Key facts
- A new AI platform, InvestConnect, will connect global investors with UK infrastructure projects.
- The platform aims to attract over $3 trillion in assets under management from investors across North America, the Gulf, and Asia-Pacific.
- InvestConnect is a partnership between InvestConnect Global and the City of London Corporation.
- The platform is set to launch in Autumn 2026 and will initially focus on large-scale infrastructure and real asset projects.
- Cornwall Council, the Scottish Government, and the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority are the first partners.
A new artificial intelligence platform, InvestConnect, is set to launch in Autumn 2026, aiming to connect top global investors managing approximately $3 trillion in assets with UK infrastructure projects. Developed by InvestConnect Global in partnership with the City of London Corporation, the platform seeks to address the long-recognized challenge of the investment gap that has hindered British infrastructure development.
Dame Susan Langley, Lady Mayor of the City of London, will announce the initiative at Chancellor Rachel Reeve’s Mansion House dinner. The platform intends to streamline the investment process by efficiently packaging opportunities and presenting information to investors from North America, the Gulf, and the Asia-Pacific region. Initially, it will focus on large-scale infrastructure and real asset projects with transaction values of £100 million or more.
Cornwall Council, the Scottish Government, and the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority are the first public bodies to partner with InvestConnect. The City of London Corporation is also seeking to attract further partners before the platform's launch. This initiative comes as the UK requires an estimated £345 billion of private capital over the next decade to close its infrastructure funding gap, with projects like HS2 facing significant cost overruns.
Daniel Cannizzaro, founder of InvestConnect, stated that while the UK offers compelling long-term investment opportunities, they have historically been fragmented and difficult to assess. The platform aims to overcome these hurdles, making it easier for global capital to find and invest in projects across the country.