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Nebius says it has struck deals with UK AI labs
Nebius says it has struck deals with early-stage UK AI labs, but it has not named them.
The Amsterdam-headquartered company builds data centres equipped with GPUs and provides computing power and software for AI companies.
It has four UK data centre sites and announced a £1.7bn UK expansion earlier this year, including new sites and an expanded London hub.
The labs Nebius mentioned are in stealth or have only recently emerged, so their identities remain unclear.
The UK government is planning to ease non-compete clauses in employment contracts, which can restrict workers from joining or starting rival businesses.
Nebius’s EMEA general manager said easing the rules could help startups attract talent and lead to more AI labs being created in the UK.
Nebius says it has struck deals with a number of early-stage UK AI labs.
The company says the agreements are part of efforts to expand its compute and infrastructure offering in the UK.
Nebius general manager for EMEA Gary Tierney did not identify the labs, saying they were in stealth or had only recently emerged from stealth.
Nebius announced a £1.7bn UK build-out earlier this year and has four data centre sites in the country.
Tierney welcomed the UK government’s plan to ease restrictive non-compete clauses, saying this could help startups attract talent.
- Who
- Nebius, a European AI infrastructure company, says it has struck deals with UK AI labs.
- What
- The company has made deals with a number of early-stage labs. It did not name them.
- When
- Not stated. The article was published on 15 October 2026.
- Where
- The UK.
- Why
- Nebius says it aims to accelerate its compute and infrastructure offering in the UK.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Nebius announced a £1.7bn UK build-out across new sites and an expansion of its London hub.
Nebius said it had struck deals with a number of early-stage UK AI labs.
- UK AI lab deals
- A number of early-stage labs; names not disclosed
- UK build-out
- £1.7bn
- UK data centre sites
- 4
- London hub
- Nebius’s major European R&D and go-to-market hub
- Headquarters
- Amsterdam
What people are saying
We are working with some really exciting AI labs that are coming out of the UK.
I don’t think that is ever a reason for us not to invest in a region
Here, now with so much great talent appearing and being able to raise funds but they can’t attract talent in London, because of this non-compete, if that goes away, I think you are going to see an emergence of a lot more labs, a lot more frontier builders here in the UK.