Samaipata was founded by operators who built and exited real companies—José del Barrio’s food delivery marketplace La Nevera Roja and Eduardo Díez-Hochleitner’s 3D audio company IMM Sound, acquired by Dolby—and the fund focuses specifically on network-effect businesses, judged through detailed data like retention, engagement, and liquidity rather than broad growth metrics. It backs a concentrated group of around 30 companies per fund with hands-on support through a structured program called The Hive that helps with product scaling, hiring, fundraising, and founder well-being, a strategy reflected in results like roughly 70% of portfolio companies advancing to Series A and a 25x valuation increase at exit for Deporvillage.