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April 16, 2026

The UK’s £500m Sovereign AI Unit just struck deals with these 7 startups

Drug discovery, cheap supercomputing and sustainability startups among chosen partners


Martin Coulter

3 min read

Doubleword founders Fergus Finn, Jamie Dborin and Meryem Arik

The UK government’s Sovereign AI Unit has unveiled the first cohort of startups it will partner with, either via direct investment or by granting access to the country’s top supercomputing facilities. 

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Martin Coulter

Martin Coulter is Sifted's news editor, based in London. You can follow him on LinkedIn and X

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