Riding Unicorns: Venture Capital | Entrepreneurship | Technology

Riding Unicorns: Venture Capital | Entrepreneurship | Technology

Riding Unicorns Productions

Episodes 230
Avg. Duration 36m
Activity Highly Active
Since Oct 2020
Latest Episode Mar 2026

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Riding Unicorns is the go-to podcast for anyone interested in venture capital and high-growth startups. Hosted by VCs James Pringle and Hector Mason, the show explores what it takes to build and back successful tech unicorns.

Each episode features candid conversations with top founders, operators, and investors unpacking the strategies, challenges, and insights behind scaling category-defining companies. From fundraising and product-market fit to hiring, growth, and beyond, no topic is off-limits. Whether you're a founder, VC, angel investor, or just curious about the world of startups, you’ll find valuable takeaways in every episode.

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Recent Episodes

S9E25 Nicolò Frisiani, Co-Founder & CEO at Lupa, on Building the AI Operating System for Vets, Enterprise Sales, and Scaling at Speed

Mar 04, 2026 29m

Nicolò Frisiani is Co-Founder & CEO of Lupa, the world’s first enterprise-ready AI operating system for veterinary clinics.Lupa has raised over $25m from investors including Singular and…

S9E24 George Davis, Founder & CEO at Lorum on Rebuilding Global Clearing, Why Dollars Are Broken, and Building a Payments Only Bank

Feb 25, 2026 26m

George Davis, Founder and CEO of Lorum.George has been deep in payments for years: Head of Product at TrueLayer, then co-founder of BVNK, and now building Lorum to tackle the hardest layer of the…

S9E23 David von Rosen, Founder of Lottoland on Majority Stake Investing, Loving Risk, Dubai’s Energy, and the Steve Jobs Turtleneck Story

Feb 18, 2026 39m

James sits down with Dr. David von Rosen, the serial founder behind Lottoland and 25 Degrees, and the Principal of the VONROSEN family office, through which he invests globally and pan-sector in…

S9E22 Harrison Rose, Co-Founder at GoodFit on Mapping Your Market, Modern Go To Market, and Lessons from Building Paddle

Feb 11, 2026 32m

Harrison Rose co-founded Paddle, one of the UK’s standout B2B billing and payments companies. Now he is building GoodFit, a go to market platform helping teams prioritise the right accounts, at the…

S9E21 Ben Freeman, Co-Founder & CEO at Omnea on Building an AI Native Procurement Platform, Talent Density, and Founder Paranoia

Jan 28, 2026 39m

Ben Freeman is the Co-founder and CEO of Omnea, an AI native procurement and supplier management platform used by companies from the mid-market through to enterprise, including Synthesia, Typeform,…

S9E20 Why "AI Visibility" is critical for your brand with James Cadwallader, Co-Founder & CEO at Profound

Dec 17, 2025 50m

James and Hector sit down with James Cadwallader, CEO and Co Founder of Profound, to unpack how AI is reshaping the internet and what that means for every brand on the planet.James explains why large…

S9E19 From Formula 3 to AI Accountants: Ariel Harmoko, Co-Founder & CEO @ Artifact

Dec 10, 2025 36m

Ariel Harmoko is the Co Founder and CEO of Artifact AI. Ariel joined James and Hector for a conversation that moves from race tracks to reconciliation engines.Ariel grew up in Jakarta, was thrown…

S9E18 Building the AI Super Connector with Andrew D’Souza, Founder of Boardy and Clearco

Dec 03, 2025 47m

Andrew D’Souza is the Founder of Boardy, the Creandum backed AI super connector reshaping how founders and investors meet and build trust.Before Boardy, Andrew co-founded Clearco, one of the first…

Inside SVB's dramatic acquisition and the Future of UK Venture with Erin Platts, CEO of Octopus Ventures

Nov 26, 2025 43m

Erin Platts is the CEO of Octopus Ventures and former CEO of Silicon Valley Bank UK & Europe — one of the most pivotal figures in the UK tech ecosystem.In this conversation, Erin opens up in…

S9E16 How SuperAwesome Built the World’s Biggest Kid Tech Platform with Co-founder Lee Veitch

Nov 19, 2025 42m

Lee Veitch is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of SuperAwesome, the world’s leading kid-tech and youth marketing platform.SuperAwesome powers billions of kid-safe digital transactions every month…

S9E15 Pioneering the AI-rollup model in the property management space with Dan Lifshits, Co-Founder @ Dwelly

Nov 12, 2025 44m

The AI rollup transforming property managementThis week on Riding Unicorns, we sit down with Dan Lifshits, Co-Founder & COO of Dwelly — the AI-first lettings and property management platform…

S9E14 Building the "Spotify of Textbooks" with Gauthier Van Malderen, Founder @ Perlego

Nov 05, 2025 43m

Hector is joined by Gauthier van Malderen, Founder and CEO of Perlego, the “Spotify for textbooks” and one of Europe’s leading edtech scale-ups.Gauthier shares the remarkable journey of building…

S9E13 Building the capital operating system for fast-growing tech companies with Paul Becker, Co-Founder & CEO of re:cap

Oct 29, 2025 51m

This week on Riding Unicorns, we’re joined by Paul Becker, Co-Founder & CEO of re:cap, a fintech platform helping digital businesses unlock capital and understand their financial position through…

S9E12 What happened to Babylon Health after reaching $1bn+ revenue? And how Ali Parsa is continuing his mission to fix healthcare for all with AI startup Quadrivia.

Oct 22, 2025 43m

Ali first joined us in January 2022, when Babylon was still one of the most ambitious healthtech companies in the world. Today, he returns with a new mission, building Quadrivia and its clinical AI…

S9E11 The future of Social Commerce with Sam Jacobs, Co-Founder @ Go Places

Oct 15, 2025 42m

Sam Jacobs is the Co-Founder of Go Places, the operating system for social commerce.In just 18 months, Go Places has become a trusted partner to some of the world’s biggest brands including Samsung,…

S9E10 AI, Infra vs Apps & Spotting Red Herrings with Akash Bajwa, Principal @ Earlybird

Oct 08, 2025 46m

Akash Bajwa, Principal at Earlybird VC, one of Europe’s longest-standing early-stage funds.Akash shares his journey into venture and how he helped launch Earlybird’s London office, now a core hub for…

S9E9 Investing in Africa's Digital Future, Lexi Novitske, GP @ Norrsken22

Oct 01, 2025 42m

Lexi Novitske, General Partner at Norrsken22, a $205m growth-stage fund backing transformative tech companies across Africa.Lexi has spent over a decade living and investing in Nigeria, backing…

S9E8 Growth Equity, VCTs and Exits with Rupert West, Managing Director @ Puma Growth Partners

Sep 24, 2025 42m

Please note: The topics covered in this episode should not be taken as investment advice.This week on Riding Unicorns, we’re joined by Rupert West, the founder and Managing Director of Puma Growth…

S9E7 Building Outreach to a $4bn unicorn and helping AI agents get paid with Paid.ai - Manny Medina, Co-Founder & CEO @ Paid.ai

Sep 17, 2025 49m

This week on Riding Unicorns, we’re joined by Manny Medina, the visionary founder behind Outreach — the $4B sales engagement unicorn — and now co-founder & CEO of Paid.ai, a startup pioneering…

S9E6 Building, Backing & Scaling in an AI-Native World with Kenneth Auchenberg, Partner @ AlleyCorp

Sep 10, 2025 46m

In this episode we are joined by Kenneth Auchenberg, Partner at AlleyCorp — one of New York’s most prolific early-stage funds known for incubating companies like MongoDB, Business Insider, and…

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