
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 • 211 episodes
Riding Unicorns: Venture Capital | Entrepreneurship | Technology
Latest Episodes
Building, Backing & Scaling in an AI-Native World with Kenneth Auchenberg, Partner @ AlleyCorp
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 Radical AI.Kenneth’s journey f...
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Season 9
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Episode 6
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47:26

Inside the Quantum Infrastructure Revolution with Carmen Palacios-Berraquero, Founder & CEO @ Nu Quantum
This week on Riding Unicorns, we’re joined by Carmen Palacios-Berraquero, Founder and CEO of Nu Quantum, a pioneering company building the networking layer for the quantum computing era.Carmen’s journey started in academia,...
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Season 9
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Episode 5
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43:33

Building the "Lovable of Marketing" with Patrick Haede, Co-Founder & CEO @ Superscale AI
In this episode, we're joined by Patrick Haede, the founder of Superscale AI, a breakout new startup transforming how digital products are marketed. 🚀Inspired by Lovable’s success in democratising product-building, Patrick ...
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Season 9
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Episode 4
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56:31

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
