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Riding Unicorns: Venture Capital | Entrepreneurship | Technology

James Pringle, Hector Mason

Booking Overview

This is an interview-led venture capital and startup show featuring founders, operators, and investors—typically CEOs building venture-backed technology companies or scaling distinctive businesses. Strong candidates include accomplished startup founders, technology executives, investors, and experts in areas such as AI, quantum computing, consumer hardware, and deep tech; booking difficulty is high because recent guests are prominent company leaders with substantial operating or technical achievements.

Metrics

Episodes: 251

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000

Gender skew: Male

Listener location: United Kingdom

YouTube: 232 subscribers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

james@pringlecapital.com

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Host

James Pringle - Venture capital investor focused on startups and technology, and co-host of Riding Unicorns.

Hector Mason - Venture capital investor focused on startups and technology, and co-host of Riding Unicorns.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Founders and CEOs of venture-backed or high-growth technology companies, senior operators with significant scaling experience, venture capital investors, and recognized experts in frontier technologies or startup commercialization.
Required Achievements:  
Founded or co-founded a high-growth technology company, Scaled a company, product, or business into significant markets, Raised venture or non-dilutive capital and commercialized innovative technology, Held senior leadership roles at major technology, consumer, or professional-services companies

Recent Guest Discussions

Krish Ramineni - Building A Profitable AI Company, Viral Distribution, AI Agents, Self-service Growth, Privacy, Security, And Leadership.

Gyve Safavi - Building A Consumer Hardware Brand, Product Design, Pricing, Gross Margins, Manufacturing, Customer Acquisition, And Scaling.

Ryan Edwards - Music Royalties, Connected Hardware, Data Infrastructure, Privacy-focused Technology, Fundraising, And International Expansion.

Yang Li - Frontier AI, Sovereign Technology, Coding Agents, Synthetic Data, Enterprise Security, AI Infrastructure, And Talent.

Ashley Montanaro - Quantum Computing, Quantum Advantage, Algorithms, Deep-tech Commercialization, Non-dilutive Funding, AI, And Future Computing.

Recent Topics

Venture Capital, Startups, Entrepreneurship, Technology, Fundraising

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Riding Unicorns: Venture Capital | Entrepreneurship | Technology
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Powering the AI Era: Karl Bach, CEO of Axle Energy on Virtual Power Plants and Building in the Physical World

October 07, 2026

AI is creating extraordinary new demand for electricity. But what happens when the grid can't keep up?In this episode of Riding Unicorns, James and Hector sit down with Karl Bach, Co-Founder & CEO of Axle Energy, the energy technology company building a virtual power plant from hundreds of thousands of electric vehicles, batteries and heat pumps.Rather than relying solely on large power stations to balance electricity supply and demand, Axle connects distributed devices across homes ...

Building the Data Brain for AI Agents: Toby Mather, Co-Founder of Rig, on Data Infrastructure, Enterprise Sales and the Agentic Future

September 30, 2026

What happens when companies deploy AI agents before fixing the data those agents rely on?In this episode of Riding Unicorns, James and Hector sit down with Toby Mather, Co-Founder of Rig, the AI-native data infrastructure company building the data layer that allows humans and AI agents to work from the same trusted context.Rig started as a "data brain" sitting on top of platforms like Snowflake and BigQuery, making sense of fragmented company data so teams could use tools like Claud...

Building AI Workers for the Physical Economy: Robin Van Aeken, CEO of Magentic, on Agents, Manufacturing and Supply Chains

September 23, 2026

What happens when AI moves beyond the digital world and starts transforming the companies that manufacture the things around us?In this episode of Riding Unicorns, James and Hector sit down with Robin Van Aeken, Co-Founder & CEO of Magentic, the AI company building digital workers for some of the world's largest manufacturers.Magentic's AI agents, or "mages", work alongside procurement and supply chain teams at companies including Siemens and Coca-Cola Europacific Part...

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Frequently asked questions

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How do I get in touch with Riding Unicorns: Venture Capital | Entrepreneurship | Technology?

Riding Unicorns: Venture Capital | Entrepreneurship | Technology is hosted by James Pringle and Hector Mason. Its publicly listed email is james@pringlecapital.com. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.

What is the email for Riding Unicorns: Venture Capital | Entrepreneurship | Technology?

The publicly listed email for Riding Unicorns: Venture Capital | Entrepreneurship | Technology: james@pringlecapital.com.

How many listeners does Riding Unicorns: Venture Capital | Entrepreneurship | Technology have?

Podseeker estimates Riding Unicorns: Venture Capital | Entrepreneurship | Technology reaches 100 to 1,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for Riding Unicorns: Venture Capital | Entrepreneurship | Technology?

Riding Unicorns: Venture Capital | Entrepreneurship | Technology typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: Founders and CEOs of venture-backed or high-growth technology companies, senior operators with significant scaling experience, venture capital investors, and recognized experts in frontier technologies or startup commercialization. Common among recent guests: Founded or co-founded a high-growth technology company; Scaled a company, product, or business into significant markets; Raised venture or non-dilutive capital and commercialized innovative technology. Recent guests include Krish Ramineni, Gyve Safavi, and Ryan Edwards.

How hard is it to get booked on Riding Unicorns: Venture Capital | Entrepreneurship | Technology?

High. It mostly books established leaders in its field.

What topics does Riding Unicorns: Venture Capital | Entrepreneurship | Technology cover?

Recent episodes cover Venture Capital, Startups, Entrepreneurship, Technology, and Fundraising. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

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