Unicorn Hunters Explained
Unicorn Hunters is a reality television series that debuted in 2021 on Amazon Prime.[1]
Series overview
The series features a group of investors called the “Circle of Money” and groups of entrepreneurs that pitch their businesses to the group in search of investment funds. The viewing audience also has the ability to invest in the same companies as the investors on the show.[2] Season one consisted of six episodes.[3] The Washington Post has described the series as “the only show that can make you rich”.[4]
Circle of Money
In the shows first season, the members of the Circle of Money included Steve Wozniak,[5] Lance Bass,[6] Moe Vela, Silvina Moschini,[7] Alex Konanykhin,[8] Scott Livingston, and Rosa Rios.
Production
The show was produced by Craig Plestis[9] and premiered on May 10, 2021[10] on Amazon Prime.[11]
Unicorn Hunters also eventually made a home on the online streaming platform Binge Networks.[12] [13] [14]
Unicoin
In 2022, the founders of the company behind the show developed a cryptocurrency called “Unicoin”. The currency was developed for investors to fund new “high growth” companies according to co-founder Silvina Moschini.[15]
Fellow co-founder Konanykhin has also stated that the “coin was backed by venture capital investments in scaleups”. Companies backing unicoin have included the healthcare company Mymee. By May 2022 Unicoin was invested in five different companies, with $25 million unicoins sold. Owners of unicoin have a stake in the cryptocurrency, but not the companies that the Unicorn Hunters themselves have stakes within.[16]
Notes and References
- Web site: "The Masked Singer" producer Smart Dog Media preps "Unicorn Hunters" . Real Screen . Kim Izzo . April 9, 2021.
- News: Reality show 'Unicorn Hunters' is looking for the next $1 billion company . Samantha Murphy Kelly . CNN Business . May 12, 2021.
- Web site: "Unicorn Hunters" a new reality show to democratize access to investment . May 10, 2021 . Nora Quintanilla . La Prensa Latina.
- News: "Unicorn Hunters" with Silvina Moschini, Moe Vela & Steve Wozniak . 2021-11-16 . 2021-11-09 . Washington Post Live . . Washington, D.C. . 0190-8286 . 1330888409.
- Web site: Hollywood's latest take on Silicon Valley: "Unicorn Hunters". Kia Kokalitcheva . Axios . May 12, 2021 .
- Web site: Unicorn Hunters, un reality que favorece el acceso a inversión . May 14, 2021 . Nora Quintanilla . El Pais.
- News: Lance Bass and former senior advisor to Joe Biden Moe Vela star in new reality show 'Unicorn Hunters' . June 15, 2021 . KTLA . Olivia de Bortoli.
- News: The new TV show 'Unicorn Hunters' will feature Steve Wozniak and allow viewers to invest in pre-IPO companies . Weston Blasi . April 13, 2021 . Marketwatch.
- Web site: Showtime Releases 'Ziwe' Trailer (TV News Roundup) . April 6, 2021 . Variety . Haley Bosselman and Ethan Shanfeld.
- Web site: 'Unicorn Hunters', the series that will allow anyone to invest in startups . Forbes staff . Spanish . April 15, 2021 . Forbes.
- Web site: This TV Show Featuring Steve Wozniak Can Help You Become a Better Investor . Entrepreneur magazine . Entrepreneur staff . May 10, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210510200641/https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/371547 . 2021-05-10 .
- Web site: 2022-07-28 . The Unicorn Hunters Show Is Back With New Episodes Premiering Now Through The End Of 2022 . 2022-09-05 . NFT Cable . en-GB.
- Web site: #Unicorn Hunters . 2022-09-05 . BINGE Networks . en.
- Web site: Articles . KHTS . 2022-09-09 . It's Time To Binge On Binge Networks! . 2022-09-09 . Hometown Station KHTS FM 98.1 & AM 1220 . en-US.
- Web site: Para Silvina Moschini, Presidente de Unicorn Hunters, su superpoder es ser mujer. March 2022 .
- Web site: Brave Souls: 'Unicorn' Crypto Project Ties Value to Equity in Emerging Growth Companies . .
