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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Episodes
Episode 10 - Mustafa Khanbhai formerly @ Mars, Virgin and Uber
December 16, 2020 08:29 - 29 minutes - 20 MBFrom being on the factory floor at a pet plant to meeting Travis Kalanick while running Uber in the North of England, Mustafa's got some great stories.
S1E9 - Sam Hodges, Growth Director @ Numan
December 09, 2020 15:25 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MBSam Hodges is the Growth Director at men's health company, Numan. Founded in 2018 Numan has quickly become the go-to place for men looking to treat all manner of health issues such as hair loss, gut and lung health and nutritional deficiencies. The company's honest and modern approach to healthcare, fuelled in part by Sam expertise in Performance & Multichannel Marketing, has seen it become one of the fastest-growing companies in the UK. In this episode James and Sam focus on the topic of ...
Episode 9 - Sam Hodges @ Numan
December 09, 2020 15:25 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MBThis episode is all about growth. What does growth mean? What does a growth team do? When should a startup hire a growth specialist? We answer all with Sam Hodges Growth Director at Numan.com, the men's health company and one of the fastest-growing companies in the UK.
S1E9 - Sam Hodges @ Numan
December 09, 2020 15:25 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MBSam Hodges is the Growth Director at men's health company, Numan. Founded in 2018 Numan has quickly become the go-to place for men looking to treat all manner of health issues such as hair loss, gut and lung health and nutritional deficiencies. The company's honest and modern approach to healthcare, fuelled in part by Sam expertise in Performance & Multichannel Marketing, has seen it become one of the fastest-growing companies in the UK. In this episode James and Sam focus on the topic of ...
S1E8 - Paul Lindley OBE formerly @ Ella's Kitchen
December 02, 2020 07:00 - 31 minutes - 21.9 MBA fascinating chat with Paul Lindley. We cover his early career, how he started Ella's Kitchen, including remortgaging his house to fulfil the first Sainsbury's order and why he believes business can be a driver for positive change within society.
S1E8 - Paul Lindley OBE, Founder @ Ella's Kitchen
December 02, 2020 07:00 - 31 minutes - 21.9 MBPaul Lindley OBE is Founder of organic baby and toddler food brand, Ella’s Kitchen. Before turning Ella’s Kitchen into a company with a global turnover of over $100 million the entrepreneur worked as deputy managing director of Nickelodeon UK. Away from work Paul is a committed philanthropist. He is currently the Chair for Robert F Kennedy Human Rights UK and a Trustee of Sesame Workshop, a Board member of social enterprise Toast Ale and Counsellor at One Young World and a Director of Bite t...
S1E8 - Paul Lindley, Founder @ Ella's Kitchen
December 02, 2020 07:00 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MBPaul Lindley OBE is Founder of organic baby and toddler food brand, Ella’s Kitchen. Before turning Ella’s Kitchen into a company with a global turnover of over $100 million the entrepreneur worked as deputy managing director of Nickelodeon UK. Away from work Paul is a committed philanthropist. He is currently the Chair for Robert F Kennedy Human Rights UK and a Trustee of Sesame Workshop, a Board member of social enterprise Toast Ale and Counsellor at One Young World and a Director of Bite t...
Episode 8 - Paul Lindley OBE formerly @ Ella's Kitchen
December 02, 2020 07:00 - 31 minutes - 21.9 MBA fascinating chat with Paul Lindley. We cover his early career, how he started Ella's Kitchen, including remortgaging his house to fulfil the first Sainsbury's order and why he believes business can be a driver for positive change within society.
S1E8 - Paul Lindley, ex-Founder @ Ella's Kitchen
December 02, 2020 07:00 - 33 minutes - 22.9 MBPaul Lindley OBE is Founder of organic baby and toddler food brand, Ella’s Kitchen. Before turning Ella’s Kitchen into a company with a global turnover of over $100 million the entrepreneur worked as deputy managing director of Nickelodeon UK. Away from work Paul is a committed philanthropist. He is currently the Chair for Robert F Kennedy Human Rights UK and a Trustee of Sesame Workshop, a Board member of social enterprise Toast Ale and Counsellor at One Young World and a Director of Bite t...
S1E7 - Hector Mason, Investor @ Episode 1 Ventures
November 25, 2020 07:00 - 18 minutes - 12.6 MBHector Mason is an Investor at Episode 1 Ventures, a seed stage Venture Capital fund, whose previous investments include Carwow, Attest, Zoopla and Shazam. Prior to his time at Episode 1 Hector tried his hand at being a founder and after a couple of attempts, one of which included a successful exit Hector decided to move into consultancy before finally settling on venture capital. Since his move Hector has been slowly making a name for himself as one of the most adept early stage investors i...
Episode 7 - Hector Mason @ Episode 1 Ventures
November 25, 2020 07:00 - 18 minutes - 12.6 MBWe discuss Hector's meteoric rise in Venture, his entrepreneurial background, why VCs shouldn't over-index on founder sales ability, what he looks for when investing and what's next for The Seed Stage.
S1E7 - Hector Mason @ Episode 1 Ventures
November 25, 2020 07:00 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MBHector Mason is an Investor at Episode 1 Ventures, a seed stage Venture Capital fund, whose previous investments include Carwow, Attest, Zoopla and Shazam. Prior to his time at Episode 1 Hector tried his hand at being a founder and after a couple of attempts, one of which included a successful exit Hector decided to move into consultancy before finally settling on venture capital. Since his move Hector has been slowly making a name for himself as one of the most adept early stage investors i...
S1E6 - Jeff Kelisky @ Seedrs
November 18, 2020 07:00 - 25 minutes - 17.4 MBJeff Kelisky is the CEO at equity crowdfunding platform, Seedrs. Jeff is an experienced executive whose track record in building, leading and scaling successful technology businesses has made him one of the most revered figures in his space. Before joining Seedrs, Jeff was CEO for Picsolve and Multimap, the latter of which he led through a successful sale to Microsoft. In this our sixth ever episode we discuss with Jeff his remarkable career, what it was like selling a business to Microsof...
Episode 6 - Jeff Kelisky @ Seedrs
November 18, 2020 07:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBWe discuss his career, selling a business to Microsoft and what the Seedrs/Crowdcube merger means for private market investing.
S1E6 - Jeff Kelisky, CEO @ Seedrs
November 18, 2020 07:00 - 23 minutes - 16.5 MBJeff Kelisky is the CEO at equity crowdfunding platform, Seedrs. Jeff is an experienced executive whose track record in building, leading and scaling successful technology businesses has made him one of the most revered figures in his space. Before joining Seedrs, Jeff was CEO for Picsolve and Multimap, the latter of which he led through a successful sale to Microsoft. In this our sixth ever episode we discuss with Jeff his remarkable career, what it was like selling a business to Microsof...
Episode 5 - Vlad Tropko @ Digital Horizon
November 11, 2020 07:00 - 13 minutes - 9.26 MBVlad is one of the best early-stage investors. He picks winners. This episode focuses on what he looks for in companies he invests in.
S1E5 - Vlad Tropko, Partner @ Digital Horizon
November 11, 2020 07:00 - 13 minutes - 9.28 MBVlad Tropko is a Partner at Digital Horizon, a new generation international venture company focused on B2B software based companies in fintech, retail and e-commerce. Vlad is a seasoned VC executive with over 15 years of experience with particular expertise in European and American startups. As well as this Vlad is also an Investor at companies such as Advisable, Bnext, and Ably. Vlad joined Riding Unicorns to explain the composition of his preferred founder, what founders get wrong when pi...
S1E5 - Vlad Tropko @ Digital Horizon
November 11, 2020 07:00 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MBVlad Tropko is a Partner at Digital Horizon, a new generation international venture company focused on B2B software based companies in fintech, retail and e-commerce. Vlad is a seasoned VC executive with over 15 years of experience with particular expertise in European and American startups. As well as this Vlad is also an Investor at companies such as Advisable, Bnext, and Ably. Vlad joined Riding Unicorns to explain the composition of his preferred founder, what founders get wrong when pi...
S1E4 - Jonathan Keeling @ Crowdcube
November 04, 2020 07:56 - 18 minutes - 12.9 MBJonathan is the VP Commercial at Europe’s largest equity investment platform, Crowdcube. The company has invested over £1bn into startups including Revolut, Monzo & Moneybox. Prior to Crowdcube Jonathan spent time working for the United Nations, UK energy firm, Centrica and was part of the founding team at Pavegen. Jonathan is multiple times Tedx speaker and has spoken at conferences around the world including Future 50. James sat down with Jonathamn to talk about the ins and outs of crowd...
S1E4 - Jonathan Keeling, VP Commercial @ Crowdcube
November 04, 2020 07:56 - 17 minutes - 11.9 MBJonathan is the VP Commercial at Europe’s largest equity investment platform, Crowdcube. The company has invested over £1bn into startups including Revolut, Monzo & Moneybox. Prior to Crowdcube Jonathan spent time working for the United Nations, UK energy firm, Centrica and was part of the founding team at Pavegen. Jonathan is multiple times Tedx speaker and has spoken at conferences around the world including Future 50. James sat down with Jonathamn to talk about the ins and outs of crowd...
Episode 4 - Jonathan Keeling @ CrowdCube
November 04, 2020 07:56 - 17 minutes - 16 MBJonathan talks about crowdfunding, what it takes to succeed with crowdfunding and discusses the emergence of secondary markets to create liquidity in the non-listed sector.
Episode 4 - Jonathan Keeling @ Crowdcube
November 04, 2020 07:56 - 17 minutes - 11.9 MBJonathan talks about crowdfunding, what it takes to succeed with crowdfunding and discusses the emergence of secondary markets to create liquidity in the non-listed sector.
S1E3 - Hamish Grierson, co-founder & CEO @ Thriva
October 28, 2020 06:31 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBHamish Grierson is the co-founder & CEO of Thriva Health, a Wellness and Fitness company providing personalised blood tests, GP-reviewed results, and evidence-based advice. Thriva has already raised over £11m to help it achieve its mission of providing simple and affordable tools to help people better understand and track their internal health data. In this episode we discover Hamish’s journey prior to Thriva, his experiences raising money and how he and his fellow co-founders plan to scal...
S1E3 - Hamish Grierson @ Thriva
October 28, 2020 06:31 - 23 minutes - 16.5 MBHamish Grierson is the co-founder & CEO of Thriva Health, a Wellness and Fitness company providing personalised blood tests, GP-reviewed results, and evidence-based advice. Thriva has already raised over £11m to help it achieve its mission of providing simple and affordable tools to help people better understand and track their internal health data. In this episode we discover Hamish’s journey prior to Thriva, his experiences raising money and how he and his fellow co-founders plan to scal...
Episode 3 - Hamish Grierson @ Thriva
October 28, 2020 06:31 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBHamish Grierson has raised over £11m for his proactive healthcare company, Thriva. This episode covers his journey and his experiences raising money.
S1E2 - Andrew Scott @ 7 Percent Ventures
October 21, 2020 07:16 - 17 minutes - 12 MBAndrew Scott is the Founding Partner of early-stage startup investor, 7percent Ventures. Andrew and his team have a keen eye for ambitious companies with huge upside. Several of his investments to-date include Oculus VR, Source DNA & Magic Pony, which have been sold to Facebook, Apple & Twitter respectively. Riding Unicorns sat down with the entrepreneur turned investor to talk about what he looks out for in a potential company, what the process is like when coming to sell a business and w...
S1E2 - Andrew Scott, Founding Partner @ 7 Percent Ventures
October 21, 2020 07:16 - 16 minutes - 11.1 MBAndrew Scott is the Founding Partner of early-stage startup investor, 7percent Ventures. Andrew and his team have a keen eye for ambitious companies with huge upside. Several of his investments to-date include Oculus VR, Source DNA & Magic Pony, which have been sold to Facebook, Apple & Twitter respectively. Riding Unicorns sat down with the entrepreneur turned investor to talk about what he looks out for in a potential company, what the process is like when coming to sell a business and w...
Episode 2 - Andrew Scott @ 7 Percent Ventures
October 21, 2020 07:16 - 16 minutes - 11.1 MBEntrepreneur turned investor. Andrew Scott is the Founding Partner at 7percent Ventures which invested in Oculus VR (sold to Facebook), Source DNA (Apple), Magic Pony (Twitter) and Blue Vision Labs (Lyft). 7percent invest in early-stage startup teams with moonshot ideas and reach-for-the-stars ambition.
Episode 1 - Sir Martin Sorrell @ S4 Capital
October 14, 2020 07:53 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBSir Martin Sorrell is Founder and Executive Chairman of S4 Capital plc. In this episode, we discuss acquisitions, mentality, commitment and persistence.
S1E1 - Sir Martin Sorrell, Founder & Executive Chairman @ S4 Capital
October 14, 2020 07:53 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBSir Martin Sorrell is the Founder and Executive Chairman of S4 Capital plc. Sir Martin rose to prominence for founding WPP plc, the world's largest advertising and PR group. Prior to his departure from WPP in 2018, Sorrell had become the longest-serving chief executive of a FTSE 100 company. We are absolutely delighted to launch the podcast with such a fantastic guest. In this first ever Riding Unicorns episode James and Sir Martin discuss his legacy, the process of going through an acquisi...
S1E1 - Sir Martin Sorrell @ S4 Capital
October 14, 2020 07:53 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MBSir Martin Sorrell is the Founder and Executive Chairman of S4 Capital plc. Sir Martin rose to prominence for founding WPP plc, the world's largest advertising and PR group. Prior to his departure from WPP in 2018, Sorrell had become the longest-serving chief executive of a FTSE 100 company. We are absolutely delighted to launch the podcast with such a fantastic guest. In this first ever Riding Unicorns episode James and Sir Martin discuss his legacy, the process of going through an acquisi...
Riding Unicorns - Season 1 Trailer
September 01, 2020 14:27 - 2 minutes - 1.92 MBThe podcast about growth startups. Launched October 2020.
Riding Unicorns - Trailer
September 01, 2020 14:27 - 1 minute - 798 KBA podcast about investing, startups, founding stories and generally celebrating the journey of high growth companies.
Riding Unicorns Trailer
September 01, 2020 14:27 - 43 seconds - 546 KBWelcome to the Riding Unicorns podcast. The podcast about growth startups, venture capital, entrepreneurship and technology. This is a podcast that explores what it takes to build a fast growing venture backed business. We interview founders and VCs and unlock real actionable insider knowledge to help founders and investors make sense of this fast paced industry. Launched October 2020, over 150 episodes released. Featured as a top 50 Entrepreneurship podcast in 50+ countries. Co-Hosted by Ja...