Amsterdam-based Nebius is investing $300 million in GPU infrastructure to strengthen the UK’s artificial intelligence capabilities. The new cluster, expected to launch in late 2025, forms part of the company’s global expansion and signals its intent to support a broad spectrum of AI development in the UK.

Powered by Nvidia’s Blackwell Ultra chips, the cluster will serve not only private enterprises but also academic institutions, research centres and public services including the NHS. The move reflects Nebius’s ambition to contribute widely to the UK’s AI ecosystem. “The UK is a foundational hub for AI development,” said Arkady Volozh, Founder and CEO, Nebius. He highlighted opportunities for collaboration with local entrepreneurs, academics and corporate leaders.

The investment supports the UK Government’s AI Opportunities Action Plan, which seeks to expand domestic compute capacity and reduce dependence on foreign infrastructure. “Robust local infrastructure is vital to enabling countries to build their own AI frameworks,” said Dave Salvator, Director of Accelerated Computing Products, Nvidia. By building this cluster, Nebius aims to create a platform for innovation among startups and established firms alike.

Nebius’s initiative coincides with a national drive to upgrade digital infrastructure. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has pointed to current weaknesses in the UK’s digital framework, despite the strength of its research community. In response, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer announced an additional £1 billion investment to expand AI computing power twentyfold, bolstering the UK’s AI Research Resource and encouraging broader adoption across sectors, including government training schemes.

The UK project forms part of a wider European expansion by Nebius, which is investing over $1 billion in AI infrastructure by mid-2025. This includes a new GPU cluster in Paris, one of the first in Europe to feature Nvidia H200 Tensor Core GPUs. As the first Europe-based Nvidia Cloud Partner, Nebius now operates multiple GPU clusters worldwide, cementing its position as a key player in global AI infrastructure.

While the full impact of this investment remains to be seen, industry leaders believe it marks a critical step in narrowing the AI infrastructure gap between the UK and leading powers such as the US and China. The project is seen as both a corporate expansion and a national milestone in advancing AI capabilities.

With strong support from both government and the private sector, the initiative signals growing momentum behind efforts to establish a responsible and high-performance AI landscape in the UK.

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