NVIDIA has announced plans to invest in five UK technology startups as part of its broader efforts to support the country’s AI and quantum computing ecosystem.
The companies include London-based Boltz, Foresight and Prima Mente, alongside Cambridge-based Hiverge and Riverlane. NVIDIA has not disclosed the planned investment amounts, ownership stakes or transaction timelines.
The announcement, made on October 13, also outlines new collaborations involving AI infrastructure, healthcare, financial services and climate technology.
Five UK Startups Selected for Investment
The five companies operate across different areas of AI and advanced computing.
Boltz, a London-based startup founded by MIT researchers, develops biomolecular AI models and agents that help scientists predict molecular structures and interactions and design potential new medicines.
Foresight, also based in London, provides technology that helps operators of major infrastructure projects, including hyperscale data centres, forecast completion dates, identify risks and improve project planning.
Hiverge, a Cambridge-based startup founded by researchers from Google DeepMind and the University of Cambridge, develops an AI discovery engine that automatically generates and optimises algorithms. Its applications include accelerating AI training and improving logistics planning.
Prima Mente, a London-based AI biology startup, builds biological foundation models to study complex diseases and identify potential therapeutic targets. Its initial research focuses on Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Riverlane, based in Cambridge, develops quantum error correction hardware and software designed to improve the reliability of quantum computers. Its technology supports multiple qubit architectures and focuses on correcting errors during quantum computations.
The announcement adds to NVIDIA’s existing investments in UK technology companies, including Basecamp Research, Ineffable Intelligence, Synthesia and Wayve.
Expanding AI Infrastructure and Industry Partnerships
Alongside the planned startup investments, NVIDIA highlighted a separate five-year, $250 million compute commitment to support agentic AI safety and security research in the UK.
The company also announced a partnership with the Earthshot Prize, joining as a Global Alliance Founding Partner to provide computing resources and technical expertise to organisations developing climate and sustainability solutions.
Across healthcare, NVIDIA is working with companies including OneAdvanced, Heidi, Speechmatics and Apian on applications ranging from medical AI assistants to hospital robotics.
In financial services, organisations including LSEG, Revolut, Lloyds Banking Group, Starling Bank, NatWest and Modulr are developing or deploying AI systems using NVIDIA technologies.
The announcement also highlighted Fuse Energy’s use of NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra infrastructure to support AI-powered customer services for more than 450,000 UK households.
In quantum computing, Riverlane is collaborating with NVIDIA on GPU-accelerated workflows for quantum error correction, including faster recalibration of decoders as quantum hardware conditions change.
According to NVIDIA, more than 3,100 UK companies currently participate in its Inception programme, which supports startups developing technologies in AI and accelerated computing.