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UK Fundamental AI Lab Fund
Signal type
Fund launch
Size
£60.0M
Lead investor
UKRI / UK Government
Sectors
ai
Qualification
Fundamental AI research; academic, government and industry collaboration
Detected
26 June 2026
Confidence
55%
Source
������ 2 major new AI labs in the UK ������\n\n3 months ago, we launched a £40m call for a fundamental AI lab in the UK.\n\nGiven the exceptional bids we received, we have doubled down: 2 new AI labs, £60m seed funding.\n\n▪️@BOLD_LAB_AI: led by @j_foerst, with an exceptional team of @CULLYAntoine, @shimon8282, @tonizza82, Ani Calinescu & @_rockt \n\n▪️SOFAIR: led by Prof David Barber, with a world-leading team of Mirella Lapata, @yaringal and @LourdesAgapito \n\nThe best of UK academia, government and industry, together, to make fundamental advances in AI ������\n\nhttps://t.co/bk5HMyXzSi
26 Jun 2026
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