Microsoft → United Kingdom: $30B investment
Microsoft pledges $30B in the UK. During Trump's state visit Microsoft pledged £22B (about $30B) in the UK for 2025-2028. Roughly half is capex for AI infrastructure, including the Nscale-built supercomputer at Loughton (23,040 Nvidia GB300 GPUs).
This deal is 16% of everything Microsoft pays and 76% of everything United Kingdom receives in this database.
- Date
- Sep 17, 2025
- Paid by
Microsoft- Received by
🇬🇧 United Kingdom- Type
- Investment
- Amount
- $30B
- Status
- announced
- Note
- £22B (~$30B) over 2025-2028; half capex, includes the Nscale Loughton supercomputer
Sources
All deals between Microsoft and United Kingdom
- Sep 17, 2025 Microsoft → United Kingdom · Microsoft pledges $30B in the UK $30B
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