Sovereign AI:
In January 2025, the Prime Minister launched the AI Opportunities Action Plan, placing artificial intelligence at the centre of the UKs economic and national security strategy. The Sovereign AI Fund sits at the heart of this mission, with a clear mandate: to identify, back and scale the companies that will define the UKs position in one of the most consequential technologies of our time.
Backed by up to £500 million, the Fund exists to turn ambition into action, supporting high-potential AI startups and scaleups to become national champions and strengthening the UKs sovereign capability in frontier AI.
The Team:
SovAIs Private Office team is a small, fast paced team whose goal to is support the investment team to operate efficiently and effectively. The primary remit of the team is to provide executive support to the Managing Partner, Investors, Chair and Deputy Director.
The team will play a critical role in ensuring the Managing Partner and Investment Team are well briefed, that decisions do not fall through the cracks, and that they have clear and effective information flows including via the CRM. This team also plays a key role in ensuring effective cross-team governance and comms, and can represent Sovereign AI to founders and Government stakeholders.
Beyond this core remit, the role will provide project-based and operational support as SovAI scales. This could include leading on operational projects such as appointing a new fund administrator or setting up a new office, acting as the lynchpin between the investment team and wider organisation. Inputting the investment team's view into ministerial engagement. There may also be scope to lead on the venture team's perspective on strategic initiatives, such as the potential expansion of SovAI.
This is unique opportunity to be at the centre of one of the UK Government's most high-profile and globally significant initiatives, as we build the Sovereign AI Unit.
