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lobal Tech Leaders Pledge Major UK Investments, Sparking High-Skilled Job Creation from Edinburgh to Warwick
Top technology firms at the forefront of areas like AI and fintech have today unveiled substantial commitments to the UK, promising to generate a wave of specialist roles across regions from Scotland’s capital down to the Midlands.
Science and Technology at the Heart of Growth
Addressing attendees at London Tech Week, Science and Tech Secretary Peter Kyle stressed that the coming decades will be shaped by rapid technological breakthroughs—advances that have the power to boost prosperity, enhance public health and drive cleaner energy solutions. He confirmed that government policy will lean heavily on science and technology to underpin its emerging Industrial Strategy and the broader “Plan for Change.”
Hundreds of Well-Paying Positions on the Way
A series of deals announced today (Tuesday 10 June) will see global names either deepen their UK presence or establish their first British operations:
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Liquidity (US-based AI-powered fintech) will base its European headquarters in London and inject a further £1.5 billion into innovation over five years.
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InnovX AI, one of Europe’s premier startup incubators, is committing £14.7 million to a new London innovation hub, creating around 30 roles.
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Nebius, a Netherlands AI-infrastructure specialist, is pledging an initial £200 million toward the UK’s AI ecosystem as it scopes out two potential sites for a new “AI Factory” in the Southeast—an investment that could sustain thousands of positions long term.
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Capgemini will relocate to a new London headquarters following robust growth in its existing UK operations.
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Netcompany, the Danish consultancy, is expanding its Leeds base with a £2 million outlay and opening a fresh office in Edinburgh.
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Ekimetrics, the French data-science firm, will devote £8.5 million to scale up UK activities, recruiting over 150 specialists in London by 2028.
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Yuno, a fast-growing fintech from Colombia, has chosen London for its European hub.
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Rebeldot, a software consultancy hailing from Romania, is launching a UK subsidiary in Warwick as part of its wider expansion.
Government as an Active Innovation Partner
Mr Kyle emphasised that tech businesses need regulatory clarity and long-term support: “The era of hesitation is past. Through today’s measures, and our wider Plan for Change, we will harness our trillion-pound technology sector to reshape the nation for the better.”
He previewed that the forthcoming Industrial Strategy will offer a robust 10-year framework, cementing the UK’s appeal as Europe’s premier destination for digital investment and scale-up. Key commitments include:
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£86 billion in R&D funding
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A £25 million scheme to attract top AI researchers via Turing AI “Global” Fellowships
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£187 million to bolster the future tech workforce
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£1 billion for the new AI Research Resource announced by the Prime Minister
Fellowships and Spinouts to Accelerate Innovation
To channel private capital into early-stage ventures, the government is launching a second round of the Science and Technology Venture Capital Fellowship, run by the Royal Academy of Engineering and Imperial College Business School. Meanwhile, the Turing AI “Global” Fellowships will lure five world-class AI experts to build teams on UK soil, and the Encode: AI for Science Fellowship will embed top researchers within labs tackling challenges from climate modelling to neuroscience.
In a world-first, a new Spinouts Register will catalog more than 2,000 university-founded companies since 2012, helping policymakers and investors understand and support this high-growth cohort. Initial analysis from Cambridge’s Policy Evidence Unit shows that university spinouts account for seven of the top ten life-science startups by funding raised.
International Collaboration and Next Steps
Mr Kyle will later meet EU Research and Innovation Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva to deepen UK access to Horizon Europe’s quantum and space funding streams. These announcements build on yesterday’s Prime Ministerial commitments—such as the Tech First skills programme and a National Digital Exchange platform projected to save the public sector £1.2 billion—underscoring the government’s all-in approach to driving the next Industrial Revolution on British soil.
