# Riding Unicorns: Venture Capital | Entrepreneurship | Technology Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/riding-unicorns-venture-capital-entrepreneurship-technology-3057693 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/riding-unicorns-venture-capital-entrepreneurship-technology-3057693.md RSS feed: https://rss.buzzsprout.com/1620178.rss Official site: https://linktr.ee/ridingunicorns_ Author: Riding Unicorns Episodes: 242 ## Resource Riding Unicorns is a podcast featuring the world's best minds from venture and 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 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. ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/riding-unicorns-venture-capital-entrepreneurship-technology-3057693 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/riding-unicorns-venture-capital-entrepreneurship-technology-3057693.md ## Episodes - [Kate Jarvis, CEO of Fifth Dimension on PropTech, Vertical AI and Building the Bloomberg Terminal for Real Estate](https://stenobird.com/podcast/riding-unicorns-venture-capital-entrepreneurship-technology-3057693/kate-jarvis-ceo-of-fifth-dimension-on-proptech-vertical-ai-and-building-the-bloomberg-terminal-for-real-estate) — 2026-07-15T05:00:00+00:00 - [Laura Modiano, Head of Founder Experience @ OpenAI on Building in the AI Era, and Why Anyone Can Now Create a Company](https://stenobird.com/podcast/riding-unicorns-venture-capital-entrepreneurship-technology-3057693/laura-modiano-head-of-founder-experience-openai-on-building-in-the-ai-era-and-why-anyone-can-now-create-a-company) — 2026-06-24T06:00:00+00:00 - [How Cleo Reached $400M ARR: Barney Hussey-Yeo on AI, Growth, and Building a Consumer Fintech Unicorn](https://stenobird.com/podcast/riding-unicorns-venture-capital-entrepreneurship-technology-3057693/how-cleo-reached-400m-arr-barney-hussey-yeo-on-ai-growth-and-building-a-consumer-fintech-unicorn) — 2026-06-17T06:00:00+00:00 - [The Future of Finance is AI-Native: Jonathan Sanders, CEO of Light, on Organic Software, AI Agents, and Rebuilding Business Finance](https://stenobird.com/podcast/riding-unicorns-venture-capital-entrepreneurship-technology-3057693/the-future-of-finance-is-ai-native-jonathan-sanders-ceo-of-light-on-organic-software-ai-agents-and-rebuilding-business-finance) — 2026-06-10T05:00:00+00:00 - [Steve Domin, Founder & CEO @ Duffel – Rebuilding Travel Infrastructure, Surviving COVID, and the Future of API-First Companies](https://stenobird.com/podcast/riding-unicorns-venture-capital-entrepreneurship-technology-3057693/steve-domin-founder-ceo-duffel-rebuilding-travel-infrastructure-surviving-covid-and-the-future-of-api-first-companies) — 2026-05-20T05:00:00+00:00 - [Building the backbone of AI with Mahdi Yahya, Co-Founder @ Radiant on Compute, Power and the Future of Infrastructure](https://stenobird.com/podcast/riding-unicorns-venture-capital-entrepreneurship-technology-3057693/building-the-backbone-of-ai-with-mahdi-yahya-co-founder-radiant-on-compute-power-and-the-future-of-infrastructure) — 2026-05-13T05:00:00+00:00 - [Charlotte Palmer, VP of Venture Capital at Integra Global Advisors on Backing Emerging Managers, Access, and Venture Fundraising](https://stenobird.com/podcast/riding-unicorns-venture-capital-entrepreneurship-technology-3057693/charlotte-palmer-vp-of-venture-capital-at-integra-global-advisors-on-backing-emerging-managers-access-and-venture-fundraising) — 2026-05-06T05:00:00+00:00 - [Inside Fuse Energy: Alan Chang on Building a $5B Energy Giant and Chasing £1B ARR](https://stenobird.com/podcast/riding-unicorns-venture-capital-entrepreneurship-technology-3057693/inside-fuse-energy-alan-chang-on-building-a-5b-energy-giant-and-chasing-1b-arr) — 2026-04-29T05:00:00+00:00 - [What Makes a Top VC Fund Today? Dave Neumann at Schroders Capital on LP Thinking, DPI and Venture Returns](https://stenobird.com/podcast/riding-unicorns-venture-capital-entrepreneurship-technology-3057693/what-makes-a-top-vc-fund-today-dave-neumann-at-schroders-capital-on-lp-thinking-dpi-and-venture-returns) — 2026-04-22T06:00:00+00:00 - [Tony Jamous & Hadi Moussa at Oyster HR on leadership transition, CEO succession and unlocking global talent](https://stenobird.com/podcast/riding-unicorns-venture-capital-entrepreneurship-technology-3057693/tony-jamous-hadi-moussa-at-oyster-hr-on-leadership-transition-ceo-succession-and-unlocking-global-talent) — 2026-04-15T06:00:00+00:00 - [Nikola Mrkšić, Co-Founder & CEO at PolyAI on Building One of the World’s Leading Voice AI Companies](https://stenobird.com/podcast/riding-unicorns-venture-capital-entrepreneurship-technology-3057693/nikola-mrk-i-co-founder-ceo-at-polyai-on-building-one-of-the-world-s-leading-voice-ai-companies) — 2026-03-25T07:00:00+00:00 - [Matt Wilson, Co-Founder & CEO at Jack and Jill, on AI Career Agents, Talent Density, and Building the Next Network-Effect Marketplace](https://stenobird.com/podcast/riding-unicorns-venture-capital-entrepreneurship-technology-3057693/matt-wilson-co-founder-ceo-at-jack-and-jill-on-ai-career-agents-talent-density-and-building-the-next-network-effect-marketplace) — 2026-03-11T07:00:00+00:00 - [Nicolò Frisiani, Co-Founder & CEO at Lupa, on Building the AI Operating System for Vets, Enterprise Sales, and Scaling at Speed](https://stenobird.com/podcast/riding-unicorns-venture-capital-entrepreneurship-technology-3057693/nicol-frisiani-co-founder-ceo-at-lupa-on-building-the-ai-operating-system-for-vets-enterprise-sales-and-scaling-at-speed) — 2026-03-04T07:00:00+00:00 - [George Davis, Founder & CEO at Lorum on Rebuilding Global Clearing, Why Dollars Are Broken, and Building a Payments Only Bank](https://stenobird.com/podcast/riding-unicorns-venture-capital-entrepreneurship-technology-3057693/george-davis-founder-ceo-at-lorum-on-rebuilding-global-clearing-why-dollars-are-broken-and-building-a-payments-only-bank) — 2026-02-25T07:00:00+00:00 - [David von Rosen, Founder of Lottoland on Majority Stake Investing, Loving Risk, Dubai’s Energy, and the Steve Jobs Turtleneck Story](https://stenobird.com/podcast/riding-unicorns-venture-capital-entrepreneurship-technology-3057693/david-von-rosen-founder-of-lottoland-on-majority-stake-investing-loving-risk-dubai-s-energy-and-the-steve-jobs-turtleneck-story) — 2026-02-18T07:00:00+00:00 - [Harrison Rose, Co-Founder at GoodFit on Mapping Your Market, Modern Go To Market, and Lessons from Building Paddle](https://stenobird.com/podcast/riding-unicorns-venture-capital-entrepreneurship-technology-3057693/harrison-rose-co-founder-at-goodfit-on-mapping-your-market-modern-go-to-market-and-lessons-from-building-paddle) — 2026-02-11T07:00:00+00:00 - [Ben Freeman, Co-Founder & CEO at Omnea on Building an AI Native Procurement Platform, Talent Density, and Founder Paranoia](https://stenobird.com/podcast/riding-unicorns-venture-capital-entrepreneurship-technology-3057693/ben-freeman-co-founder-ceo-at-omnea-on-building-an-ai-native-procurement-platform-talent-density-and-founder-paranoia) — 2026-01-28T07:00:00+00:00 - [Why "AI Visibility" is critical for your brand with James Cadwallader, Co-Founder & CEO at Profound](https://stenobird.com/podcast/riding-unicorns-venture-capital-entrepreneurship-technology-3057693/why-ai-visibility-is-critical-for-your-brand-with-james-cadwallader-co-founder-ceo-at-profound) — 2025-12-17T07:00:00+00:00 - [From Formula 3 to AI Accountants: Ariel Harmoko, Co-Founder & CEO @ Artifact](https://stenobird.com/podcast/riding-unicorns-venture-capital-entrepreneurship-technology-3057693/from-formula-3-to-ai-accountants-ariel-harmoko-co-founder-ceo-artifact) — 2025-12-10T06:00:00+00:00 - [Building the AI Super Connector with Andrew D’Souza, Founder of Boardy and Clearco](https://stenobird.com/podcast/riding-unicorns-venture-capital-entrepreneurship-technology-3057693/building-the-ai-super-connector-with-andrew-d-souza-founder-of-boardy-and-clearco) — 2025-12-03T07:00:00+00:00 - [Inside SVB's dramatic acquisition and the Future of UK Venture with Erin Platts, CEO of Octopus Ventures](https://stenobird.com/podcast/riding-unicorns-venture-capital-entrepreneurship-technology-3057693/inside-svb-s-dramatic-acquisition-and-the-future-of-uk-venture-with-erin-platts-ceo-of-octopus-ventures) — 2025-11-26T07:00:00+00:00 - [How SuperAwesome Built the World’s Biggest Kid Tech Platform with Co-founder Lee Veitch](https://stenobird.com/podcast/riding-unicorns-venture-capital-entrepreneurship-technology-3057693/how-superawesome-built-the-world-s-biggest-kid-tech-platform-with-co-founder-lee-veitch) — 2025-11-19T07:00:00+00:00 - [Pioneering the AI-rollup model in the property management space with Dan Lifshits, Co-Founder @ Dwelly](https://stenobird.com/podcast/riding-unicorns-venture-capital-entrepreneurship-technology-3057693/pioneering-the-ai-rollup-model-in-the-property-management-space-with-dan-lifshits-co-founder-dwelly) — 2025-11-12T07:00:00+00:00 - [Building the "Spotify of Textbooks" with Gauthier Van Malderen, Founder @ Perlego](https://stenobird.com/podcast/riding-unicorns-venture-capital-entrepreneurship-technology-3057693/building-the-spotify-of-textbooks-with-gauthier-van-malderen-founder-perlego) — 2025-11-05T07:00:00+00:00 - [Building the capital operating system for fast-growing tech companies with Paul Becker, Co-Founder & CEO of re:cap](https://stenobird.com/podcast/riding-unicorns-venture-capital-entrepreneurship-technology-3057693/building-the-capital-operating-system-for-fast-growing-tech-companies-with-paul-becker-co-founder-ceo-of-re-cap) — 2025-10-29T07:00:00+00:00 - [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.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/riding-unicorns-venture-capital-entrepreneurship-technology-3057693/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) — 2025-10-22T06:00:00+00:00 - [The future of Social Commerce with Sam Jacobs, Co-Founder @ Go Places](https://stenobird.com/podcast/riding-unicorns-venture-capital-entrepreneurship-technology-3057693/the-future-of-social-commerce-with-sam-jacobs-co-founder-go-places) — 2025-10-15T06:00:00+00:00 - [AI, Infra vs Apps & Spotting Red Herrings with Akash Bajwa, Principal @ Earlybird](https://stenobird.com/podcast/riding-unicorns-venture-capital-entrepreneurship-technology-3057693/ai-infra-vs-apps-spotting-red-herrings-with-akash-bajwa-principal-earlybird) — 2025-10-08T06:00:00+00:00 - [Investing in Africa's Digital Future, Lexi Novitske, GP @ Norrsken22](https://stenobird.com/podcast/riding-unicorns-venture-capital-entrepreneurship-technology-3057693/investing-in-africa-s-digital-future-lexi-novitske-gp-norrsken22) — 2025-10-01T06:00:00+00:00 - [Growth Equity, VCTs and Exits with Rupert West, Managing Director @ Puma Growth Partners](https://stenobird.com/podcast/riding-unicorns-venture-capital-entrepreneurship-technology-3057693/growth-equity-vcts-and-exits-with-rupert-west-managing-director-puma-growth-partners) — 2025-09-24T06:00:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. 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