UK Launches £500M AI Fund, Backs First 7 Startups

UK Launches £500M AI Fund, Backs First 7 Startups

LinkedIn UK’s £500m Sovereign AI Fund has launched, backing its first 7 startups—Callosum, Prima Mente & more—with compute access & equity.

First companies to receive support from Sovereign AI to boost health research

First companies to receive support from Sovereign AI to boost health research Polly Jones 17 April, 2026 First companies to receive support from Sovereign AI to boost health research 17 April, 2026 The first companies are set to receive support from the UK’s £500 million Sovereign AI.Sovereign AI will invest directly in the UK’s most promising AI startups, help them scale quickly, and give them the support they need to compete with the best i…

First investment from the UK's £500m Sovereign AI Fund announced

The UK government has confirmed the first investment from its new flagship £500m Sovereign AI fund will go towards infrastructure startup Callosum. The fund, unveiled this week by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), the fund was launched as a way for the government to directly support the sector and drive a culture of entrepreneurship and innovation. Intended to operate more like a venture capital firm than a public fun…

AI firms pioneering drug discovery, cheaper supercomputing and more get first backing through UK's Sovereign AI

Sovereign AI is the UK's £500 million bet to back homegrown AI founders, drive growth and create jobs across the UK.   Sovereign AI is the UK's £500 million bet to back homegrown AI founders, drive growth and create jobs across the UK AI is the most important technology of our era.