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What Are Network Effects and Increasing Returns? (Part 1)
This article (Part 1) is an attempt to explain how we understand increasing returns and network effects at Samaipata. Part 2 is deep-diving into how to create network effects, how to measure them and what the future holds.
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Understanding Non-Dilutive Financing Sources in France: "Quick-Win" Guide for Founders
Les phases de forte croissance de la plupart des “Scales-up” françaises sont très médiatisées. La presse relate de près les progrès de nos “success stories”:
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Tech to Unlock the Power of Creativity: Why We Invested in Motley
When we think about the future of jewellery, we see Motley: a brand powered by a tech-enabled community of designers — bringing the world’s leading designers and their brilliant designs to consumers at affordable prices and enabling them to, for the first time ever, capture real economic value out of their creations.
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Enabling Industry 4.0 - Why We Invested in Geomiq
In a world where companies are as efficient as their supply chain and every day is key not to fall off the innovation curve, a broken quote-to-order process means that a significant part of the efficiencies of Industry 4.0 are lost on the way. Now, more than ever, is the time for intelligent manufacturing.
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The Rise of Platforms
At Samaipata, we believe in the Rise of Platforms. Conveniently, it’s hard to be held accountable by such statement as the world “platform” can refer to basically anything. Yet — unfortunately — we’ll come back to a more specific definition further down.
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Streaming Becoming Live & Bidirectional: Welcome Streamloots
Two months ago we took a stand on live streaming welcoming Streamloots as Samaipata’s 15th investment.
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9 Tips to Turn Your Startup Board into a Secret Weapon
Samaipata is an early stage founders’ fund investing in digital platforms displaying increasing returns at scale, across Europe.
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Making Justice Accessible for Everyone - Why We Invested into Legl
It’s tough for a lawyer (like myself) to not get carried away when the topic of access to justice comes up. Having access to legal advice to defend your claims or defend yourself from the claims of others should be a basic right.
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50 Is the New 30 - Why We Invested in Passions
Along with gaming and hardware, online dating is a frown upon topic in the venture capital industry. VC investors just do not invest in dating. Full stop. As Andrew Chen explained here, some reasons typically put forward include:
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Barcelona-Founded Fashion Startup 21Buttons Secures $17 Million to Expand to the US
Barcelona-based 21Buttons, a fashion-centred social shopping app, has raised $17 million in a Series B funding round led by Idinvest Partners.
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6 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 Procsea. Even if — let’s be honest — our
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Customer Love Framework: What We Look for in Digital Brands
We think of a brand as any product, content or service that establishes an emotional connection with the end user/customer (be it B2C or B2B) and create communities, a sense of belonging, a lifestyle that goes beyond a specific product or service.
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IA y experiencia de usuario: un romance potencialmente infinito
A rebufo de modelos fundacionales como ChatGPT o Midjourney, las startups tienen la oportunidad de diseñar sus propias capas de software sin necesidad de recurrir a grandes cantidades de capital.
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VIVLA: la proptech que revoluciona el concepto de residencias vacacionales
La startup madrileña (28 millones levantados) oferta casas exclusivas a una fracción del precio original bajo la fórmula de la copropiedad y con un potente bastidor tecnológico orientado a la flexibilidad.
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Fuentes de Financiación de Startups
¿Quieres saber cuáles son las principales formas de financiar una startup? El equipo de inversión de Samaipata explica brevemente las principales fuentes de financiación de negocios tecnológicos.
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Carrera en Venture Capital
¿Alguna vez te has preguntado qué es Venture Capital (VC)? ¿Cómo funciona un fondo de Venture Capital? El equipo de inversión de Samaipata te lo cuenta de primera mano.
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¿Qué es Venture Capital?
¿Alguna vez te has preguntado qué es Venture Capital (VC)? ¿Cómo funciona un fondo de Venture Capital? El equipo de inversión de Samaipata te lo cuenta de primera mano.
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