Riding Unicorns: Venture Capital | Entrepreneurship | Technology
234 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingRiding Unicorns is the podcast about venture capital and growth startups. The show is co-hosted by two Venture Capitalists, James Pringle at Mercuri, and Hector Mason at Episode 1 Ventures. The show delves into the operational aspects of building successful tech unicorns, featuring interviews with top-notch founders and investors in the venture space. Whether you are a founder, VC, angel investor or just curious about the space, each episode is unique and goes into different topics related to tech and venture so we hope you enjoy it and take away something useful.
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S3E20 - Brad Coffey, Chief Customer Officer @ Pipe
April 20, 2022 06:00 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MBBrad Coffey is the Chief Customer Officer at Pipe, the trading platform that enables entrepreneurs to grow their business on their terms. By treating recurring revenue streams as an asset, Pipe allows companies to transform their recurring revenue into up-front capital, instantly. Prior to joining Pipe Brad was the Chief Strategy Officer at HubSpot, where he helped grow the business from $1m to $1b in ARR. Brad is also a keen angel investor and advisor having helped many startups develop the...
S3E19 - Taymoor Atighetchi, Founder & CEO @ Papier
April 13, 2022 06:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MBTaymoor Atighetchi is the Founder and CEO of British e-commerce stationary brand, Papier. The story of Taymoor’s rise in business is fascinating. He started out by selling antiques on Portobello Market before going on to co-found the now very popular news youth site, The Tab. Upon graduating Taymoor secured a role at Bain & Company as a consultant. It was there where Taymoor spotted the opportunity to disrupt the retail space by providing an online offering to what was once a very bricks and...
S3E18 - Larry Gadea, Founder & CEO @ Envoy
April 06, 2022 06:00 - 41 minutes - 28.3 MBLarry Gadea is the Founder and CEO of unicorn workplace software provider, Envoy. Larry’s story is a remarkable one. After his family fled Romania as refugees Larry spent much of his early childhood perfecting his knowledge of computer engineering. His proclivity in this space would see him go on to secure prominent positions at both Google & Twitter. In 2013 Larry decided to go it alone and launch Envoy with the mission of improving visitor and host experiences in the workplace. The company...
S3E17 - Jimmy Williams, Co-Founder & CEO @ Urban Jungle
March 30, 2022 06:00 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MBJimmy Williams is the Co-Founder and CEO of InsurTech, Urban Jungle. Jimmy started out in consulting before pivoting towards insurance following his own frustrating experience trying to secure a policy. In 2016 Jimmy launched Urban Jungle in the hope of providing an alternative offering in what he increasingly saw as an unfair, expensive and slow moving sector. Having recently closed an $11.4m Series A round the company hopes to continue building its reputation as one of the key disruptors i...
S3E16 - Tom Leathes, Co-Founder & CEO @ Motorway
March 23, 2022 07:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MBTom Leathes is the co-founder and CEO of Motorway. Launched four years ago by Tom and his long term friend and business partner Harry Jones, Motorway is harnessing the power of technology to deliver an amazing experience for customers looking to value and sell their car. In the four years it has been operating the company has already helped over 2.5m customers resulting in 300% year on year growth. Riding Unicorns were lucky enough to sit down with Tom and pick his brain on several topics i...
S3E15 - Guy Podjarny, Founder @ Snyk
March 16, 2022 07:00 - 36 minutes - 24.8 MBGuy Podjarny is the Founder of cybersecurity firm, Snyk. Founded in 2015 the company specialises in offering developer-first security and was recently valued at over £8bn. Prior to Synk Guy worked as CTO at Akamai following their acquisition of his startup, Blaze.io. Guy has spent his career becoming an expert in web application security, a topic which he covers in depth on his own podcast, The Secure Developer podcast. Guy spent some time with James and Hector to discuss how a big vision ...
S3E14 - Gordon Sanghera, Co-founder & CEO @ Oxford Nanopore
March 09, 2022 07:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MBGordon Sanghera is the co-founder and CEO of Oxford Nanopore. With the help of some of the brightest minds around the globe Gordon, who has over 15 years experience in the design and development of biosensor devices, and his team have been able to develop revolutionary sensing technology that performs precise analysis of single molecules. Riding Unicorns invited Gordon on the show to explain in simple terms what the company does, the real world benefits to its products and how despite the ...
S3E14 - Gordon Sanghera, Co-Founder & CEO @ Oxford Nanopore
March 09, 2022 07:00 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MBGordon Sanghera is the co-founder and CEO of Oxford Nanopore. With the help of some of the brightest minds around the globe Gordon, who has over 15 years experience in the design and development of biosensor devices, and his team have been able to develop revolutionary sensing technology that performs precise analysis of single molecules. Riding Unicorns invited Gordon on the show to explain in simple terms what the company does, the real world benefits to its products and how despite the ...
S3E13 Ray Chohan, Co-Founder @ PatSnap
March 02, 2022 07:00 - 46 minutes - 31.7 MBRay Chohan is the co-founder of PatSnap, one of the global leaders in connected innovation intelligence. With more than 800 individuals located across three continents, Ray and his team really are at the forefront of revolutionizing the innovation process. During the episode Ray reveals the motivation behind founding PatSnap and exactly what problem the company is trying to solve. From an operational perspective Ray was able to share some tips for fundraising, hiring and how to become an...
S3E13 - Ray Chohan, Co-Founder @ PatSnap
March 02, 2022 07:00 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MBRay Chohan is the co-founder of PatSnap, one of the global leaders in connected innovation intelligence. With more than 800 individuals located across three continents, Ray and his team really are at the forefront of revolutionizing the innovation process. During the episode Ray reveals the motivation behind founding PatSnap and exactly what problem the company is trying to solve. From an operational perspective Ray was able to share some tips for fundraising, hiring and how to become an...
S3E12 - Giles Andrews, Co-Founder @ Zopa
February 23, 2022 07:00 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MBGiles Andrews is the co-founder of British financial services company, Zopa, which in 2005 made waves by launching the world's first peer-to-peer lending service. Prior to revolutionising the financial sector Giles, a keen car enthusiast, worked at a car dealership but quickly turned his attention to other endeavours including becoming the Chairman of Carwow, a position amongst many others, which he still holds to this day. Giles joined us to share the story behind Zopa and its early year...
S3E11 - Philip Belamant, Founder & CEO @ Zilch
February 16, 2022 07:00 - 46 minutes - 32.2 MBPhilip Belamant is the founder & CEO of BNPL firm, Zilch. Philip started his career in mobile gaming in his native South Africa but quickly realised the potential of BNPL and decided to set up his own firm, which is now worth over £2bn. Philip explains some of the challenges he faced when initially trying to break into the market, how Zilch’s offering differs from the incumbents and his thoughts on the competition. Philip also goes on to pull no punches when questioned on VC’s and their su...
S3E10 - Michelle Kennedy, Founder & CEO @ Peanut
February 09, 2022 00:00 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MBMichelle Kennedy is the co-founder & CEO of social media app, Peanut. The former Badoo and Bumble executive used her experience in the social space to launch Peanut, which since 2017 has connected over 2.7 million mothers and helped them find advice and connect with other women on all manner of topics including pregnancy, childbirth and menopause. Michelle sat down with us to discuss how she managed the transition from lawyer to entrepreneur in such a quick time frame. We also dive deep in...
S3E9 - Jonathan Anguelov, Co-Founder & GM @ Aircall
February 02, 2022 07:00 - 45 minutes - 31.6 MBJonathan Anguelov is the co-founder and GM of cloud-based call center software unicorn, Aircall. Jonathan has always had a passion for entrepreneurship. In fact, prior to launching Aircall in 2014 Jonathan had already amassed a great deal of business experience through his various ventures in real estate. In this episode Jonathan opens up about the struggles he faced during his childhood and how the challenges he overcame early on in life propelled him to pursue a life as an entrepreneur. ...
S3E8 - Sacha Michaud, Co-Founder @ Glovo
January 26, 2022 07:00 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MBSacha Michaud is the co-founder of commerce start-up Glovo. Shortly after recording the episode with Sacha the company made headlines after it was announced that German multinational online food-delivery service Delivery Hero had acquired a majority stake in the company. The former jockey turned entrepreneur and investor sat down with Riding Unicorns to reveal what keeps drawing him back to entrepreneurship, the similarities between being an athlete and a founder and the areas of the busin...
S3E7 - Nigel Verdon, Founder @ Railsbank
January 19, 2022 07:00 - 40 minutes - 27.6 MBNigel Verdon the co-founder & CEO of RailsBank, the world's leading Embedded Finance Experience platform. Nigel has spent decades learning everything there is to know about payments and foreign exchange, first through his experience as an investment banker and subsequently as an entrepreneur of multiple financial start-ups. The serial FinTech founder sat down with James and Hector and opened up on the motivation behind launching RailsBank so soon after his previous success with the now acq...
S3E7 - Nigel Verdon, Founder @ CurrencyCloud (acq. Visa) & Railsbank
January 19, 2022 07:00 - 40 minutes - 27.6 MBNigel Verdon the co-founder & CEO of RailsBank, the world's leading Embedded Finance Experience platform. Nigel has spent decades learning everything there is to know about payments and foreign exchange, first through his experience as an investment banker and subsequently as an entrepreneur of multiple financial start-ups. The serial FinTech founder sat down with James and Hector and opened up on the motivation behind launching RailsBank so soon after his previous success with the now acq...
S3E7 - Nigel Verdon, Founder @ Railsr
January 19, 2022 07:00 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MBNigel Verdon the co-founder & CEO of Railsr (formerly RailsBank), the world's leading Embedded Finance Experience platform. Nigel has spent decades learning everything there is to know about payments and foreign exchange, first through his experience as an investment banker and subsequently as an entrepreneur of multiple financial start-ups. The serial FinTech founder sat down with James and Hector and opened up on the motivation behind launching Railsr so soon after his previous success w...
S3E6 - Ali Parsa, Founder & CEO @ Babylon
January 12, 2022 07:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MBAli Parsa is the Founder & CEO of HealthTech Unicorn Babylon. Ali’s knowledge and expertise on the topic of healthcare is unmatched by anyone else in the UK. In fact prior to launching Babylon the British Iranian entrepreneur co-founded hospital operator Circle Health. The former investment banker sat down with Riding Unicorns to give us an insight into his stoic approach to both business and life. We go on to learn that Ali is a big believer in going with the flow and not letting the litt...
S3E5 - Felix Ohswald, Founder @ GoStudent
January 05, 2022 07:00 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MBFelix Oshwald is the Founder of GoStudent, a venture-backed ed-tech unicorn, which has been disrupting the tutoring space since being founded in 2016. The company as Felis is keen to stress is now on a mission to become the world's number 1 global school. The Riding Unicorns team sat down with Felix to better understand how this mathematics enthusiast was able to find market fit and differentiate GoStudents from its competitors, how he built a culture obsessed with operations and how he me...
Riding Unicorns 2021 Review
December 29, 2021 08:00 - 13 minutes - 9.02 MBAt the end of a record year, James takes a quick look back at some of the best bits from episodes in 2021.
S3E4 - Steven Mendel, Co-Founder & CEO @ ManyPets
December 22, 2021 07:00 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MBSteven Mendel is the co-founder of ManyPets (prev. Bought By Many), the insurance provider that is revolutionising the way consumers purchase pet coverage. Rather interestingly the idea for the company came as a result of Stevens own rather disappointing personal experience when trying to buy private medical insurance for him and his familys. Like any good entrepreneur Steven took it upon himself to try and improve the customer experience, which going by the amount of awards the company has ...
S3E4 - Steven Mendel, Co-Founder & CEO @ Bought By Many
December 22, 2021 07:00 - 36 minutes - 24.8 MBSteven Mendel is the co-founder of Bought By Many, the insurance provider that is revolutionising the way consumers purchase pet coverage. Rather interestingly the idea for the company came as a result of Stevens own rather disappointing personal experience when trying to buy private medical insurance for him and his familys. Like any good entrepreneur Steven took it upon himself to try and improve the customer experience, which going by the amount of awards the company has won, he seems to ...
S3E3 - Aron Gelbard - Co-Founder & CEO @ Bloom & Wild
December 15, 2021 08:00 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MBAron Gelbard is the co-founder & CEO of Bloom & Wild, one of the UK’s most-loved online florists. Prior to launching B&W Aron spent time working as a consultant for Bain & Company, who he goes on to credit for giving him the ideal launch pad to pursue his dreams of becoming an entrepreneur. James & Hector sat down with Aron to discuss the early struggles he faced when getting the business off the ground, the on-going logistics of delivering flowers and why technology continues to be at the...
S3E2 - Andy Shovel, Founder & Co-CEO @ THIS™
December 08, 2021 07:00 - 34 minutes - 24 MBAndy Shovel is the co-founder of THIS, one of the leading plant based meat alternative companies in the UK. Andy is a true example of a versatile entrepreneur. Having succeeded with the beef burger chain, Chosen Bun, Andy then decided to turn his life upside down by giving up meat and going plant based. His ambition ever since has been to crack the meat free code in the hopes of providing people with a true culinary alternative to meat. The former carnivore spoke to us about the epiphany ...
S3E2 - Andy Shovel, co-founder & co-CEO @ THIS™
December 08, 2021 07:00 - 34 minutes - 23.4 MBAndy Shovel is the co-founder of THIS, one of the leading plant based meat alternative companies in the UK. Andy is a true example of a versatile entrepreneur. Having succeeded with the beef burger chain, Chosen Bun, Andy then decided to turn his life upside down by giving up meat and going plant based. His ambition ever since has been to crack the meat free code in the hopes of providing people with a true culinary alternative to meat. The former carnivore spoke to us about the epiphany ...
S3E1 - Alex Chesterman OBE, Founder & CEO @ Cazoo
December 01, 2021 07:00 - 38 minutes - 26.5 MBAlex Chesterman OBE is one of Britain's most successful entrepreneurs and Angel Investors. Through his unparalleled intuition and bravery Alex has carved out a reputation as a serial winner and disruptor of several traditional industries. His most recent venture, online car retailer Cazoo is proving to be yet another success having already raised over £1 bn in total funding. In this Season 3 opener Alex begins by reflecting on what entrepreneurship means to him, what has motivated him to ...
Season 2 Round-Up & *EXCLUSIVE* announcement of the Season 3 schedule.
November 25, 2021 07:00 - 17 minutes - 11.9 MBHector and James take a look back at the 25 episodes recorded in Season 2, their favourites and the most-listened to shows. Then they introduce the incredible line-up for Season 3. This is the first place to find out who is going to be on the show for the next 20 weeks.
Season 2 Round-Up & Season 3 Schedule.
November 25, 2021 07:00 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MBHector and James take a look back at the 25 episodes recorded in Season 2, their favourites and the most-listened to shows. Then they introduce the incredible line-up for Season 3. This is the first place to find out who is going to be on the show for the next 20 weeks.
S2E25 - Jon Coker, Founding Partner @ Eka Ventures
November 17, 2021 07:00 - 38 minutes - 26.8 MBJon Coker is one of the Founding Partners of Eka Ventures. His work at the Impact VC fund has transformed him into one of the pioneers of ESG investments in Europe. Prior to Eka Ventures Jon led the investment team as a partner at MMC Ventures. The Oxford alumni sat down with James and Hector and shared some insights into his upbringing, his passion for maths and science and his life prior to entering the world of VC. Later in the conversation the trio touch upon topics such as, how VC has...
S2E24 - Rémy Astié, Founder & CEO @ Vauban
November 10, 2021 07:00 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MBRémy Astié is the founder & co-CEO of online investment platform Vauban. Backed by the likes of MJ Hudson, Pentech and Outward Vauban is looking to democratise private investment. Through its revolutionary infrastructure the company has already helped investors fund $700m in companies such as Airbnb, SpaceX, Tide and many more. In this, the penultimate episode of Season 2, James and Hector dive into Rémy’s decision to pivot Vauban away from hedge funds, his thoughts on the future of crowdf...
S2E23 - Steve Tigar, Founder @ loveelectric
November 03, 2021 07:00 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBSteve Tigar is the founder & CEO of Scottish based EV company loveelectric. With the ever increasing pressure to lower our carbon footprint leading more and more drivers to opt for electric cars, the company is hoping that through its car scheme, which promises to halve the monthly cost of any new electric car, it will soon be the number one choice for all new car buyers out there. Riding Unicorns invited the former CEO of Money Dashboard on the show to discuss the importance of hiring and...
S2E22 - Irina Scarlat, Chief Growth Officer @ Bitpanda
October 27, 2021 06:00 - 30 minutes - 21.3 MBIrina Scarlat is the Chief Growth Officer at centralized crypto exchange Bitpanda. With over 12 years experience in tech marketing, which have included stints at Uber & Revolut, Irina is slowly carving out a reputation as one of the best project managers in her field. Irina sat down with James and Hector to discuss her time at both Uber and Revolut, her personal definition of growth and opinions on the current hustle culture trend. Make sure to like and subscribe to the Riding Unicorns p...
S2E22 - Irina Scarlat, Chief Growth Officer @ Bitpanda, ex-Revolut & Uber
October 27, 2021 06:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MBIrina Scarlat is the Chief Growth Officer at centralized crypto exchange Bitpanda. With over 12 years experience in tech marketing, which have included stints at Uber & Revolut, Irina is slowly carving out a reputation as one of the best project managers in her field. Irina sat down with James and Hector to discuss her time at both Uber and Revolut, her personal definition of growth and opinions on the current hustle culture trend. Make sure to like and subscribe to the Riding Unicorns p...
RU Bitesize: Andrew Scott
October 21, 2021 06:00 - 6 minutes - 4.81 MBShort sharp look back at our the episode we did with Andrew Scott from 7 Percent Ventures. Ambitious founders, exits and investor interests beyond returns.
S2E21 - Mark Smukler, Founder @ Flow
October 20, 2021 06:00 - 39 minutes - 27 MBMark Smukler is the founder & CEO of Flow, a location-based app that makes it easy to discover the best coworking spaces, gyms, spas and experiences around you. Flow is now available in 50 locations across London with the target being to have 300 locations signed up by the end of the year. The now exited founder of tenant & resident management platform, Bixby sat down to shed some light on the decision making process behind enrolling in a computer science course, his rather unconventional a...
RU Bitesize: Sir Martin Sorrell
October 14, 2021 06:00 - 6 minutes - 4.26 MBA year ago today, we released S1E1 of Riding Unicorns with Sir Martin Sorrell. In this first edition of Riding Unicorns bitesize, we pick out the best bits from that episode and dissect some of the advice given by Sir Martin.
S2E20 - Jos White, Partner @ Notion Capital
October 13, 2021 06:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBJos White is a General Partner at VC firm Notion Capital. In 2000 Jos alongside his brother launched MessageLabs, the first company in the world to introduce anti-virus as a service, which incidentally at the time also made it the first SaaS business ever. Seven years later MessageLabs was acquired by Symantec in 2008 for $700m. The self confessed entrepreneur obsessive sat down with Riding Unicorns for what turned out to be a riveting conversation, which touched on topics such as how Jos o...
S2E19 - Jonny Plein, Co-Founder @ Pouch (acquired in 2018).
October 06, 2021 06:00 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MBJonny Plein is the now exited co-founder of the coupon browser extension, Pouch. Jonny spent his postgraduate years working for EY before leaving in 2017 to work on Pouch full time. During his time Jonny and his team were able to win the MassChallenge startup accelerator award. Jonny is now the Director Of Business Development at the Global Savings Group. James and Hector sat down with Jonny to discuss the challenges in achieving product market fit, his Dragon’s Den experience and the less...
S2E19 - Jonny Plein, Co-Founder @ Pouch (acquired in 2018).
October 06, 2021 06:00 - 31 minutes - 21.8 MBJonny Plein is the now exited co-founder of the coupon browser extension, Pouch. Jonny spent his postgraduate years working for EY before leaving in 2017 to work on Pouch full time. During his time Jonny and his team were able to win the MassChallenge startup accelerator award. Jonny is now the Director Of Business Development at the Global Savings Group. James and Hector sat down with Jonny to discuss the challenges in achieving product market fit, his Dragon’s Den experience and the less...
RU Monthly Round Up: September 2021
October 03, 2021 12:00 - 18 minutes - 12.5 MBHector and James discuss mega rounds, valuations, and the effect of public markets on private markets.
S2E18 - George Robson, Partner @ Sequoia Capital
September 29, 2021 05:00 - 28 minutes - 19.3 MBGeorge Robson is a Partner at the renowned Venture Capital firm, Sequoia. Preceding his time at Sequoia George worked first with Morgan Stanley and then with Revolut as the Senior Product Owner. During the time we had with George we were able to cover the lessons he learnt from his time at the financial technology company, what it was like working alongside its renowned founder, Nikolay Storonsky and his personal thesis when looking to invest in start-ups. George also addresses the topic o...
S2E17 - Darren Tenkorang, Founder & CEO @ TRIM-IT
September 22, 2021 05:00 - 24 minutes - 17.2 MBDarren Tenkorang is the founder and CEO of Trim-IT, one of the first app-powered mobile Barber Shops in the UK. The idea for the business came to Darren whilst he was still at University. He entered his business plan into a competition and much to his surprise he won. The subsequent £10,000 award ended up forming the base to launch the business that we see today. The South London native sat down with Riding Unicorns to discuss how his dyslexia diagnosis fuelled his desire to become an entr...
S2E16 - Jeremy King, CEO & Founder @ Attest
September 15, 2021 06:00 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MBJeremy King is the CEO and founder of one of the leading consumer research platforms in the world, Attest. Jeremy graduated from Harvard Business School with an MBA, which led him to secure several prestigious interning positions. In 2005 Jeremy began working at McKinsey as an Engagement Manager. After ten years with the consultancy firm Jeremy had decided that he was ready to go out on his own. He created Attest with the goal of simplifying consumer data. The company now services over 110 m...
S2E16 - Jeremy King, Founder & CEO @ Attest
September 15, 2021 06:00 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MBJeremy King is the CEO and founder of one of the leading consumer research platforms in the world, Attest. Jeremy graduated from Harvard Business School with an MBA, which led him to secure several prestigious interning positions. In 2005 Jeremy began working at McKinsey as an Engagement Manager. After ten years with the consultancy firm Jeremy had decided that he was ready to go out on his own. He created Attest with the goal of simplifying consumer data. The company now services over 110 m...
RU Monthly Round Up: August 2021
September 13, 2021 12:00 - 25 minutes - 17.9 MBJames and Hector review August's episodes, discuss the future of VC, AgriTech, Sustainability and Robotics. The guys also finally announce their dinner party guests.
S2E15 - Georgia Stewart, Co-Founder @ Tumelo
September 08, 2021 11:00 - 27 minutes - 19 MBGeorgia Stewart is the co-founder and CEO at Tumelo, a start-up which provides investment platforms and pension providers increased transparency on the companies they own. Georgia grew up in Edinburgh and was originally keen on pursuing a career as a vet. Whilst studying at Cambridge University Georgia became exposed to just how little transparency there was in the investment sector and made a mental note to circle back to this when the time was right. After a number of years working in asse...
S2E14 - Alice Bentinck, Co-Founder @ Entrepreneur First
September 03, 2021 06:00 - 31 minutes - 21.9 MBAlice Bentinck MBE is one of the co-founders of Entrepreneur First, one of the world's leading talent investors that helps people develop their startup ideas. Away from EF Alice is also one of the founders of Code First: Girls, an organisation which offers free web programming courses for women in university. In 2015 Alice was named one of the Fifty Most Inspiring Women in European Tech by Inspiring Fifty. James and Hector sat down with the former McKinsey Management Consultant to discuss w...
S2E13 - Amy Lewin, Deputy Editor @ Sifted
August 25, 2021 06:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MBAmy Lewin is the Deputy Editor at Sifted. Backed by the Financial Times, Sifted is a new media publication that provides In-depth reporting, news and analysis on European startups and their founders, investors and partners. Before joining Sifted Amy served as a writer and editorial assistant for IKEA Family Magazine at August Media before moving to Courier magazine to work as a features editor. Amy was kind enough to sit down to discuss a range of fascinating topics including the growth of...
S2E12 - Sitar Teli, Managing Partner @ Connect Ventures
August 18, 2021 06:00 - 40 minutes - 28 MBSitar Teli is a founder and Managing Partner at Connect Ventures, a thesis-led, pan-European, seed stage VC. With over 14 years experience in early-stage investments in both consumer and B2B companies, Sitar has become an expert on growth, culture, building high performance teams and finance strategy. Most notably Sitar led the Series A round for SoundCloud when working for Doughty Hanson Technology Ventures. The product and design specialist sat down with Riding Unicorns to discuss how sh...