Podcast Episodes

Building the Spotify for textbooks: How Gauthier van Malderen solved the £300 textbook problem and scaled Perlego from failed first attempt to major universities

Season 9 Episode 14

Hector is joined by Gauthier van Malderen, Founder and CEO of Perlego, the “Spotify for textbooks” and one of Europe’s leading edtech scale-ups.

Gauthier shares the remarkable journey of building Perl…

Published on 8 hours ago

Building the capital operating system for fast-growing tech companies with Paul Becker, Co-Founder & CEO of re:cap

Season 9 Episode 13

This week on Riding Unicorns, we’re joined by Paul Becker, Co-Founder & CEO of re:cap, a fintech platform helping digital businesses unlock capital and understand their financial position through int…

Published on 1 week ago

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.

Season 9 Episode 12

Ali first joined us in January 2022, when Babylon was still one of the most ambitious healthtech companies in the world. Today, he returns with a new mission, building Quadrivia and its clinical AI a…

Published on 2 weeks ago

The future of Social Commerce with Sam Jacobs, Co-Founder @ Go Places

Season 9 Episode 11

Sam Jacobs is the Co-Founder of Go Places, the operating system for social commerce.

In just 18 months, Go Places has become a trusted partner to some of the world’s biggest brands including Samsung, …

Published on 3 weeks ago

AI, Infra vs Apps & Spotting Red Herrings with Akash Bajwa, Principal @ Earlybird

Season 9 Episode 10

Akash Bajwa, Principal at Earlybird VC, one of Europe’s longest-standing early-stage funds.

Akash shares his journey into venture and how he helped launch Earlybird’s London office, now a core hub for…

Published on 4 weeks ago

Investing in Africa's Digital Future, Lexi Novitske, GP @ Norrsken22

Season 9 Episode 9

Lexi Novitske, General Partner at Norrsken22, a $205m growth-stage fund backing transformative tech companies across Africa.

Lexi has spent over a decade living and investing in Nigeria, backing break…

Published on 1 month ago

Growth Equity, VCTs and Exits with Rupert West, Managing Director @ Puma Growth Partners

Season 9 Episode 8

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 Pa…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Building Outreach to a $4bn unicorn and helping AI agents get paid with Paid.ai - Manny Medina, Co-Founder & CEO @ Paid.ai

Season 9 Episode 7

This week on Riding Unicorns, we’re joined by Manny Medina, the visionary founder behind Outreach — the $4B sales engagement unicorn — and now co-founder & CEO of Paid.ai, a startup pioneering how AI…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Building, Backing & Scaling in an AI-Native World with Kenneth Auchenberg, Partner @ AlleyCorp

Season 9 Episode 6

In this episode we are joined by Kenneth Auchenberg, Partner at AlleyCorp — one of New York’s most prolific early-stage funds known for incubating companies like MongoDB, Business Insider, and Radica…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Inside the Quantum Infrastructure Revolution with Carmen Palacios-Berraquero, Founder & CEO @ Nu Quantum

Season 9 Episode 5

This week on Riding Unicorns, we’re joined by Carmen Palacios-Berraquero, Founder and CEO of Nu Quantum, a pioneering company building the networking layer for the quantum computing era.

Carmen’s jour…

Published on 2 months ago