✨ BLCK UNICRN Summer 2025 Recap ✨

🚀 Traction & Focus

This summer, BLCK UNICRN made a critical pivot: focusing on manufacturing training as our wedge in the $370B+ global industrial training market.

The problem is clear:

• Aging workforce - veteran employees who hold 80% of know-how are retiring.

• Outdated training - PowerPoints and one-on-one shadowing don’t scale for the next generation of workers.

• High cost of mistakes - over $171B lost annually to workplace injuries and errors.

Immersive, AI-powered training is no longer a “nice to have” - it’s an urgent need. We’re building the platform to deliver faster onboarding, safer factories, and higher productivity.

This summer we validated that focus through experiments, A/B tests, and GTM data analysis, narrowing our ICP to high-signal categories in manufacturing, logistics, and healthcare. This fall, we’ll double down: running more enterprise pilots, tightening ICP fit, and refining our GTM motion.

Key summer highlights:
💡 Shipped new product features with AI coding tools
🎯 Ran outbound A/B tests across channels to boost conversion
🎥 Built an immersive preview generator with Google VEO3, cutting time-to-value for prospects
📊 Cleaned datasets, optimized SEO/PPC, and refined our GTM engine
🤝 Engaged Fortune 100 financial institutions & global tech giants with tailored RFPs + ABM campaigns

Meanwhile, BLCK UNICRN also:
🏆 Joined Google for Startups, Microsoft for Startups, and NVIDIA for Startups
🎤 Pitched at AWE and NY Tech Week by a16z
📺 Released Episode 2 of our reality show - gearing up for our LA Tech Week finale in October

🌟 Shoutout to Our Summer 2025 Intern Cohort 🌟

A huge thank you to the incredible students who powered BLCK UNICRN forward this summer:

🙌 Abhishek Singh
🙌 Anagha Niravane
🙌 Apar Mahajan
🙌 Ashna Singh
🙌 Damien Paschke
🙌 Jenna Kudaimi
🙌 Keagan Aromin
🙌 Sameer Rahman
🙌 Sean Rhee
🙌 Soha Ahmad
🙌 Tyoma Bergal
🙌 Yuqi Zhang

Their key contributions:
💡 Shipped new product features using AI coding tools
🎯 Ran outbound A/B tests to increase conversion
🎥 Built an immersive preview generator with Google VEO3
📊 Optimized SEO/PPC and cleaned datasets to fuel GTM insights
🤝 Helped engage enterprise prospects with ABM campaigns

We’re proud to say many of our interns have gone on to tech giants, consulting firms, investment banks, and unicorns - and we know this cohort is on the same path.

Next up → we’re launching our Fall 2025 Intern Cohort later on this month to bring in the next wave of talent.

🎤 Don’t Just Post Content. Build Worlds — #LATechWeek

📍 Los Angeles, CA
📅 Friday, October 17 | 6:30 PM

Join us during #LATechWeek for an evening that redefines what content can be.

BLCK UNICRN is the platform where immersive creators and companies come together to build, launch, and monetize custom experiences-across entertainment, education, corporate training, and brand activations.

At this event, we’ll showcase real use cases from top creators, plus unveil Season 2 of our reality show, which unlocks immersive tools and monetization paths for mid-market and enterprise teams.

Expect:
🎤 Creator panel + real-world case studies
🛠️ Live demo of the BLCK UNICRN marketplace
🎥 Screening highlights from our immersive experience series
🍕 Free food, drinks, and great community

This event is for marketers, innovators, XR builders, creators, and future-minded brands ready to go beyond static content-and into full-spectrum experiences.

🎥 Want a preview?

• Episode 1 – The OneVerse Challenge Begins

• Episode 2 – The Marketplace Awakens

This event is part of #LATechWeek, a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem. Learn more at tech-week.com.

Best,

BLCK UNICRN Team