# Samaipata

> Samaipata is a VC fund in Madrid backing Software and Information Technology. See 81 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Madrid, Spain
- Total investments: 81
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 46%
- Fund size: $113M
- Last fund: Oct 2020
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/samaipata-ventures/
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/samaipatavc/
- Website: https://samaipata.vc/

Samaipata is an early-stage pan-European VC. The fund was created by two entrepreneurs, José del Barrio, co-founder of the leading food-delivery platform in Spain, sold to Rocket Internet for $100 million and Eduardo Díez-Hochleitner, senior executive, Business Angel and current Chairman at MásMóvil, sold to KKR for €5bn in 2020. Samaipatainvests in digital platforms with network effects at Seed stage across Europe. They back mission-driven entrepreneurs who are striving to build the next European unicorn! If you're a early stage European platform founder, share your pack here https://samaipata.typeform.com/to/k43fN6

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.2M–$7.6M |
| Series A | $3.8M–$16M |
| Series B | $3M–$40M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 7 | 9% |
| Information Technology | 7 | 9% |
| E-Commerce | 6 | 7% |
| Internet | 5 | 6% |
| Real Estate | 5 | 6% |

67 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 23 | 28% |
| Series A | 22 | 27% |
| Series B | 9 | 11% |
| Funding Round | 7 | 9% |
| Pre-Seed | 5 | 6% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Spain | 12 | 15% |
| France | 10 | 12% |
| United Kingdom | 6 | 7% |
| United States | 3 | 4% |
| Germany | 2 | 2% |

9 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pablo Ferreras | Chief Financial Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pablo-ferreras |
| Ignacio Tovar | Venture Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ignacio-tovar |
| Iñigo Laucirica | Investment Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/i%C3%B1igo-laucirica |
| José Barrio | Chief Executive Officer | 21 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jose-del-barrio |
| Kintxo Cortés | Operating Partner | 17 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kintxo-corts |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Embat | Embat develops cloud-based treasury management software designed to help finance teams manage cash flow, banking operations, and financial forecasting in real time. The company provides a platform that connects bank accounts, enterprise resource planning systems, and payment systems to centralize visibility of cash positions across multipleentities and currencies. Its software supports automated reconciliation, payment execution, liquidity forecasting, and financial reporting through a unified interface. The platform also includes AI-driven features that assist with transaction matching, anomaly detection, and cash flow prediction to reduce manual finance operations. Embat works with mid-sized and large enterprises to streamline treasury workflows, improve liquidity management, and support financial decision-making. The company integrates with a wide network of financial institutions and enterprise systems to enable continuous financial data synchronization and operational control.The platform uses automation and AI features to reduce manual treasury tasks, including transaction matching, accounting entries, and financial reporting workflows. It integrates with a wide range of banking systems and corporate ERPs to synchronize financial data continuously. Embat also enables centralized payment management, allowing finance teams to initiate, approve, and track transactions across multiple banking relationships. Its tools support cash visibility, debt monitoring, and financial scenario planning for operational decision-making. | $35.3M | Series B | May 12, 2026 |  |
| Punto | Punto is a Madrid-based B2B startup founded in 2025 that leverages generative AI to automate bureaucratic processes and compliance tasks with public administrations. | $2.4M | Seed | Apr 20, 2026 |  |
| Veremark | Veremark provides digital identity verification and background screening solutions for businesses. The company offers services that include employment history checks, education verification, criminal record checks, and professional reference validation, all delivered through a cloud-based platform. Veremark’s system integrates with recruitment andHR workflows to streamline candidate vetting, reduce manual processes, and ensure compliance with data protection regulations. The platform also allows organizations to manage verifications, store reports securely, and access analytics to support hiring decisions. Veremark works with companies across sectors to facilitate safer and more efficient recruitment and onboarding processes. | $26M | Series B | Feb 03, 2026 |  |
| Eolas Medical | Eolas Medical provides a knowledge management solution that allows hospitals to have a source of medical knowledge for the clients. It is a clinician-led start-up that harnessing the world's medical knowledge for equitable healthcare. Eolas Medical was founded in 2019 and is based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. | $12.1M | Series A | Jan 20, 2026 |  |
| Konvo AI | Conversational AI Agents for eCommerce to convert, assist, and reactivate customers | $4.1M | Seed | Sep 24, 2025 |  |
| VIVLA | Vivla offers second homeownership by helping people buy, own, and sell the fractions of the second home that fits their life. | $9.4M | Series A | Jul 23, 2025 |  |
| VIVLA | Vivla offers second homeownership by helping people buy, own, and sell the fractions of the second home that fits their life. | $9.4M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 23, 2025 |  |
| PropHero | Our mission is to make property investment simple, stress-free and data-driven. PropHero helps you find, buy and manage the best investment properties using an online platform and propriertary AI algorithms. | $15.9M | Series A | Feb 19, 2025 |  |
| Imperia | We provide to our clients tools for managing and optimizing their processes in the area of operations through an innovative, advanced and user-friendly software solution. Analytics Demand Planning (ADP) is a complete solution to support the demand forecasting process, based on two key pillars: 1. Easy-to-use: the solution is fully integrated inExcel, providing great ease of use and minimum implementation times. “If you know how to use Excel, you know how to use ADP”. 2. Collaborative planning: the tool is developed under a collaborative environment in which all members of the organization can be involved in the process, improving the decision-making process.Furthermore, it has great computing power based on statistical models and a wide range of advanced functionalities that add extra value to the product. Such as reference segmentation, intelligent cleaning of historical data series and integrated dashboards for sales and forecast analytics. | $10.4M | Series A | Feb 18, 2025 |  |
| Enginy | Genesy is an AI-driven B2B lead generation and outreach automation platform. It enables users to effortlessly create targeted lead lists, enrich them with verified company and contact information from market-leading tools and databases, and automate outreach campaigns via email and LinkedIn within the same platform. Genesy's unique AI SalesAgent is able to engage, qualify and book meetings with prospects in a fully-automated way, making B2B sales more efficient and effective. | $5.2M | Seed | Jan 14, 2025 |  |

10 of 81 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Samaipata invest in?

Samaipata invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and E-Commerce startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 81 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Spain. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Samaipata's check size?

Samaipata typically joins rounds of $1.2M–$7.6M at Seed, $3.8M–$16M at Series A and $3M–$40M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Samaipata participates in.

### How do I contact Samaipata?

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### Who are the partners at Samaipata?

The team at Samaipata includes Pablo Ferreras (Chief Financial Officer), Ignacio Tovar (Venture Partner) and Iñigo Laucirica (Investment Manager), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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