Samaipata is a Pan-European early-stage venture capital firm that invests in technology companies built around network effects. Samaipata's Twitter Score is 2.2 out of 1000 as of October 2026, ranking #293,490 among 493,952 tracked accounts.
Samaipata was co-founded by José del Barrio and Eduardo Díez-Hochleitner, both serving as Founding Partners, with Díez-Hochleitner also holding the role of Chairman. The firm focuses on backing European technology companies at the early stage, with particular attention to businesses that exhibit strong network-effect dynamics. Its backers include the European Investment Fund, the European Fund for Strategic Investments, Sociedad Española para la Transformación Tecnológica, and KfW.
Samaipata launched its third fund, Samaipata III, on March 11, 2026, targeting €110 million to be deployed across 25 to 30 European technology companies tied to the AI wave. Across its first two funds, the firm reported backing 44 startups, with 80% of companies from its debut fund going on to reach Series A or beyond. To support its portfolio companies, Samaipata operates a founder-support platform called The Hive, which covers areas including fundraising, recruiting, growth, and founder development.
Samaipata's fund portfolio includes Veremark. Samaipata has published 2,595 posts on the platform and has been mentioned by 12 accounts, with 22 total mentions.
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The accounts that follow Samaipata include 19 founders, 6 angel investors and 11 VCs. Among them are Carlos Domingo, Boost VC, Christoph Janz, Nicola, John Biggs and Emm.