Observed Signal · Sep 16, 2025 · Funding · Source: Tech.eu · Impact: 3/5 · Sentiment: Positive
CoreWeave and Salesforce pledge new UK AI investments
CoreWeave and Salesforce announced major AI investments in the UK, coinciding with President Trump's visit. CoreWeave committed the next £1.5bn phase of its £2.5bn UK investment in AI data centre capacity and operations. The cloud provider is partnering with Nvidia and Scottish data centre firm DataVita, deploying Nvidia GPUs powered entirely by renewable energy. Salesforce increased its UK investment to $6bn through 2030, up from a $4bn commitment in 2023. The software giant will make the UK its AI hub for the UK and Europe, establishing new R&D teams and its first AI Centre in London. Salesforce is also backing UK companies building AI. CoreWeave opened its first two UK data centres in January 2025. Google has also announced significant UK AI investment, with OpenAI and Nvidia expected to confirm additional investments.
Major AI infrastructure investments by CoreWeave and Salesforce strengthen the UK's AI compute and cloud ecosystem, which underpins AI-powered advertising and martech innovation.
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- CoreWeave announced the next £1.5bn phase of its £2.5bn UK AI data centre investment.
- CoreWeave is partnering with Nvidia and DataVita in Scotland, using Nvidia GPUs powered by renewable energy.
- Salesforce increased its UK investment to $6bn through 2030, up from a $4bn commitment in 2023.
- Salesforce will make the UK its AI hub for UK and Europe, establishing its first AI Centre in London.
- CoreWeave opened its first two UK data centres in January 2025, its first outside the US.
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“US software giant Salesforce, whose UK arm axed more than 450 jobs in 2024, said it is increasing its investment to $6bn in its UK business ...”
“CoreWeave is partnering with Nvidia and DataVita, the Scottish data centre firm, in Scotland, which will deploy Nvidia GPUs, which are backe...”
“Google has also announced a significant investment in UK AI, with OpenAI and Nvidia also expected to confirm investments....”
“Google has also announced a significant investment in UK AI, with OpenAI and Nvidia also expected to confirm investments....”
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