Top investors managing $3tn to gain access to UK infrastructure projects via AI platform

Top global investors managing around $3 trillion in assets will be given access to “fragmented” British infrastructure projects under plans for an AI platform designed to fix the industry’s investment woes. Both national and regional projects will be connected to trillions of global capital through the AI platform, dubbed InvestConnect, in a bid to accelerate investment into major construction initiatives. Dame Susan Langley, Lady Mayor of the City of London, will announce the plans at Chancellor Rachel Reeve’s Mansion House dinner on Tuesday night.

The platform, which was developed by InvestConnect Global in partnership with the City of London Corporation, connects investors spanning North America, the Gulf and Asia-Pacific, who hold over $3 trillion in assets under management collectively. “AI is the defining technology of our generation, and we must embrace the significant opportunities that will boost our economy while safeguarding against the risks,” Reeves said. “By harnessing this technology to connect billions in global investment to UK infrastructure projects, we can boost growth across the country and help cement our position as the fastest adopter of AI in the G7.”

Streamlining the process InvestConnect aims to lure in capital through streamlining the processes, packaging opportunities for investors and detailing information “more efficiently”. The names of the investors were not disclosed. The platform, which is expected to launch in Autumn 2026, will initially focus on large-scale infrastructure and real asset projects, typically representing transactions of £100m or more.

Cornwall Council, the Scottish Government and the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority are the platform’s first partners and the City of London is looking to attract further partners before the launch. Unlocking fresh capital The creation of the platform comes as public bodies across the country look to address the “long-recognised challenge” of the investment gap that has stymied