US President Donald Trump’s state visit to the UK has delivered major investment pledges worth hundreds of billions, as tech giants and investment firms commit to expanding in artificial intelligence, energy, and pharmaceuticals under a newly signed “Tech Prosperity Deal.”
The largest pledge came from private equity firm Blackstone, announcing plans to invest £90 billion (RM516 billion) in UK assets over the next decade.
Microsoft committed US$30 billion (RM125 billion) over four years in its largest-ever UK investment, with half of the funds directed at AI and cloud infrastructure, including plans to build the country’s largest supercomputer. CEO Satya Nadella said the move aims to create opportunities across both nations and ensure America remains the UK’s trusted tech partner.
Google pledged £5 billion over the next two years to advance AI, strengthen cybersecurity, and create 8,250 jobs annually.
British firm Nscale has teamed up with OpenAI and Nvidia to establish a UK version of “Stargate,” an AI infrastructure initiative. Nvidia will deploy 120,000 advanced GPUs nationwide, its largest-ever rollout in Europe.
In pharmaceuticals, GSK announced US$30 billion in US investments over the next five years, including a US$1.2 billion biologics plant in Pennsylvania.
Other firms including Bank of America, BlackRock, Citi Group, PayPal, and S&P Global will invest a combined £1.75 billion into their UK operations.
On the government level, both countries pledged cooperation in nuclear energy, AI-driven healthcare, and quantum computing, while NASA and the UK Space Agency will collaborate on AI models for exploration missions.
