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The new Italian (tech) renaissance
The new Italian (tech) renaissance
O mangiar questa minestra o saltar questa finestra
David Alonso Martínez
Jul 1
Tech to unlock the power of creativity — Why we invested in Motley
Tech to unlock the power of creativity — Why we invested in Motley
Motley is a tech-enabled platform for independent designers, democratizing jewellery by bringing their designs to customers at fair prices
Carmen Alfonso Rico
Jun 22
[WANTED] Rockstar Associate to grow our French team !
[WANTED] Rockstar Associate to grow our French team !
Please apply here 👇
Aurore Falque-Pierrotin
Jun 3
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The Tech Cold War & the Great Accelerator
The Tech Cold War & the Great Accelerator
Has the US -after 100 years- lost its undisputed supremacy in tech? China’s new role in the global tech scene and their superiority in…
José del Barrio Puerta
Jun 2
Retaining Customers in a Marketplace
Retaining Customers in a Marketplace
Welcome to Samaipata Ventures’ blog, a VC fund specializing in market-place and disruptive e-commerce models in Southern Europe. If you…
Samaipata Writer
Aug 16, 2016
Southern European Stars 2020: and the winner is…
Southern European Stars 2020: and the winner is…
The winner of the event is Southern Europe as a whole. This morning, I believe we raised our voices to assert that the Spanish, Portuguese…
David Alonso Martínez
May 20
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Enabling Industry 4.0 — Why we invested in Geomiq
Enabling Industry 4.0 — Why we invested in Geomiq
Custom on-demand manufacturing of parts to fuel Industry 4.0.
Carmen Alfonso Rico
Apr 27
The Rise of Platforms
The Rise of Platforms
What’s left to disrupt? Are all marketplace opportunities already sought after?
Aurore Falque-Pierrotin
Apr 16
The Present of Work: the overnight coming of age of remote work
The Present of Work: the overnight coming of age of remote work
In the post Covid-19 world, every company will be remote (-ready)
Carmen Alfonso Rico
Apr 14
We’re hiring a Controller to boost the finance function!
We’re hiring a Controller to boost the finance function!
Please apply here :)
Pablo Ferreras
Jan 27
Samaipata’s Summer 2019 Guide
Samaipata’s Summer 2019 Guide
From London to Paris and Madrid, our team shares what they love the most of the summer season
Carmen Alfonso Rico
Aug 5, 2019
Samaipata’s cohort analysis 2.0
Samaipata’s cohort analysis 2.0
Break free from your tech team, become a cohort expert
David Alonso Martínez
May 16, 2019
Streaming becoming live and bidirectional: Welcome Streamloots
Streaming becoming live and bidirectional: Welcome Streamloots
Two months ago we took a stand on live streaming welcoming Streamloots as Samaipata’s 15th investment
Sebastián Fernández-Medrano
Mar 28, 2019
10 tips to turn your startup board into a secret weapon
10 tips to turn your startup board into a secret weapon
Over the last last 9 years I’ve been involved in ~20 different boards, mostly start-up boards. Sometimes as lead investor, other as…
José del Barrio Puerta
Feb 28, 2019
How to find true love in Venture Capital
How to find true love in Venture Capital
A guide for founders written by a VC investor
Carmen Alfonso Rico
Feb 10, 2019
Top New Year’s resolution: Become your own building manager with illiCopro
Top New Year’s resolution: Become your own building manager with illiCopro
illiCopro — Our new proptech startup disrupting condo management
Aurore Falque-Pierrotin
Feb 7, 2019
Making justice accessible for everybody — Why we invested in CrowdJustice
Making justice accessible for everybody — Why we invested in CrowdJustice
Crowdjustice is an online platform for funding legal matters with donations
Carmen Alfonso Rico
Jan 9, 2019
50 is the new 30 — Why we invested in Passions
50 is the new 30 — Why we invested in Passions
Passions is the first mobile-native dating application targeting the 50+.
Aurore Falque-Pierrotin
Nov 27, 2018
Welcome Samaipata 2.0
Welcome Samaipata 2.0
New brand, same soul. Always Human.
Carmen Alfonso Rico
Sep 26, 2018
Scaling a marketplace: Samaipata & Idinvest Paris event
Scaling a marketplace: Samaipata & Idinvest Paris event
Together with Idinvest, we hosted an event last week in Paris on how to successfully scale a marketplace.
Aurore Falque-Pierrotin
Sep 19, 2018
5 Things About Careers Nobody Told Me (and I Had to Learn the Hard Way) - Part I
5 Things About Careers Nobody Told Me (and I Had to Learn the Hard Way) - Part I
There is no such thing as the perfect job, like there is no such thing as the perfect love
Carmen Alfonso Rico
Aug 9, 2018
Six reasons why we invested in Totem
Six reasons why we invested in Totem
Our latest investment, Totem, is the 10th company to join the Samaipata's family and our 3rd deal in France, together with Food Chéri and…
Aurore Falque-Pierrotin
Jun 25, 2018
Customer Love Framework
Customer Love Framework
What we look for in Digital Brands
Carmen Alfonso Rico
Jun 20, 2018
We talk marketplaces at Lisbon Investment Summit. Parabéns!
We talk marketplaces at Lisbon Investment Summit. Parabéns!
Samaipata & Cherry on stage
José del Barrio Puerta
Jun 8, 2018
Spotahome raises a $ 40m series B led by Kleiner Perkins: 4 lessons learned from the process
Spotahome raises a $ 40m series B led by Kleiner Perkins: 4 lessons learned from the process
Today at Samaipata we are extremely happy for our portfolio company Spotahome. They’ve just achieved a very important milestone: raising a…
José del Barrio Puerta
Jun 6, 2018
Our 9th investment: Procsea, the revolution of the B2B fish market
Our 9th investment: Procsea, the revolution of the B2B fish market
H1 2018 has been pretty busy at Samaipata! After launching operations in London and Paris, celebrating our first exit with FoodChéri, and…
Sebastián Fernández-Medrano
Jun 5, 2018
Samaipata 101: How to nail your first VC call
Samaipata 101: How to nail your first VC call
Following our last month’s post on what you always wanted to know about Samaipata, we wanted to share with you a post on what we look for…
Sebastián Fernández-Medrano
May 8, 2018
Samaipata 101
Samaipata 101
What you always wanted to know about Samaipata but never dared to ask
Carmen Alfonso Rico
Apr 12, 2018
Defensibility in digital marketplaces
Defensibility in digital marketplaces
Defensibility as the main driver of long-term value creation
José del Barrio Puerta
Apr 2, 2018
Tech 101 for startups
Tech 101 for startups
TL;DR: Tech is critical for any startup, but it is just a piece of a bigger puzzle. Taking advantage of what is already built is a must…
Marcos Alba Regidor
Jan 24, 2018
My #Top10 Favourites at Samaipata
My #Top10 Favourites at Samaipata
Disclaimer 1: I am generally more of a cynic than corny but I started at Samaipata a month ago and I´m still in the honeymoon period. So…
Carmen Alfonso Rico
Jan 17, 2018
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