{"id":127219,"title":"Nvidia Unveils £2bn Funding Drive for UK Technology","publisher":"Share Talk","author":"sharetalk","published":"2025-09-19T09:38:15+00:00","modified":"2025-09-19T09:38:15+00:00","canonical_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/nvidia-unveils-2bn-funding-drive-for-uk-technology/","markdown_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/nvidia-unveils-2bn-funding-drive-for-uk-technology.md","json_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/nvidia-unveils-2bn-funding-drive-for-uk-technology.json","category":"B2B","categories":["B2B","Blogs","Business & Support Services","e-commerce","Technology","Technology, Media & Telecoms"],"tags":["AI","ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE","DGX1","Howard Luttnick","Jensen Huang","London’s King’s Cross","Nvidia","Peter Kyle","start-ups","supercomputer","UK"],"featured_image":"https://i0.wp.com/www.share-talk.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Nvidia-19-SEP.webp?fit=1200%2C800&quality=80&ssl=1","format":"news","language":"en-GB","content":"**Nvidia Pledges £2bn Investment in UK AI Start-Ups**\n\nUS technology giant **Nvidia** has pledged to invest **£2bn in the UK’s artificial intelligence start-up ecosystem**, in a move hailed as a major boost for Britain’s tech sector.\n\nFounder and chief executive **Jensen Huang** announced the commitment at a packed event in **London’s King’s Cross**, attended by hundreds of venture capitalists and entrepreneurs. He was joined on stage by Prime Minister **Keir Starmer**, who welcomed the announcement.\n\nHuang named a string of UK firms set to benefit, including driverless car start-up **Wayve**, life sciences company **Basecamp Research**, AI video platform **Synthesia**, and fintech unicorn **Revolut**. “I’m going to invest in your next round,” Huang declared to each founder in turn.\n\nAs a symbolic gesture, Huang presented Starmer with a **DGX1 supercomputer**, inscribed: *“Prime Minister Starmer, this is the age of AI. A new industrial revolution begins.”*\n\nThe event also featured UK business secretary **Peter Kyle**, science and technology secretary **Liz Kendall**, and US commerce secretary **Howard Luttnick**.\n\nAddressing UK business secretary **Peter Kyle**, US commerce secretary **Howard Luttnick** said:\n\n> “In order to win the race to AGI we must arm our best entrepreneurs, our best innovators, our best engineers. It’s key that you deliver the regulatory infrastructure framework so that the smartest people here feel good about that investment.”\n\nNvidia’s **£2bn pledge to UK AI start-ups** came only hours after the company revealed a separate **US$5bn investment in Intel**, underscoring its ambition to cement global leadership in the next wave of artificial intelligence and semiconductor technology.\n\nClosing his remarks, Huang told the audience: *“I love you guys, I’m looking forward to making a fortune off of all of you.”*\n\nIn a pointed intervention, Luttnick warned against heavy-handed UK regulation, telling Kyle: *“We need standards, not safety.”*"}