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Podcast · 45 episodes

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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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Ben Freeman, Co-Founder & CEO at Omnea on Building an AI Native Procurement Platform, Talent Density, and Founder ParanoiaBen Freeman, Co-Founder & CEO at Omnea on Building an AI Native Procurement Platform, Talent Density, and Founder Paranoia28 Jan 2026 · 39 min · 17 chapters
Why "AI Visibility" is critical for your brand with James Cadwallader, Co-Founder & CEO at ProfoundVenture Capital | Entrepreneurship | Technology17 Dec 2025 · 50 min
From Formula 3 to AI Accountants: Ariel Harmoko, Co-Founder & CEO @ ArtifactThis episode features Ariel Harmoko, the Co-Founder and CEO of Artifact AI.10 Dec 2025 · 36 min
Building the AI Super Connector with Andrew D’Souza, Founder of Boardy and ClearcoRiding Unicorns is a podcast focused on venture capital and high-growth startups, hosted by VCs James Pringle and Hector Mason.3 Dec 2025 · 47 min
Inside SVB's dramatic acquisition and the Future of UK Venture with Erin Platts, CEO of Octopus VenturesIn this episode, Erin Platts, CEO of Octopus Ventures and former CEO of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) UK & Europe, shares her personal journey and insights into the venture capital landscape.26 Nov 2025 · 43 min
How SuperAwesome Built the World’s Biggest Kid Tech Platform with Co-founder Lee VeitchIn this episode of *Riding Unicorns*, hosts James Pringle and Hector Mason have a conversation with Lee Veitch, the Co-Founder and Managing Director of SuperAwesome, a leading kid-tech platform.19 Nov 2025 · 43 min
Pioneering the AI-rollup model in the property management space with Dan Lifshits, Co-Founder @ DwellyJames Pringle and Hector Mason12 Nov 2025 · 45 min
Building the "Spotify of Textbooks" with Gauthier Van Malderen, Founder @ PerlegoJames Pringle and Hector Mason5 Nov 2025 · 44 min
Building the capital operating system for fast-growing tech companies with Paul Becker, Co-Founder & CEO of re:capVenture Capital | Entrepreneurship | Technology29 Oct 2025 · 51 min
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.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.22 Oct 2025 · 43 min
The future of Social Commerce with Sam Jacobs, Co-Founder @ Go PlacesThe Future of Social Commerce with Sam Jacobs, Co-Founder @ Go Places15 Oct 2025 · 42 min
AI, Infra vs Apps & Spotting Red Herrings with Akash Bajwa, Principal @ EarlybirdAI, Infra vs Apps & Spotting Red Herrings8 Oct 2025 · 46 min
Investing in Africa's Digital Future, Lexi Novitske, GP @ Norrsken22Venture Capital | Entrepreneurship | Technology1 Oct 2025 · 43 min
Growth Equity, VCTs and Exits with Rupert West, Managing Director @ Puma Growth PartnersRupert West, Managing Director of Puma Growth Partners, discusses UK Series A growth equity, hands-on investor support, exit readiness, and how VCT structures fund early-stage investing; he also…24 Sep 2025 · 42 min · 13 chapters
Building Outreach to a $4bn unicorn and helping AI agents get paid with Paid.ai - Manny Medina, Co-Founder & CEO @ Paid.aiManny Medina explains what “agents” are (autonomous software that can complete human work with or without human input) and why agent builders struggle to monetize.17 Sep 2025 · 49 min · 20 chapters
Building, Backing & Scaling in an AI-Native World with Kenneth Auchenberg, Partner @ AlleyCorpKenneth Auchenberg (AlleyCorp) discusses building, backing, and scaling in an AI-native world: AI-native founders’ expectations, “vibe coding,” capital reallocation, defensibility via workflow/data,…10 Sep 2025 · 46 min · 22 chapters
Inside the Quantum Infrastructure Revolution with Carmen Palacios-Berraquero, Founder & CEO @ Nu QuantumCarmen Palacios-Berraquero, founder/CEO of Nu Quantum, explains “quantum networking” as the infrastructure layer needed to scale quantum computing by connecting many small quantum processors (QPUs)…3 Sep 2025 · 42 min · 21 chapters
Building the "Lovable of Marketing" with Patrick Haede, Co-Founder & CEO @ Superscale AISuperscale AI’s “go-to-market AI” for generating and scaling high-performing marketing creatives for software/app builders, focusing on Meta (Facebook/Instagram) and TikTok.27 Aug 2025 · 55 min · 18 chapters
Scaling from startup to £70M+ funding in 16 months with Paul Anthony, Co-founder of Primer & ColossalPaul Anthony discusses scaling Primer from a small team to a £70M+ funding outcome in about 16 months, then pivots to Colossal: an AI/LLM-powered “commerce primitives” platform for selling digital…13 Aug 2025 · 55 min · 16 chapters
Simone Maini, CEO @ Elliptic, on Leading Through Crypto Winters and Building Elliptic into a Blockchain Analytics LeaderSimone Maini (CEO of Elliptic) explains how Elliptic builds blockchain analytics to support anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing, and how leadership and culture evolve through crypto…6 Aug 2025 · 36 min · 15 chapters
Pattern recognition and backing Europe's next unicorns with Andrei Brasoveanu, Partner @ AccelAndrei Brasoveanu (Accel) discusses how venture investors “pattern recognize” founders to back Europe’s next unicorns, with emphasis on early-stage conviction, founder intensity, and scaling…30 Jul 2025 · 38 min · 17 chapters