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Podcast · 45 episodes

Riding Unicorns: Venture Capital | Entrepreneurship | Technology

by Riding Unicorns Productions · English

Meet the people building the future. Hosted by investors James Pringle and Hector Mason, Riding Unicorns goes inside the companies, ideas and decisions shaping the future of technology. Each episode features candid conversations with leading founders, operators and investors about what it really takes to build and back category-defining companies. From finding product-market fit and raising capital to hiring exceptional teams, scaling globally and navigating the moments that can make or break a company, we explore the lessons you rarely find in the playbooks. Whether you're building, investing or simply interested in how great technology companies are created, Riding Unicorns gives you a front-row seat to the people doing it.

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Building the Data Brain for AI Agents: Toby Mather, Co-Founder of Rig, on Data Infrastructure, Enterprise Sales and the Agentic FutureToby Mather (Rig co-founder) explains Rig’s AI-native “data brain” for agentic teams: a context layer that structures messy enterprise data into role-governed, table-based models usable by humans and…30 Sep 2026 · 28 min · 14 chapters
Building AI Workers for the Physical Economy: Robin Van Aeken, CEO of Magentic, on Agents, Manufacturing and Supply ChainsMagentic’s AI “digital workers” (agents/“mages”) for procurement and supply-chain teams in manufacturing, aimed at improving efficiency and, more importantly, reducing procurement spend and speeding…23 Sep 2026 · 30 min · 13 chapters
Scaling a Unicorn at Machine Speed: Mirko Novakovic, CEO of Dash0, on AI-Native Engineering and GrowthMirko Novakovic (Dash Zero CEO) discusses AI-native engineering and growth: why observability is required for “machine speed” coding, how Dash Zero handles rapidly growing telemetry/data, and how to…9 Sep 2026 · 30 min · 13 chapters
Building a Profitable AI Company: Krish Ramineni, CEO of Fireflies.ai, on Virality, AI Agents and ScalingKrish Ramineni (Fireflies.ai CEO) explains how Fireflies built a profitable AI note-taking company via “product-first” virality, self-serve growth, cost engineering, and compliance-first recording.2 Sep 2026 · 35 min · 14 chapters
Building a Breakout Consumer Brand: Gyve Safavi, Co-Founder & CEO of SURI, on Product, Margins and ScalingSURI’s co-founder/CEO Gyve Safavi explains how the electric toothbrush brand built success beyond design—balancing performance, design experience, and sustainability—while nailing margins, pricing,…19 Aug 2026 · 30 min · 13 chapters
Fixing Music Royalties: Ryan Edwards, CEO of Audoo, on Data, Hardware and Building the Industry StandardRyan Edwards (Ordu/Audoo) explains how Ordu fixes public performance music royalty reporting by replacing proxy popularity data and manual venue surveys with automated, privacy-first audio…12 Aug 2026 · 30 min · 12 chapters
Building Sovereign AI: Yang Li, CEO of Cosine on AI Models, Coding Agents and the UK's Frontier AI FutureYang Li (Cosign CEO) discusses “sovereign AI” for the UK and other countries—building end-to-end AI coding models that can be deployed fully air-gapped/on-prem, plus how coding agents and engineers’…29 Jul 2026 · 30 min · 11 chapters
Ashley Montanaro, CEO of Phasecraft on Quantum Advantage, Deep Tech, and the Future of ComputingAshley Montanaro, co-founder/CEO of Phasecraft, explains quantum advantage and why quantum software/algorithms—not just hardware—are crucial.22 Jul 2026 · 28 min · 15 chapters
Kate Jarvis, CEO of Fifth Dimension on PropTech, Vertical AI and Building the Bloomberg Terminal for Real EstateDr Kate Jarvis (CEO of Fifth Dimension) explains how Fifth Dimension builds a “Bloomberg Terminal for real assets” using AI/decision intelligence to unify property-related data (structured,…15 Jul 2026 · 30 min · 12 chapters
Laura Modiano, Head of Founder Experience @ OpenAI on Building in the AI Era, and Why Anyone Can Now Create a CompanyLaura Modiano, OpenAI’s Head of Founder Experience, explains how OpenAI will support startups from “day one” (before funding announcements) through an “experience provider” model, not just a…24 Jun 2026 · 28 min · 15 chapters
How Cleo Reached $400M ARR: Barney Hussey-Yeo on AI, Growth, and Building a Consumer Fintech UnicornFounder Barney Hussey-Yeo explains how Clio (an AI “financial companion” that proactively gives personalized, daily money actions) scaled from zero revenue to ~$400M ARR, including the shift from…17 Jun 2026 · 25 min · 12 chapters
The Future of Finance is AI-Native: Jonathan Sanders, CEO of Light, on Organic Software, AI Agents, and Rebuilding Business FinanceThe future of finance software as “AI-native” and “organic software,” where AI agents adapt to users’ workflows and turn transaction data into daily insights and business storytelling.10 Jun 2026 · 29 min · 12 chapters
Steve Domin, Founder & CEO @ Duffel – Rebuilding Travel Infrastructure, Surviving COVID, and the Future of API-First CompaniesDuffel’s rebuild of broken travel infrastructure via API-first connectivity; surviving COVID; defensibility through supplier access; future of API-enabled travel and AI-driven integration maintenance.20 May 2026 · 26 min · 12 chapters
Building the backbone of AI with Mahdi Yahya, Co-Founder @ Radiant on Compute, Power and the Future of InfrastructureMahdi Yahya (Ori/Radiant) explains how AI infrastructure is being built and financed: Radiant combines compute/software from Ori with power, capital, and data-center access from Brookfield to deploy…13 May 2026 · 28 min · 13 chapters
Charlotte Palmer, VP of Venture Capital at Integra Global Advisors on Backing Emerging Managers, Access, and Venture FundraisingCharlotte Palmer (VP Venture Capital at Integra Global Advisors) explains how LPs evaluate emerging-manager venture funds, what matters beyond early performance/DPI, how Integra structures its…6 May 2026 · 31 min · 17 chapters
Inside Fuse Energy: Alan Chang on Building a $5B Energy Giant and Chasing £1B ARRAlan Chang, founder/CEO of Fuse Energy, discusses building a $5B-valued energy company and targeting £1B ARR by lowering energy costs and increasing energy per capita.29 Apr 2026 · 22 min · 13 chapters
What Makes a Top VC Fund Today? Dave Neumann at Schroders Capital on LP Thinking, DPI and Venture ReturnsWhat makes a top VC fund today, from LP thinking to DPI, fund size, portfolio construction, and liquidity strategy in Europe/US as companies stay private longer.22 Apr 2026 · 28 min · 11 chapters
Tony Jamous & Hadi Moussa at Oyster HR on leadership transition, CEO succession and unlocking global talentOyster HR’s leadership transition (Tony Jamous stepping down as CEO; Hadi Moussa becoming CEO), how the company prepared for succession, and how Oyster plans to unlock global talent—especially as AI…15 Apr 2026 · 41 min · 17 chapters
Nikola Mrkšić, Co-Founder & CEO at PolyAI on Building One of the World’s Leading Voice AI CompaniesPolyAI’s journey and strategy for building enterprise voice AI for automated customer service, including why “application-layer” solutions beat commoditized voice models, how verticalization works,…25 Mar 2026 · 38 min · 16 chapters
Matt Wilson, Co-Founder & CEO at Jack and Jill, on AI Career Agents, Talent Density, and Building the Next Network-Effect MarketplaceMatt Wilson, Co-Founder & CEO at Jack and Jill, on AI Career Agents, Talent Density, and Building the Next Network-Effect Marketplace11 Mar 2026 · 36 min · 17 chapters
Nicolò Frisiani, Co-Founder & CEO at Lupa, on Building the AI Operating System for Vets, Enterprise Sales, and Scaling at SpeedVenture Capital | Entrepreneurship | Technology4 Mar 2026 · 30 min · 12 chapters
George Davis, Founder & CEO at Lorum on Rebuilding Global Clearing, Why Dollars Are Broken, and Building a Payments Only BankGeorge Davis (Lorem, formerly Fuse) explains why global clearing is broken, how correspondent banking incentives distort dollar flows, and what Lorem is building: a payments-only, 100% reserve-backed…25 Feb 2026 · 28 min · 10 chapters
David von Rosen, Founder of Lottoland on Majority Stake Investing, Loving Risk, Dubai’s Energy, and the Steve Jobs Turtleneck StoryDavid von Rosen, Founder of Lottoland on Majority Stake Investing, Loving Risk, Dubai’s Energy, and the Steve Jobs Turtleneck Story18 Feb 2026 · 40 min · 14 chapters
Harrison Rose, Co-Founder at GoodFit on Mapping Your Market, Modern Go To Market, and Lessons from Building PaddleHarrison Rose, Co-Founder at GoodFit on Mapping Your Market, Modern Go To Market, and Lessons from Building Paddle11 Feb 2026 · 32 min · 13 chapters