10 Best Venture Capital Podcasts UK Edition 2026
UK Venture Capital Podcasts
Here are 10 Best UK Venture Capital Podcasts worth listening to in 2026. Subscribe in one place on FeedSpot Reader.
Export Contact List1. The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
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The Twenty Minute VC (20VC) interviews the world's greatest venture capitalists with prior guests including Sequoia's Doug Leone and Benchmark's Bill Gurley. Once per week, 20VC Host, Harry Stebbings is also joined by one of the great founders of our time with prior founder episodes from Spotify's Daniel Ek, Linkedin's Reid Hoffman, and Snowflake's Frank Slootman. If you would like to see more of The Twenty Minute VC (20VC), head to www.20vc.com for more information on the podcast, show notes, resources and more.MORE Host Harry Stebbings
Producer/Network Harry Stebbings
Email ****@thetwentyminutevc.com
Location London, England, United Kingdom
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 895Twitter 41.1K Avg Length 72 min Format Long form Since Nov 2014 Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google
2. Riding Unicorns: Venture Capital | Entrepreneurship | Technology
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Riding Unicorns is the go-to podcast for anyone interested in venture capital and high-growth startups. Hosted by VCs James Pringle and Hector Mason , the show explores what it takes to build and back successful tech unicorns. Each episode features candid conversations with top founders, operators, and investors—unpacking the strategies, challenges, and insights behind scaling category-defining companies. From fundraising and product-market fit to hiring, growth, and beyond, no topic is off-limits...MORE Hosts James Pringle, Hector Mason
Producer/Network Riding Unicorns Productions
Email ****@pringlecapital.com
Location United Kingdom
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 19Twitter 1.6K Avg Length 47 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
3. Private Equity Talks
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For over 25 years, Real Deals have been the independent voice of European private equity providing essential market intelligence, deal information, and insight to Europe's leading GPs, their advisers, & LPs. The Drawdown provides vital insight and analysis for operational professionals in private equity and venture capital. Our mission is to empower & celebrate operational professionals who ensure funds are managed in a robust and compliant manner, lead on in-house technology strategies, regulations & compliance, ESG, & other vital functions that ensure the well-being of the industry.MORE Producer/Network Real Deals & The Drawdown
Email ****@realdealsmedia.com
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Apple Rating 3.5/5Apple Reviews 5 Avg Length 28 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
4. The EIS Navigator
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For those interested in the venture capital, particularly in the UK and investors through the Enterprise Investment Scheme, EIS, Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme, or SEIS, and Venture Capital Trusts. Guests are leading people in the industry, whether fund managers, company founders or experts from other service providers. The aim is to dig deeply into topics, getting away from the promotional material that predominates elsewhere. Venture capital investing is a long-term endeavour and we will focus on topics that are relevant at any time. New episodes come out every two weeks (although we do take holidays!)Your host, Brian Moretta, is Head of Tax Advantaged Services at Hardman & Co...MORE Host Brian Moretta
Producer/Network Brian Moretta, Hardman & Co
Email ****@hardmanandco.com
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Apple Reviews 5 Avg Length 32 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact
5. The Mergermarket Private Equity Podcast
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Join Mergermarket's team of global fund editors as they delve into all the hot topics in private equity and venture capital. (This podcast was previously called 'The Unquote Private Equity Podcast').MORE Host Harriet Matthews
Producer/Network ION Analytics
Email ****@acuris.com
Location London, England, United Kingdom
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Apple Rating 3.7/5Apple Reviews 18Twitter 6K Avg Length 29 min Format Medium form Since Dec 2018 Get Email Contact
6. rational vc
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Learn from history's Greatest Minds — and find Timeless ideas you can apply to business and life. Every episode we explore a Lindy book: We strive to become polymaths like our investing and business icons, pulling the Big Ideas from a wide range of disciplines. For the curious-minded seeking Worldly Wisdom. rationalvc.com 'In my whole life, I have known no wise people who didn't read all the time — none, zero. [...] I constantly see people rise in life who are not the smartest, sometimes not even the most diligent, but they are learning machines...MORE Hosts Cyrus Yari, Iman Olya
Producer/Network Cyrus Yari and Iman Olya
Email ****@rationalvc.com
Location London, England, United Kingdom
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 33 Avg Length 103 min Format Extended Get Email Contact
7. Fund Shack Private Equity Podcast
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Private equity, venture capital and alternative investments - long-form podcasts with industry leadersDive into in-depth conversations with industry leaders and gain exclusive insights into the world of private capital.?️Fund Shack is dedicated to providing thought-provoking, authentic discussions with the most respected private capital managers, asset managers, professional advisers, & thought leaders. Our long-form interviews are unscripted, ensuring genuine & enriching conversations. Hosted by Ross Butler, 25 years in the private capital industry.MORE Host Ross Butler
Producer/Network Fund Shack
Email ****@linearb.media
Location London, England, United Kingdom
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Apple Reviews 13Twitter 108Instagram 111 Avg Length 45 min Format Long form Get Email Contact
UK Venture Capital shows hosts and producers
| Podcaster Name | Role | Podcast Link | Gender | Twitter Handle | Twitter Followers | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Stebbings | Host | thetwentyminutevc.libsyn.com | Male | @harrystebbings | 250.4K | London, United Kingdom | |
| James Pringle | Co Host | feeds.buzzsprout.com/1620178 | Male | @thejwpringle | 5.3K | London, United Kingdom | |
| Hector Mason | Co Host | feeds.buzzsprout.com/1620178 | Male | London, United Kingdom | |||
| Brian Moretta | Host | Male | @brianmoretta | 172 | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | ||
| Harriet Matthews | Host | podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-mergermarket-private-equity-podcast/id1447500264 | Female | @hmatthews_pe | 39 | London, United Kingdom | |
| Cyrus Yari | Co Host | Male | @cyrusyari | 3.2K | Richmond, VA, United States | ||
| Iman Olya | Co Host | Female | @iman_olya | 1.8K | London, United Kingdom | ||
| Ross Butler | Host | fund-shack.com | Male | London, United Kingdom | |||
| Real Deals & The Drawdown | podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/private-equity-talks/episodes/Top-of-the-ops-Who-was-the-Third-Party-e2hj5i0 |