Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang invited to King Charles’ AI meeting as UK courts Big Tech billions

When the King of England wants to talk artificial intelligence, he apparently calls the guy who makes the chips powering most of it. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang joined King Charles III and a roster of tech heavyweights at Blair House in Washington, D.C. on April 28 for a meeting focused on AI development, investment, and the UK’s bid to become a serious player in the global tech race. The guest list read like a who’s who of Silicon Valley royalty meeting actual royalty. Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Tim Cook of Apple, and executives from AMD, Salesforce, and Alphabet all attended the gathering during King Charles’ state visit to the US. Britain’s startup ‘valley of death’ A central topic was a problem the UK knows all too well: the so-called “valley of death” that swallows promising university spinouts before they can reach commercial viability. Huang used the meeting to push for a more vibrant venture capital ecosystem in the UK, arguing that bridging this funding gap is essential for the country to capitalize on opportunities in AI, quantum computing, and robotics. Nvidia backed up the rhetoric with a $42 billion investment pledge toward UK AI infrastructure, announced in September 2025. A r...