Network effects and physics I started my studies with engineering and I studied maths and physics before going into economics, business and management, which arrived quite late in my curriculum. …

This article is part of a series of posts we are writing in collaboration with our network of Operating Partners at Samaipata. These posts strive to be useful & actionable for early stage startups founders, and cover most of the key challenges faced at this stage, ranging from tech hirings…

Samaipata is an early stage founders’ fund investing in digital platforms displaying increasing returns at scale, across Europe. Over the recent months, we have seen early stage start-ups raising rounds that were significantly higher than the “average” seed round, e.g. Dija €20m, Cajoo €6m, Kili €6m, etc. NB: the historical…

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”: annonce d’une première levée de fonds qui va de pair avec un plan de recrutement ambitieux, développement commercial agressif, renforcement de la technologie, expansion géographique……