Samaipata

Samaipata is a venture capital firm based in Madrid, Spain, specializing in early-stage investments, particularly in seed and startup phases. The firm primarily focuses on e-commerce and marketplace companies, with a geographic emphasis on Southern Europe, including Spain, France, and the United Kingdom. Samaipata typically invests between €0.5 million and €1.5 million in each company, with average initial investments ranging from €300,000 to €700,000. The fund aims to support entrepreneurs not only through financial backing but also by providing expertise in areas such as finance, strategy, and marketing. Currently, Samaipata has invested in five startups, including a sports equipment e-commerce platform and an online job search portal, with plans to expand its portfolio to 22 investments over the next few years. The firm is managed by a team of experienced professionals, including its co-founder José del Barrio, who emphasize a hands-on approach to support the growth of their investee companies.

del Barrio Puerta, José

Co-Founder & Partner

Stephanie Chan

Associate

Aurore Falque-Pierrotin

Principal

Pablo Ferreras

Chief Financial Officer

Luis Garay

Partner

Cyprien Hallé

Associate

Íñigo Laucirica

Investment Manager

Fernández Medrano, Sebastián

Principal

Eduardo Diez-Hochleitner R.

Founding Partner, Chairman

47 past transactions

Auctree

Seed Round in 2023
Operator of a digital real estate marketplace intended for property investing. The company's marketplace lists the sale of properties subject to a judicial process through auction assignments, enabling sellers to recover more value of their assets quickly.

Veremark

Series A in 2022
Blockchain-based background checking platform for safer hiring decisions.

Symterra

Seed Round in 2022
SymTerra is an integrated site communication tool that connects everyone to the project.

Sqwad

Seed Round in 2022
Sqwad operates a brand partnership platform that facilitates collaboration between complementary digital brands to enhance brand awareness and drive sales. By enabling these brands to cross-sell and cross-advertise, Sqwad helps them reach new audiences while reducing customer acquisition costs. The platform also provides tools to track the performance of brand partnerships and to manage strategic campaigns at scale, allowing businesses to effectively measure the impact of their collaborations. This approach supports brands in converting high-intent customers and maximizing their market presence.

Komon

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Komon connects communities and gives them the ability to buy NFTs from producers. By purchasing NFT from Komon, art enthusiasts can gain access to the unique online community of artists. The Komon platform makes money by charging fees for transactions.

Legl

Series B in 2022
Legl is a B2B SaaS platform enabling law firms to run their operations digitally – from streamlined onboarding, compliance, and payment tools to giving management critical business insights and their clients a service worthy of 2021.

Bigblue

Series A in 2022
Bigblue is a next-generation logistics provider and customer-experience toolkit for e-commerce. It enables all retailers to delight their customers with simple, super-trustable, and empowering logistics. The Bigblue interface allows brands to push their products to retail stores, freeing themselves from traditional distributors. Bigblue's global network of partners allows them to do so without initial investment and at a fraction of the cost of a distributor. By providing automated delivery of their products worldwide and personalized retail network management, Bigblue empowers brands and let them focus on product design and communication.

VIVLA

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Vivla offers second homeownership by helping people buy, own, and sell the fractions of the second home that fits their life.

Matera

Series B in 2021
Matera brings together lawyers, accountants and web developers to enable co-owners to manage their own building.

Fintecture

Seed Round in 2021
Fintecture is an authorized Payment Institution in France, offering a bank-to-bank instant payment solution known as Fintecture Pay by Bank. This service enables merchants and businesses to bypass card limits, reduce transaction costs, and receive funds quickly in their bank accounts. By facilitating direct payments from customers' bank accounts, Fintecture enhances security and minimizes fraud, as it eliminates chargebacks and illegitimate payment declines. The payment gateway also simplifies the payment process for various needs, including B2B transactions, recurring payments, and payment links. With its focus on open banking, Fintecture helps businesses increase sales and improve cash flow by streamlining payment collections.

Geomiq

Seed Round in 2021
Geomiq is an online platform that facilitates the distribution of custom manufactured parts for engineers. Through its intelligent system, the platform offers instant quotes and ordering for various manufacturing processes, including CNC machining, injection moulding, sheet metal fabrication, and 3D printing. Established in 2016 and based in London, United Kingdom, Geomiq streamlines the procurement process by allowing customers to receive quotes, make purchases, and have products delivered directly to them. This efficiency aims to enhance the accessibility of manufacturing solutions for engineering professionals.

Legl

Series A in 2021
Legl is a B2B SaaS platform enabling law firms to run their operations digitally – from streamlined onboarding, compliance, and payment tools to giving management critical business insights and their clients a service worthy of 2021.

Recontour

Seed Round in 2021
With experience across all facets e-commerce brand operations, Recontour leverages the team to take your brand to new heights. Leveraging the hard work of passionate founders, Recontour redefines the borders of your business to take it to the next level. Ensure your brand legacy to the team of experts in logistics, marketing, technology, and strategy - at Recontour.

retraced

Seed Round in 2021
We are a blockchain-powered transparency platform that provides the end-consumer with relevant and reliable supply chain information to help verify sustainability and fairness. Through transparency, we help the fashion industry to win more clients and gain trust.

Together Price

Equity Crowdfunding in 2021
Together Price allows users to save time and money by making it easy to share expenses and find the right people to share with. Users can share costs using a digital wallet, and use a group chat to improve communication. Users can also complete a sharing group in a few hours by having a network of trustworthy and reliable people ready to share with, thus saving everyone money. Currently, we have a total of 84 different digital products and services being shared by our user base. Some of these include Netflix Premium, Adobe Creative Cloud, Spotify Family, Kaspersky Antivirus, Microsoft Office 365, Steam, and Xbox Live, amongst others.

Bigblue

Seed Round in 2020
Bigblue is a next-generation logistics provider and customer-experience toolkit for e-commerce. It enables all retailers to delight their customers with simple, super-trustable, and empowering logistics. The Bigblue interface allows brands to push their products to retail stores, freeing themselves from traditional distributors. Bigblue's global network of partners allows them to do so without initial investment and at a fraction of the cost of a distributor. By providing automated delivery of their products worldwide and personalized retail network management, Bigblue empowers brands and let them focus on product design and communication.

TOTEM

Seed Round in 2020
Totem SAS, based in Saint-Mandé, France, specializes in creating modular cafeterias and vending solutions for office environments. Established in 1997, the company aims to enhance workplace culture by providing spaces that promote sharing and social interaction among employees. Its offerings include healthy snacks, beverages, coffee, and fresh fruits, designed to support convenient access to nutritious options throughout the day. By focusing on employee well-being and fostering a sense of community, Totem seeks to improve the overall workplace experience.

Streamloots

Series A in 2020
Streamloots operates a marketplace that enables real-time interactions between live streamers and their audiences. Founded in 2018 and based in San Mateo, California, with an additional location in Cartagena, Spain, Streamloots provides a platform for streamers to create and sell custom interactive content, including cards that viewers can collect, redeem, and trade. This innovative approach allows streamers to engage their viewers more effectively while monetizing their online activities. By transforming interactions into a product, Streamloots facilitates a unique experience across various streaming platforms, enhancing both viewer engagement and streamer revenue.

Colvin

Series B in 2020
At The Colvin Co we aim to change the way people buy flowers online by offering intermediary-free bouquets selected by our floral gurus through an optimised platform that delivers best-in-class user experience.

Matera

Series A in 2020
Matera brings together lawyers, accountants and web developers to enable co-owners to manage their own building.

Klarys (formerly Procsea)

Series A in 2019
Procsea is the first business-to-business seafood marketplace. Procsea specialises in the trade of traceable wild and farmed seafood, connecting buyers and sellers together in real time. Buyers have access to a multitude of carefully selected suppliers, directly from the European ports, without the middle man.

Streamloots

Seed Round in 2019
Streamloots operates a marketplace that enables real-time interactions between live streamers and their audiences. Founded in 2018 and based in San Mateo, California, with an additional location in Cartagena, Spain, Streamloots provides a platform for streamers to create and sell custom interactive content, including cards that viewers can collect, redeem, and trade. This innovative approach allows streamers to engage their viewers more effectively while monetizing their online activities. By transforming interactions into a product, Streamloots facilitates a unique experience across various streaming platforms, enhancing both viewer engagement and streamer revenue.

Matera

Seed Round in 2019
Matera brings together lawyers, accountants and web developers to enable co-owners to manage their own building.

Colvin

Venture Round in 2018
At The Colvin Co we aim to change the way people buy flowers online by offering intermediary-free bouquets selected by our floral gurus through an optimised platform that delivers best-in-class user experience.

Together Price

Venture Round in 2018
Together Price allows users to save time and money by making it easy to share expenses and find the right people to share with. Users can share costs using a digital wallet, and use a group chat to improve communication. Users can also complete a sharing group in a few hours by having a network of trustworthy and reliable people ready to share with, thus saving everyone money. Currently, we have a total of 84 different digital products and services being shared by our user base. Some of these include Netflix Premium, Adobe Creative Cloud, Spotify Family, Kaspersky Antivirus, Microsoft Office 365, Steam, and Xbox Live, amongst others.

TOTEM

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Totem SAS, based in Saint-Mandé, France, specializes in creating modular cafeterias and vending solutions for office environments. Established in 1997, the company aims to enhance workplace culture by providing spaces that promote sharing and social interaction among employees. Its offerings include healthy snacks, beverages, coffee, and fresh fruits, designed to support convenient access to nutritious options throughout the day. By focusing on employee well-being and fostering a sense of community, Totem seeks to improve the overall workplace experience.

21Buttons

Series B in 2018
21Buttons is a technology start-up for fashion social and shopping lovers. It provides the tools everyone who loves fashion is looking for and allows to buy everything that friends and favourite influencers have shared with just a click.\ 21Buttons was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Barcelona, Spain.

Spotahome

Series B in 2018
Spotahome, S.L. is an online platform that specializes in mid to long-term accommodation rentals, catering primarily to expatriates, students, and professionals moving abroad. Established in March 2014 and based in Madrid, Spain, Spotahome offers a wide selection of personally-checked properties, including rooms, apartments, and student dorms, across various cities such as Milan, Rome, Madrid, Barcelona, and London. The platform features detailed property descriptions, high-quality photographs, HD video tours, and floor plans, enabling tenants to make informed decisions without needing to conduct in-person viewings. By allowing users to secure accommodations for over a month in advance, Spotahome simplifies the housing search process for individuals relocating to Spain, Italy, France, Belgium, Ireland, and the UK.

OnTruck

Series B in 2018
OnTruck is a technology-driven platform that facilitates regional merchandise transport by connecting businesses with a network of professional freight carriers. The service allows companies to obtain immediate and transparent pricing for shipping pallets of goods, streamlining the process of scheduling shipments, which can be completed in under two minutes. OnTruck operates in Spain and the United Kingdom, covering areas such as Madrid, Catalonia, Valencia, and London. The platform offers real-time tracking of shipments and aims to optimize the use of industrial vehicles by efficiently generating delivery routes, thereby minimizing empty kilometers traveled. Additionally, OnTruck's pricing is competitive, providing rates that can be up to 50% lower than typical industry standards. The company utilizes artificial intelligence to match shipments with the appropriate carriers quickly, enhancing the overall efficiency of freight management.

Klarys (formerly Procsea)

Venture Round in 2018
Procsea is the first business-to-business seafood marketplace. Procsea specialises in the trade of traceable wild and farmed seafood, connecting buyers and sellers together in real time. Buyers have access to a multitude of carefully selected suppliers, directly from the European ports, without the middle man.

Colvin

Seed Round in 2017
At The Colvin Co we aim to change the way people buy flowers online by offering intermediary-free bouquets selected by our floral gurus through an optimised platform that delivers best-in-class user experience.

Spotahome

Series A in 2017
Spotahome, S.L. is an online platform that specializes in mid to long-term accommodation rentals, catering primarily to expatriates, students, and professionals moving abroad. Established in March 2014 and based in Madrid, Spain, Spotahome offers a wide selection of personally-checked properties, including rooms, apartments, and student dorms, across various cities such as Milan, Rome, Madrid, Barcelona, and London. The platform features detailed property descriptions, high-quality photographs, HD video tours, and floor plans, enabling tenants to make informed decisions without needing to conduct in-person viewings. By allowing users to secure accommodations for over a month in advance, Spotahome simplifies the housing search process for individuals relocating to Spain, Italy, France, Belgium, Ireland, and the UK.

21Buttons

Series A in 2017
21Buttons is a technology start-up for fashion social and shopping lovers. It provides the tools everyone who loves fashion is looking for and allows to buy everything that friends and favourite influencers have shared with just a click.\ 21Buttons was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Barcelona, Spain.

CornerJob

Series C in 2017
CornerJob is a Barcelona-based startup that operates as a job matching platform designed to streamline the recruitment process for both companies and candidates. Founded by Antai Venture Builder, it is part of a prominent digital ecosystem in Southern Europe. The platform allows users to find geolocated job offers, apply directly, and communicate with recruiters through a chat feature, ensuring responses within 24 hours. This approach offers companies an efficient recruiting channel characterized by simplicity and immediate interaction, while also assisting candidates in quickly identifying suitable job opportunities. By integrating mobile technology and innovative features, CornerJob aims to enhance the overall job search and hiring experience.

Jinn

Series B in 2017
Jinn is an urban logistics and delivery platform that allows users to order anything they want from local stores and restaurants. It uses a mobile app that connects users with a fleet of couriers. When an order is received, a courier is sent to buy the item on the customer's behalf and deliver it in less than one hour. Users can track their delivery in real time and pay through the app for a great delivery experience.

OnTruck

Series A in 2017
OnTruck is a technology-driven platform that facilitates regional merchandise transport by connecting businesses with a network of professional freight carriers. The service allows companies to obtain immediate and transparent pricing for shipping pallets of goods, streamlining the process of scheduling shipments, which can be completed in under two minutes. OnTruck operates in Spain and the United Kingdom, covering areas such as Madrid, Catalonia, Valencia, and London. The platform offers real-time tracking of shipments and aims to optimize the use of industrial vehicles by efficiently generating delivery routes, thereby minimizing empty kilometers traveled. Additionally, OnTruck's pricing is competitive, providing rates that can be up to 50% lower than typical industry standards. The company utilizes artificial intelligence to match shipments with the appropriate carriers quickly, enhancing the overall efficiency of freight management.

Colvin

Seed Round in 2017
At The Colvin Co we aim to change the way people buy flowers online by offering intermediary-free bouquets selected by our floral gurus through an optimised platform that delivers best-in-class user experience.

21Buttons

Seed Round in 2017
21Buttons is a technology start-up for fashion social and shopping lovers. It provides the tools everyone who loves fashion is looking for and allows to buy everything that friends and favourite influencers have shared with just a click.\ 21Buttons was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Barcelona, Spain.

OnTruck

Seed Round in 2016
OnTruck is a technology-driven platform that facilitates regional merchandise transport by connecting businesses with a network of professional freight carriers. The service allows companies to obtain immediate and transparent pricing for shipping pallets of goods, streamlining the process of scheduling shipments, which can be completed in under two minutes. OnTruck operates in Spain and the United Kingdom, covering areas such as Madrid, Catalonia, Valencia, and London. The platform offers real-time tracking of shipments and aims to optimize the use of industrial vehicles by efficiently generating delivery routes, thereby minimizing empty kilometers traveled. Additionally, OnTruck's pricing is competitive, providing rates that can be up to 50% lower than typical industry standards. The company utilizes artificial intelligence to match shipments with the appropriate carriers quickly, enhancing the overall efficiency of freight management.

FoodChéri

Series A in 2016
FoodChéri is an innovative virtual restaurant started in Paris in april 2015 by former LaFourchette execs. Eating good and balanced dinners during the week has always been complicated for busy professionals. FoodChéri aspires to solve this problem with daily fresh and delicious meals offered at 9.90€, delivered under 20 minutes through its iOS and Androïd apps. FoodChéri operates from its own large central kitchen with its own culinary team and chefs. It integrates the entire value chain from meal prep to delivery in order to deliver a unique user experience and lower prices. FoodChéri now serves thousands of Parisians and will soon roll out its model to other European cities.

Deporvillage

Venture Round in 2016
Deporvillage, S.L., founded in 2010 and based in Barcelona, Spain, operates an online sporting goods store that specializes in a wide range of sports equipment and apparel. The company aims to be a leading destination for athletes by offering a comprehensive selection of high-quality products from renowned brands at competitive prices. Deporvillage's e-commerce platform features items related to various sports, including gym workouts, cycling, outdoor activities, and running. It focuses on delivering exceptional customer service and ensuring a seamless shopping experience through continuous innovation in its operations.

Jinn

Series A in 2016
Jinn is an urban logistics and delivery platform that allows users to order anything they want from local stores and restaurants. It uses a mobile app that connects users with a fleet of couriers. When an order is received, a courier is sent to buy the item on the customer's behalf and deliver it in less than one hour. Users can track their delivery in real time and pay through the app for a great delivery experience.

CornerJob

Series A in 2016
CornerJob is a Barcelona-based startup that operates as a job matching platform designed to streamline the recruitment process for both companies and candidates. Founded by Antai Venture Builder, it is part of a prominent digital ecosystem in Southern Europe. The platform allows users to find geolocated job offers, apply directly, and communicate with recruiters through a chat feature, ensuring responses within 24 hours. This approach offers companies an efficient recruiting channel characterized by simplicity and immediate interaction, while also assisting candidates in quickly identifying suitable job opportunities. By integrating mobile technology and innovative features, CornerJob aims to enhance the overall job search and hiring experience.

Deporvillage

Series A in 2015
Deporvillage, S.L., founded in 2010 and based in Barcelona, Spain, operates an online sporting goods store that specializes in a wide range of sports equipment and apparel. The company aims to be a leading destination for athletes by offering a comprehensive selection of high-quality products from renowned brands at competitive prices. Deporvillage's e-commerce platform features items related to various sports, including gym workouts, cycling, outdoor activities, and running. It focuses on delivering exceptional customer service and ensuring a seamless shopping experience through continuous innovation in its operations.