SandboxAQ Katarzyna Lomnicka October 21, 2025 – 6 min read Share this post Deal Club 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. By Katarzyna Lomnicka • 3 min read Deal Club 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 By Grzegorz Koscielniak • 3 min read Deal Club DISCORD Investment Tagline: Leading communication platform revolutionizing online communities with 150 million monthly active users IndustrySocial Media/CommunicationTotal Raised$1.1bn (as of Sep 21)HeadquartersSan Francisco, USALast Primary Valuation$14.7bn (as of Sep 21)Founded2012Caplight Valuation$6.4bn ABOUT DISCORD Discord is a versatile communication platform that brings people By Grzegorz Koscielniak • 4 min read papers Perplexity AI Raises $200M at $20B Valuation to Take On Google in AI Search Perplexity AI's $200M Raise at a $20B Valuation: A New Challenger to Google Perplexity AI, a San Francisco–based search startup founded in 2022, has raised $200 million in a new funding round that values the company at $20 billion. The financing underscores growing investor interest in alternative By Grzegorz Koscielniak • 2 min read papers “China and the U.S. Race to Build the First Truly Useful Humanoid Workforce” The Humanoid Robotics Revolution: A New Industrial Era Humanoid robots powered by artificial intelligence are gradually moving from experimental prototypes into early-stage industrial deployment. Known as embodied or physical AI, these systems combine advanced software with human-shaped hardware designed to operate in environments built for people. While still limited, recent By Grzegorz Koscielniak • 4 min read papers OpenAI’s GPT-5.2: Raising the Stakes in the AI Race for Knowledge Workers OpenAI's GPT-5.2: A Power Tool for Knowledge Workers OpenAI's GPT-5.2: A Power Tool for Knowledge Workers OpenAI has introduced GPT-5.2 as its latest large language model aimed at professional and enterprise use cases. The release reflects the company’s effort to position ChatGPT By Grzegorz Koscielniak • 3 min read papers CoreWeave Brings NVIDIA Blackwell RTX PRO 6000 GPUs to the Cloud at Scale CoreWeave's Blackwell GPU Cloud: Power at Massive Scale CoreWeave has expanded its cloud infrastructure offering by making NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition GPU instances available at scale. The move allows customers to access Blackwell-based GPUs through a cloud model rather than through direct ownership of specialized By Grzegorz Koscielniak • 3 min read papers Databricks Hits $4 Billion Revenue Run Rate and $100 Billion Valuation on AI Surge Databricks: Revenue Growth and AI Market Leadership Databricks: Revenue Growth and AI Market Leadership Rocketing Revenue Growth & Business Performance Databricks reports it has surpassed a $4 billion annual revenue run rate as of July, representing 50% year-over-year growth across its platform. A key contributor to this performance is the By Grzegorz Koscielniak • 4 min read papers Anthropic–Accenture Forge Three‑Year Alliance to Turn Enterprise AI into Measurable ROI Anthropic–Accenture Three-Year AI Services Partnership The partnership outlines a three-year collaboration between Anthropic and Accenture aimed at accelerating the adoption of enterprise-grade artificial intelligence. The initiative focuses on applying Anthropic’s Claude model within large organizations and demonstrating clear operational and financial value across business functions. Invest in top By Grzegorz Koscielniak • 4 min read
Deal Club 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. By Katarzyna Lomnicka • 3 min read
Deal Club 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 By Grzegorz Koscielniak • 3 min read
Deal Club DISCORD Investment Tagline: Leading communication platform revolutionizing online communities with 150 million monthly active users IndustrySocial Media/CommunicationTotal Raised$1.1bn (as of Sep 21)HeadquartersSan Francisco, USALast Primary Valuation$14.7bn (as of Sep 21)Founded2012Caplight Valuation$6.4bn ABOUT DISCORD Discord is a versatile communication platform that brings people By Grzegorz Koscielniak • 4 min read
papers Perplexity AI Raises $200M at $20B Valuation to Take On Google in AI Search Perplexity AI's $200M Raise at a $20B Valuation: A New Challenger to Google Perplexity AI, a San Francisco–based search startup founded in 2022, has raised $200 million in a new funding round that values the company at $20 billion. The financing underscores growing investor interest in alternative By Grzegorz Koscielniak • 2 min read
papers “China and the U.S. Race to Build the First Truly Useful Humanoid Workforce” The Humanoid Robotics Revolution: A New Industrial Era Humanoid robots powered by artificial intelligence are gradually moving from experimental prototypes into early-stage industrial deployment. Known as embodied or physical AI, these systems combine advanced software with human-shaped hardware designed to operate in environments built for people. While still limited, recent By Grzegorz Koscielniak • 4 min read
papers OpenAI’s GPT-5.2: Raising the Stakes in the AI Race for Knowledge Workers OpenAI's GPT-5.2: A Power Tool for Knowledge Workers OpenAI's GPT-5.2: A Power Tool for Knowledge Workers OpenAI has introduced GPT-5.2 as its latest large language model aimed at professional and enterprise use cases. The release reflects the company’s effort to position ChatGPT By Grzegorz Koscielniak • 3 min read
papers CoreWeave Brings NVIDIA Blackwell RTX PRO 6000 GPUs to the Cloud at Scale CoreWeave's Blackwell GPU Cloud: Power at Massive Scale CoreWeave has expanded its cloud infrastructure offering by making NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition GPU instances available at scale. The move allows customers to access Blackwell-based GPUs through a cloud model rather than through direct ownership of specialized By Grzegorz Koscielniak • 3 min read
papers Databricks Hits $4 Billion Revenue Run Rate and $100 Billion Valuation on AI Surge Databricks: Revenue Growth and AI Market Leadership Databricks: Revenue Growth and AI Market Leadership Rocketing Revenue Growth & Business Performance Databricks reports it has surpassed a $4 billion annual revenue run rate as of July, representing 50% year-over-year growth across its platform. A key contributor to this performance is the By Grzegorz Koscielniak • 4 min read
papers Anthropic–Accenture Forge Three‑Year Alliance to Turn Enterprise AI into Measurable ROI Anthropic–Accenture Three-Year AI Services Partnership The partnership outlines a three-year collaboration between Anthropic and Accenture aimed at accelerating the adoption of enterprise-grade artificial intelligence. The initiative focuses on applying Anthropic’s Claude model within large organizations and demonstrating clear operational and financial value across business functions. Invest in top By Grzegorz Koscielniak • 4 min read
