CLOSED: Deal Club Private Equity: Inside the AI Unicorn Investment Landscape
The artificial intelligence sector has emerged as the most dynamic frontier in private equity, with AI unicorns commanding unprecedented valuations and attracting billions in capital. An analysis of the top-tier AI unicorns reveals a landscape where innovation meets extraordinary financial opportunity, creating exclusive investment territories for sophisticated private equity players.
CLOSED: SHEIN
Investment Tagline: Leading global fast fashion e-commerce platform transforming digital shopping with 75 million active users worldwide IndustryeCommerceTotal Raised$3.0bn (as of Aug 25)HeadquartersSingapore, SingaporeLast Primary Valuation$67.0bn (as of Aug 25)Founded2012Caplight Valuation$53.2bn ABOUT SHEIN SHEIN is a globally renowned fast fashion e-commerce company
CLOSED: STRIPE
Investment Tagline: Leading global payment infrastructure platform powering over $1 trillion in annual payments for millions of businesses worldwide IndustryFintech/PaymentsTotal Raised$8.8bn (as of Feb 25)HeadquartersSan Francisco, USALast Primary Valuation$91.5bn (as of Feb 25)Founded2010Caplight Valuation$112.2bn ABOUT STRIPE Stripe is a globally renowned
CLOSED: CANVA
Investment Tagline: Democratizing design through an intuitive platform serving over 200 million monthly active users worldwide IndustryMultimedia & Design SoftwareTotal Raised$4.5bn (as of Aug 25)HeadquartersSurry Hills, AustraliaLast Primary Valuation$42.0bn (as of Aug 25)Founded2012Caplight Valuation$45.1bn ABOUT CANVA Canva is a dynamic online design
CLOSED: Mistral AI
Investment Tagline: Invest in Europe's Leading AI Champion Building Open and Efficient Foundation Models Industry Artificial Intelligence Total Raised $3.1bn (as of Sep 25) Headquarters Paris, France Last Primary Valuation $11.7bn (as of Sep 25) Founded 2023 Caplight Valuation $13.5bn CLOSED
CLOSED: DATABRICKS
Investment Tagline: Leading unified data and AI platform powering the data intelligence revolution with $4 billion revenue run-rate and Fortune 500 dominance IndustryData & AITotal Raised$14.1bn (as of Dec 24)HeadquartersSan Francisco, USALast Primary Valuation$62.0bn (as of Dec 24)Founded2013Caplight Valuation$87.5bn ABOUT DATABRICKS Databricks
CLOSED: EPIC GAMES
Investment Tagline: Leading interactive entertainment company powering the gaming and metaverse revolution with Fortnite, Unreal Engine, and strategic partnerships with Disney and Sony IndustryEntertainmentTotal Raised$7.3bn (as of Jul 25)HeadquartersCary, USALast Primary Valuation$22.5bn (as of Jul 25)Founded1991Caplight Valuation$17.4bn ABOUT EPIC GAMES Epic Games
CLOSED: REVOLUT
Investment Tagline: Leading global neo-bank democratizing financial services with 35+ million customers across 38 countries IndustryFintech/BankingTotal Raised$1.9bn (as of Aug 24)HeadquartersLondon, UKLast Primary Valuation$45.0bn (as of Aug 24)Founded2015Caplight Valuation$55.3bn ABOUT REVOLUT Revolut is a leading global neo-bank that simplifies personal finances
CLOSED: SandboxAQ
Investment Tagline: Securing the quantum future through AI-powered cryptography and simulation Industry Enterprise Software / AI / Quantum Computing Total Raised $950M Headquarters Palo Alto, CA, USA Last Primary Valuation $5.75bn (Apr 2025) Founded 2022 (spun out) / 2016 (within Alphabet) Origin Alphabet spinout CLOSED
CLOSED: Lambda
Investment Tagline: Developer-first GPU cloud infrastructure growing 4x faster than hyperscalers Industry AI / Cloud Computing Total Raised $863M+ equity Headquarters San Francisco, USA Last Primary Valuation $2.5bn (Feb 2025) Founded 2012 Potential Next Round $4-5bn (mid-2025 target) CLOSED
CLOSED: KRAKEN
Investment Tagline: Leading global cryptocurrency exchange with the largest European market share and second-largest US volume IndustryFintech/CryptoTotal Raised$5.1bn (as of Feb 22)HeadquartersSan Francisco, USALast Primary Valuation$10.8bn (as of Feb 22)Founded2011Caplight Valuation$10.7bn ABOUT KRAKEN Kraken Digital Asset Exchange is one of the
