{"podcast":{"title":"Riding Unicorns: Venture Capital | Entrepreneurship | Technology","slug":"riding-unicorns-venture-capital-entrepreneurship-technology-3057693","podcast_index_feed_id":3057693,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/1620178.rss","website_url":"https://linktr.ee/ridingunicorns_","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/jf3ttbi3zp9fmtxbjspym1v9vxum?.jpg","author":"Riding Unicorns","episode_count":242,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-15T14:21:27.851790+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/riding-unicorns-venture-capital-entrepreneurship-technology-3057693"},"episode":{"title":"Growth Equity, VCTs and Exits with Rupert West, Managing Director @ Puma Growth Partners","slug":"growth-equity-vcts-and-exits-with-rupert-west-managing-director-puma-growth-partners","published_at":"2025-09-24T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/riding-unicorns-venture-capital-entrepreneurship-technology-3057693/growth-equity-vcts-and-exits-with-rupert-west-managing-director-puma-growth-partners","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/riding-unicorns-venture-capital-entrepreneurship-technology-3057693","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/1620178/episodes/17858736-growth-equity-vcts-and-exits-with-rupert-west-managing-director-puma-growth-partners.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/1620178/episodes/17858736-growth-equity-vcts-and-exits-with-rupert-west-managing-director-puma-growth-partners.mp3","summary":"Please note: The topics covered in this episode should not be taken as investment advice. This week on Riding Unicorns, we’re joined by Rupert West, the founder and Managing Director of Puma Growth Partners, a UK-based growth equity investor backing companies at Series A with cheque sizes of £4–10m. Puma invests across consumer brands, B2B SaaS, and scalable business services, with a hands-on approach to helping founders scale sustainably and successfully exit. Rupert shares the story of buil...","meta_description":"Please note: The topics covered in this episode should not be taken as investment advice. This week on Riding Unicorns, we’re joined by Rupert West, the f…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2574,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/riding-unicorns-venture-capital-entrepreneurship-technology-3057693/episodes/growth-equity-vcts-and-exits-with-rupert-west-managing-director-puma-growth-partners/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/riding-unicorns-venture-capital-entrepreneurship-technology-3057693/growth-equity-vcts-and-exits-with-rupert-west-managing-director-puma-growth-partners.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}