Riding Unicorns: Venture Capital | Entrepreneurship | Technology

Our guest this week is Mayowa Ogunremi, Investment Principal @ Form VenturesForm is a new early stage venture fund investing in startups disrupting regulated markets, or building in new markets that will face regulation. They use decades of experience to help founders break down policy barriers and shape winning regulatory strategies.Mayowa joins James Pringle and Hector Mason to discuss her route into venture, her experience as a therapist turned VC, Founder appetite to build a huge business and much, much more!Don't forget to like, subscribe and follow The Riding Unicorns Podcast on our socials and your chosen podcast platform to stay up to date! 🎙️🦄

Our guest this week is Crowdcube Co-CEO Matt Cooper.Crowdcube is a leading equity crowdfunding platform for investing in high-growth opportunities across Europe. They help entrepreneurs of start-ups and growing businesses to connect with potential investors. Dedicated to helping UK-based entrepreneurs raise finance to start or grow their business, Crowdcube gives investors real equity in the companies they fund.Matt joins James Pringle and Hector Mason to discuss the evolution of crowdfunding, the democratisation of private market investing, work-life balance and much, much more!Don't forget to like, subscribe and follow The Riding Unicorns Podcast on our socials and your chosen podcast platform to stay up to date! 🎙️🦄

Startup Spotlight with Blair Hawthorne, CEO & Founder at LoopFX. They've just come out of stealth mode to improve the efficiency of high level foreign exchange trades. LoopFX have secured funding from some of the best finance angels in the country with participation from Portfolio Ventures. Don't forget to like, subscribe and follow The Riding Unicorns Podcast on our socials and your chosen podcast platform to stay up to date! 🎙️🦄

Our guest this week is Believe in Science Founder & CEO Anthony Fletcher.The  Believe in Science mission is to prove people can indulge responsibly, helping consumers make better decisions when it comes to food, starting with The Urban Legend Doughnut - the ultimate treat food, sticky, sweet, delicious yet never high in fat, sugar or calories. Anthony joins James Pringle and Hector Mason to discuss how the business stared, the dangers of sugar, working with supermarkets and much, much more!Don't forget to like, subscribe and follow The Riding Unicorns Podcast on our socials and your chosen podcast platform to stay up to date! 🎙️🦄

Alan Chang is the CEO of Fuse.  As former Revolut-er #5, Alan was involved in the disruption and innovation in banking, and now, he is bringing that same energy and passion to Fuse.Fuse was founded to generate affordable renewable power and solve climate change. Their mission is to build a Terawatt of renewable capacity to power the world. They have raised $78m from top tier investors like Balderton, Lakestar, Accel, Creandum, Lowercarbon, and Ribbit to date.Alan joins James Pringle and Hector Mason to discuss the Revolut journey, where the idea for Fuse came from, never settle culture, the future of the energy industry  and much, much more!Don't forget to like, subscribe and follow The Riding Unicorns Podcast on our socials and your chosen podcast platform to stay up to date! 🎙️🦄

Our guest this week is Fearless Adventures Founding Partner David Newns.Fearless Adventures invest in and support entrepreneur-led businesses with their expertise in growth strategy and support building great teams. Their founding team have built and scaled their own businesses from scratch to multi-million-pound exits and are now looking to use that capital and expertise to help new founders on their journey to reach the same peaks.David joins James Pringle and Hector Mason to discuss his entrepreneurial journey, building the Fearless Academy, habits to stay efficient and much, much more!Don't forget to like, subscribe and follow The Riding Unicorns Podcast on our socials and your chosen podcast platform to stay up to date! 🎙️🦄

Our guest this week is Left Lane Capital Principal Magnus Karnehm.Left Lane is a global venture capital and growth equity firm investing in high-growth internet and consumer technology companies that are fundamental to the lives of customers. The foundation of Left Lane’s strategy is built on four main elements: specialization in internet-first businesses, proprietary sourcing at every level, deep data rigor and best practices, and a genuine philosophy around partnering with founders.Magnus joins James Pringle and Hector Mason to discuss what drew him to VC, what to look for in an investment, hiring, and much more!Don't forget to like, subscribe and follow The Riding Unicorns Podcast on our socials and your chosen podcast platform to stay up to date! 🎙️🦄

Georgi Ganev, CEO of Kinnevik, is a visionary leader in Europe's digital investment space, focusing on transformative sectors like ClimateTech and HealthTech. He shares his insights on balancing short-term goals with long-term vision and the importance of stakeholder engagement. The conversation also underscores the value of diverse perspectives in decision-making and the challenges founders face as they evolve into leaders. Georgi emphasizes innovation during economic downturns and the significance of strong relationships in the venture capital landscape.

Our guest this week is George Richardson, Co-Founder & CEO of AeroCloud.AeroCloud’s modular intelligent airport management platform is built onleading-edge technology & uses predictive AI & machine learning. Combined with common-use passenger processing & self-service solutions, they deliver an innovative answer to the complex operational challenges experienced by airports across the globe. AeroCloud’s market share has been steadily ramping up since 2019 with their platform currently supporting operations in 32 airports across the US & Europe, & serves over 120 million passengers annually with a strategy to expand into MENA in 2023.George joins James Pringle and Hector Mason to discuss George's background as a racing driver. Data and AI. What it's like helping a fragmented industry get super efficient. The impact of COVID on the airline and airport sector and much more.Don't forget to like, subscribe and follow The Riding Unicorns Podcast on our socials and your chosen podcast platform to stay up to date! 🎙️🦄

Startup Spotlight with Kadence. They've just announced a $10M Seed funding round led by Kickstart Fund with participation from Portfolio Ventures, Manta Ray, Hambro Perks and Vectr7 as well as Shadow Ventures and Forward VC.