SAMAI/CORP
Holding company · K&B Company LLC

SAMAICORP

Teach. Fund. Test.

Samai Corp owns and operates e-commerce companies that help independent Shopify brands grow. We teach new founders, fund the ones with traction, and give every store the tools to test what sells.

Built & sold · ionbottles $8.5MRevenue $2M+Profit 4 yrs$0 to exit See the track record ↓

Holdings

Owned & operated · K&B Company LLC
  1. H-01
    Teach

    EcomDada

    ecomdada.com

    A Shopify course for dads with full-time jobs. Ten evening-sized steps take you from picking a product to your first sale, with optional one-on-one coaching for anyone who wants a second set of eyes.

    Sector EducationFormat 10-step course + coaching
  2. H-02
    Fund

    StoreStake

    storestake.com

    Angel capital for small Shopify stores. StoreStake takes minority stakes in qualified, revenue-verified stores and works alongside founders as an advisor. Founders keep control of their business.

    Sector CapitalCheck size $2K–$25KReturn Quarterly dividends
  3. H-03
    Test

    burntest

    burntest.io

    Conversion rate optimization software. burntest runs ad tests and competitive analyses, then turns the results into AI-written reports you can question in follow-up chat.

    Sector Software · SaaSFocus CRO & ad testing

Past ownership & exits

Track record · 2 exits
X-01
Built

ionbottles

ionbottles.com
Exited · 2026

A hydration brand built from scratch and scaled direct-to-consumer in four years, profitable along the way, then sold. The story of how it was built is told in a long-form interview with UpFlip.

2026Exit year
$8.5MRevenue
$2M+Profit
4 yrsTo exit
X-02
Built

gsprating

gsprating.com
Exited · 2011

The first exit. An early web business, built and sold in 2011.

$35KSale price
2011Exit year

How we operate

Approach

Operator-led

Every brand here is run by someone who has bought the inventory, written the ads and answered the support tickets.

Profit over hype

We grow brands that pay for themselves. ionbottles cleared $2M in profit before it was sold.

Built for small brands

Our products teach, fund and test for the independent Shopify store, the part of e-commerce we know best.

Partnerships, press and acquisitions.

Have a brand you'd like us to look at, or want to talk about one of ours? Send a note and include your store URL.

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