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April 27, 2026

17 AI startups in the UK to watch, according to VCs

From a robotic restaurant chain to a forecasting platform for governments, these are the startups on investors’ radar

The UK’s AI ecosystem had a strong start to 2026.

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Maya Dharampal-Hornby

Maya Dharampal-Hornby is a reporter, covering UK tech for Sifted, based in London. She's also the producer of Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast .

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