Unicorn Builders

ScienceLogic is transforming IT operations through its innovative AI ops and observability platform. With over $140 million in funding and a 22-year journey, ScienceLogic has evolved from a bootstrapped startup to an industry leader competing successfully against tech giants like IBM, HP, and Broadcom. In a recent episode of Unicorn Builders, we sat down with David Link , CEO and Co-Founder of Sci...

Density began with a simple problem: wanting to know how busy a coffee shop was before trekking through the snow. Eleven years later, it has evolved into a company measuring human occupancy across some of the world's most valuable real estate. In this episode of Unicorn Builders, Andrew Farah shares Density's journey from a side project to a pioneering force in measuring how space is used. Andrew...

Sean Henry founded Stord at just 18 years old to solve a critical pain point for e-commerce brands: competing with Amazon's logistics capabilities. What began as a network of third-party warehouses has evolved into a comprehensive commerce enablement platform that helps brands deliver Amazon-like customer experiences. In this episode of Centaur Builders, Sean shares how Stord grew from a bootstrap...

Omnicell pioneered automation technology in healthcare, transforming from a startup in Randy 's house to a publicly traded company worth over $3B. In today's Unicorn Builders episode, Randy shares his journey from identifying a critical need in healthcare while his daughter was in the ICU, to building and scaling a company that has lasted over three decades. Topics Discussed: Building and launchin...

Coalition has revolutionized the cyber insurance industry by creating an entirely new category called "active insurance." From its founding in 2017, Coalition has grown to become North America's largest cyber insurance provider, surpassing incumbents who had been in the market for over 20 years. In this episode of Category Visionaries, Joshua Motta shares how Coalition transformed from a startup t...

Welcome to another episode of Unicorn Builders. In today's episode, we're speaking with Oren Kaniel , CEO & Co-Founder of AppsFlyer , a mobile attribution and marketing analytics platform that has raised over $300 Million in funding. Here are the most interesting points from our conversation: Inception of AppsFlyer: Oren shared how his first experience with an iPhone in 2011 led him to realize...

Welcome to another episode of Unicorn Builders. In today's episode, we're speaking with Satyen Sangani , CEO & Co-Founder of Alation , a data intelligence platform that has raised over $340 Million in funding. Here are the most interesting points from our conversation: Category Creation Challenges: Alation’s journey involved building a brand-new category from scratch, which took nearly five ye...

Welcome to another episode of Unicorn Builders. In today's episode, we're speaking with Robert Nishihara , Co-Founder of Anyscale , an AI compute platform that has raised over $250 Million in funding.   Here are the most interesting points from our conversation: Anyscale's Origin Story: The company began as a commercialization effort for Ray, an open-source project tackling AI compute challenges....

Welcome to another episode of Unicorn Builders. In today's episode, we're speaking with Dimitri Sirota , CEO & Co-Founder of BigID , a data security and compliance platform that's raised $350 Million in funding. Here are the most interesting points from our conversation: BigID's Origin Story: Dimitri shares how the company was founded during the nascent stages of the internet and how the evolu...

Welcome to another episode of Unicorn Builders. In today's episode, we're speaking with Doug Winter , CEO & Co-Founder of Seismic , a sales enablement platform that has raised $450 Million in funding. Here are the most interesting points from our conversation: Early Vision of Sales Enablement: Doug describes how Seismic identified the gap in content management for sales and marketing, focusing...

Welcome to another episode of Unicorn Builders. In today's episode, we're speaking with Jason Zintak , CEO of 6sense , the world's leading revenue AI platform that has raised over $500 in funding. Here are the most interesting points from our conversation: Evolution from Predictive Scoring to Revenue AI: 6sense transitioned from a black-box predictive scoring tool to a comprehensive revenue AI pla...

Welcome to another episode of Unicorn Builders. In today's episode, we're speaking with Rich Liu , CEO of Navan Travel , part of Navan, a global travel and expense management platform that's raised over $1.5 Billion in funding. Here are the most interesting points from our conversation: Company Evolution: Navan evolved from TripActions, focusing on end-to-end travel and expense solutions, combinin...

Welcome to another episode of Unicorn Builders. In today's episode, we're speaking with John Kim , CEO & Co-founder of Sendbird , a customer communications platform that has raised $220 Million in funding. Here are the most interesting points from our conversation: Founding Journey: John co-founded Sendbird after recognizing a need for a chat feature in his previous app for moms. The pivot was...

Welcome to another episode of Unicorn Builders. In today's episode, we're speaking with Chen Amit , CEO & Co-Founder of Tipalti , a finance automation platform that has raised over $8 Billion in funding. Here are the most interesting points from our conversation: Founding Journey: Chen founded Tipalti in 2010 after identifying significant pain points in payment processes for ad networks. Initi...

Welcome to another episode of Unicorn Builders. In today's episode, we're speaking with Philip Cutler , CEO and Founder of Paper , an edtech company that has raised $390 Million in funding. Here are the most interesting points from our conversation: Transition from Educator to Entrepreneur: Philip Cutler shares his journey from being a classroom teacher to founding Paper, driven by the desire to s...

Welcome to another episode of Unicorn Builders! Today, our unicorn builder is Mohit Aron, founder of Cohesity, a data security and management platform that's raised over $955 million in funding. Mohit shares the journey of building Cohesity from a focused VMware backup solution to a comprehensive data management leader. Key Topics:  Cohesity's initial beachhead market was VMware backups, addressin...

Welcome to another episode of Unicorn Builders — Centaur edition. In this episode, I chat with Henry Kim, Co-founder and CEO of Swiftly, a retail technology platform that has raised over $200 million in funding. Key Topics Discussed: Swiftly's mission to empower brick-and-mortar retailers with digital tools, positioning themselves as the "Shopify for brick and mortar retail" The evolution of Swift...

Welcome to another episode of Unicorn Builders. In today's episode, we're speaking with Ariel Katz , CEO of Sisense , an embedded analytics platform that's raised over $275 Million in funding. Here are the most interesting points from our conversation: Microsoft Journey: Ariel spent 21 years at Microsoft, witnessing its growth from a small R&D center in Israel to a global giant, and shared ins...

Welcome to another episode of Unicorn Builders. In today's episode, we're speaking with Steffen Tjerrild , Co-Founder, CFO & COO of Synthesia , an AI video platform that has raised over $150 Million in funding. Here are the most interesting points from our conversation: Early AI Eureka Moment: Steffen discusses the pivotal moment when he realized the potential of AI to change video post-produc...

Welcome to another episode of Unicorn Builders. In this episode, we're joined by Milin Desai , CEO of Sentry , a developer-first application monitoring platform that has raised over $200 Million in funding. These are the most interesting points from our conversation: Leadership Amidst Crisis: Milin took over as CEO of Sentry in January 2020, just before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Despite the unfor...

In this episode of Unicorn Builders, we're speaking with Jeff Denworth, co-founder of VAST, an AI data platform that has raised an impressive $381 million in funding. Key topics discussed in this episode: Jeff's journey as a "consummate startup guy," having been involved in five startups and working in distributed scalable systems for most of his career. The foundational thesis of VAST: to unlock...

In this episode of Unicorn Builders, we're joined by Joseph DeSimone, co-founder and former CEO of Carbon, an idea-to-production platform that has raised over $680 million in funding. Joe shares his journey of taking Carbon's groundbreaking 3D printing technology from the lab to large-scale commercial adoption, offering invaluable insights for founders seeking to bring deep tech innovations to mar...

Welcome to another episode of Unicorn Builders! Today, our unicorn builder is Hari Ravichandran, CEO and founder of Aura, a digital security company that's raised over $500 million in funding.  Hari's Early Fascination with Computing: Starting from a young age with an 8085 microprocessor, Hari's passion for technology and computing shaped his future endeavors, laying the groundwork for his innovat...

Welcome to another episode of Unicorn Builders! Today, our unicorn builder is Michael Wax, CEO and founder of Forto, a logistics tech platform that has raised nearly $600 million in funding. Forto is at the cutting edge of revolutionizing global logistics through technology, making shipping cargo worldwide more efficient and transparent for companies of all sizes. Michael’s entrepreneurial journey...

Welcome to another episode of Unicorn Builders. Today, our unicorn builder is Jeremy Johnson , CEO and Co-founder of Andela , the world's largest private marketplace of on-demand skilled technical talent. Andela has made significant strides in connecting extraordinarily gifted individuals from emerging markets to global companies in need of their skills, fostering a more inclusive and diverse tech...