Samaipata (Spain)

Samaipata is a Madrid-based seed and Series A venture capital firm focused on European marketplaces, consumer platforms, and fintech companies, investing in early-stage founders building online marketplaces and platform businesses with strong network effects. The firm was co-founded by José del Barrio and Eduardo Díez-Hochleitner and invests with initial checks from $500,000 to $5 million. Portfolio companies include Glovo, the Barcelona-based on-demand delivery platform (primary investors include Delivery Hero and others; Samaipata's specific investment role should be verified); JobandTalent, the workforce management platform; Verse, the peer-to-peer payments application acquired by Square (Block); and Belvo, the Latin American open banking infrastructure platform. Beyond its original investments, the portfolio includes additional European marketplace, consumer, and fintech companies.