Status
ACTIVE
Global HQ
Madrid, Spain
Countries of investment
- Spain
- Germany
- France
- United Kingdom
- Ireland
Investment stages
- Seed
- Series A
Industries
- Marketplaces
- B2B SaaS
- Fintech
- Proptech
- Restaurant tech
- Logistics
- Legaltech
- Artificial intelligence
About
Samaipata is a Madrid-based venture capital firm focused on early-stage European technology. Their focus spans marketplaces, B2B software, fintech, proptech and AI across Spain, Germany, France, the United Kingdom and Ireland. The firm supports founders from seed through Series A stages.
Samaipata is a Madrid-based venture capital firm focused on early-stage European technology. Their focus spans marketplaces, B2B software, fintech, proptech and AI across Spain, Germany, France, the United Kingdom and Ireland. The firm supports founders from seed through Series A stages.
Investment Thesis
Samaipata is a seed and Series A stage firm investing in European technology companies with network effects and, in its latest fund, AI-native B2B software. The firm differentiates itself as a pan-European investor since 2016 with a Founder Success platform of operating partners from companies such as Anthropic, Google and Spotify.
Manager's Experience
Founded in 2016 in Madrid by José del Barrio, co-founder of La Nevera Roja, and Eduardo Díez-Hochleitner, former partner at Apax Partners and former chairman of MásMóvil. Has backed 44 European startups across its first two funds. Launched Fund III in March 2026 with a €110M target and a €70M first close anchored by KfW and SETT. Portfolio includes Embat, Nory, Bigblue, Matera and Legl.
Team
José del Barrio - Founding Partner
Eduardo Díez-Hochleitner - Founding Partner
Alberto Cuevas - Partner
Iñigo Laucirica - Partner
Portfolio
Embat
Imperia
VIVLA
Nory
Bigblue
Matera
Legl
Deporvillage
PropHero
Genesy AI
Fintecture
Retraced
OnTruck
Spotahome
Wefox
Resident Advisor