Guides

Practical, evergreen guides for people building and backing AI in the UK.

• Updated 7 October 2026

  UK AI regulation, explained

  A plain-English guide to how the UK regulates artificial intelligence: the principles-based, sector-regulator model, what actually binds a UK AI company today, how it differs from the EU AI Act, and where AI now sits in government after DSIT was abolished.

• Updated 30 August 2026

  What makes the UK a great place to start an AI company

  A guide to why the UK has become one of the best places in the world to build an AI company: world-class research talent, deep specialist capital, unusually active government backing, pragmatic regulation, and a real market on the doorstep — with an honest look at the trade-offs.

• Updated 18 August 2026

  Raising investment as a UK AI company

  A practical, UK-specific guide to funding an AI company: the stages, the routes to capital (including the non-dilutive and government options unique to the UK), what investors look for, and how to find the right ones.