stories here 🚀

Enjoy the issue and have a great week!

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Open calls, accelerator news & incubator stories

FutureTravel Summit Pitch Competition: 10 travel, tourism & hospitality startups; deadline 20 July

Barcelona startup & entrepreneur profiles & interviews

Kintai: The financial muscle powering Catalan SMEs with €150M+
Metarina Co-Founder & CEO Henry Hooper: “I came to Barcelona to study, but I came back to build a life here”
Abacum founder Julio Martinez: It’s time to start paying all your staff like your sales team

Tech & Business News

Tech news in Barcelona

Tech & big company news in Spain

Spain consolidates position of countries with the best reputation in the world, according to RepCore Nations 2026
Netflix increased its net profit in Spain by 30.2% in 2025 at €928M, through subscriptions
Cecabank to participate in the digital euro pilot tests, one of only two firms from Spain

Good Reads & Watches

Invest Europe: Venture capital reaches second-highest level on record
Carlos Becker (HappyRobot): Agent AI should not be limited to automating tasks; it offers a structural revolution
Manina Medtech: Bringing AI-powered fertility treatment into the 21st century (ES)
Biorce on Itnig: Pharmaceutical companies are paying tens of millions for this AI (ES)

Great Events

Tue 21 Jul @13:00: Startup/Investor Open Coffee
Tue 21 Jul @18:30: DeepTech Talks BCN: From Applied AI Systems to Robotics at Scale
Wed 22 Jul @09:30: Founders&Coffee x Itnig
Thu 23 Jul @19:30: Meet & Greet: STEM+ Networking #4
Fri 24 Jul @17:30: Barcelona Tech Mixer and Social
Wed 29 Jul @12:00: Inside the Journey: Real Stories From First-Time Angel Investors

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