Investment into UK artificial intelligence firms reached £4.56 billion in the second quarter, according to figures from Beauhurst, as the sector’s fundraising continues to reach new records.
The figure was a 4.1 percent rise over the first quarter, and was nearly three times the £1.59bn raised by AI companies in the same quarter a year earlier, or an 186.8 percent year-on-year increase, Beauhurst said.
“The figure makes Q2 2026 the strongest quarter on record for UK AI investment by amount raised, surpassing the previous high of £4.38bn in Q1 2026,” the analyst firm said.
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