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| Unicorn Hunters | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality |
| Judges | Steve Wozniak Lance Bass Moe Vela Silvina Moschini Alex Konanykhin Scott Livingston Rosa Rios |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 14 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Craig Plestis |
| Original release | |
| Release | May 10, 2021 (2021-05-10) |
Unicorn Hunters is a reality television series that debuted in 2021 onAmazon Prime.[1]
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] TheWashington Post has described the series as “the only show that can make you rich”.[4]
In the shows first season, the members of the Circle of Money includedSteve Wozniak,[5]Lance Bass,[6]Moe Vela,Silvina Moschini,[7]Alex Konanykhin,[8] Scott Livingston, andRosa Rios.[9]
The show was produced byCraig Plestis[9] and premiered on May 10, 2021[10] onAmazon Prime.[11]
Unicorn Hunters also eventually made a home on theonline streaming platformBinge Networks.[12][13][14]
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]