NVIDIA plans investments in five UK startups

NVIDIA said it plans new investments in five UK startups: Boltz, Foresight, Hiverge, Prima Mente and Riverlane. The companies work across AI-assisted drug discovery, infrastructure planning, algorithm optimization, biological foundation models and quantum error correction.

The NVIDIA announcement did not disclose the amount, ownership stake, valuation, transaction structure or expected closing date for any of the investments. It also did not say whether any deal had been completed.

The investments are separate from NVIDIA’s $250 million UK compute commitment. That five-year program provides compute access for agentic safety and security research; the figure is not an aggregate value for the five startup investments. DataPhoenix’s related coverage includes NVIDIA’s five-year U.S. science commitment.

Boltz builds biomolecular models and tools for structure prediction and the design of proteins and small molecules. NVIDIA described the London company as using AI agents to help scientists study molecular interactions and design potential medicines.

Foresight offers project-delivery software that turns construction schedules into forecasts and risk indicators. NVIDIA said its work includes major infrastructure projects such as hyperscale data centers.

Hiverge develops a system in which AI agents generate, test and refine algorithms against user-defined metrics. The Cambridge company says its software produces readable code and can optimize for a customer’s compute environment and constraints.

Prima Mente describes itself as an AI biology company that generates data and builds general-purpose biological foundation models. Its initial focus is the brain and neurological disease; NVIDIA named Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and ALS as target areas.

Riverlane builds hardware and software for quantum error correction, which detects errors caused by unstable qubits and tells a quantum system how to correct them. In a separate technical update, Riverlane said it is collaborating with NVIDIA on using AI and accelerated computing to speed decoder calibration as quantum hardware behavior changes.