
Riding Unicorns: Venture Capital | Entrepreneurship | Technology
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.
Podcasting since 2020 • 208 episodes
Riding Unicorns: Venture Capital | Entrepreneurship | Technology
Latest Episodes
Scaling from startup to £70M+ funding in 16 months with Paul Anthony, Co-founder of Primer & Colossal
Paul Anthony is the co-founder of Primer, a rapidly growing payment orchestration platform with over 200 employees and more ...
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Season 9
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Episode 3
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55:58

Simone Maini, CEO @ Elliptic, on Leading Through Crypto Winters and Building Elliptic into a Blockchain Analytics Leader
In this episode of Riding Unicorns, James and Hector sit down with Simone Maini, CEO of Elliptic, the world’s leading blockchain analytics company. Simone’s career path is anything but conventional — from a history deg...
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Season 9
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Episode 2
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37:05

Pattern recognition and backing Europe's next unicorns with Andrei Brasoveanu, Partner @ Accel
From international math olympiads to high-frequency trading to leading deals at Accel, Andrei Brasoveanu has carved one of the most impressive careers in European tech. After a decade ...
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Season 9
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Episode 1
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39:32

Building Europe’s Investment Rails with Martin Kassing, Founder & CEO @ Upvest
This week on Riding Unicorns, we're joined by Martin Kassing, founder and CEO of Upvest, one of Europe’s fastest-growing fintech infrastr...
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Season 8
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Episode 29
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40:12

RU Summit 2025 with Yoann Pavy and Oana Jinga, in Partnership with Cooley LLP
In this special Riding Unicorns episode, recorded live during London Tech Week and hosted at Cooley’s London HQ, we bring you two candid conversations from the frontline of startup building.🚀 First up: Yoann Pavy, a growth marketi...
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33:43
