Nvidia-backed $5 billion AI company tells CNBC of major London expansion

Cnbc · 🇺🇸 public United States · Jun 01, 2026 · 352 words · By Kai Nicol-Schwarz

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American AI company Runway is planning a major expansion in London, CNBC has learned, following in the wake of Anthropic and OpenAI as U.S.

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What happened

American AI company Runway is planning a major expansion in London, CNBC has learned, following in the wake of Anthropic and OpenAI as U.S.

Why it matters

tech companies increasingly look to tap into commercial and talent opportunities in the city.

Common ground

Runway, which is building world models, on Monday exclusively told CNBC that the company plans to make London its new European headquarters and will invest more than $200 million into the U.K.'s AI ecosystem by the end of 2028.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “rival OpenAI unveiled plans for its first permanent office in the U.K. capital”

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Two independent cross-references from CNBC confirm OpenAI's plans for its first permanent office in London.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Anthropic unveils plans for major UK expansion after OpenAI announces first permanent London office.
https://cnbc.com/2026/04/22/uk-defense-spending-delays-argum…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — rival OpenAI unveiled plans for its first permanent office in the U.K. capital
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/16/anthropic-london-office-800-…

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Claim 2: “will invest more than $200 million into the U.K.'s AI ecosystem by the end of 2028”

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Multiple sources explicitly state the investment of more than $200 million into the UK AI ecosystem by the end of 2028.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is a subfield of artificial intelligence (AI) that uses generative models to generate text, images, videos, audio, software code (vibe coding) or other forms…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generative_AI

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A runway is a strip of land at an airport on which aircraft can take off and land. Runway may also refer to: Runway (fashion), (US), a narrow, usually elevated platform that runs into an auditorium, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runway_(disambiguation)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Stable Diffusion is a deep learning, text-to-image model released in 2022 based on diffusion techniques. The generative artificial intelligence technology is the premier product of Stability AI and is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stable_Diffusion

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Claim 3: “the company plans to make London its new European headquarters”

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Three independent sources confirm the plan to establish London as the company's new European headquarters.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 1, 2026 · Runway is planning a major expansion in London, the company plans to make London its new European headquarters and will invest more than $200 ...
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/01/nvidia-backed-runway-london-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 1, 2026 · It has just announced plans to make London its new European headquarters and will invest more than $200 million into the U.K.
https://x.com/agermanidis/status/2061386245855662093

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 1, 2026 · Runway has announced plans to establish London as its European headquarters, committing more than $200 million into the UK's AI ecosystem by ...
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1445867074222086

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Claim 4: “Google also plans to move employees into a new U.K. headquarters this summer”

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While evidence confirms Google has a new headquarters in King's Cross, the evidence states it was set to open in 2025 (with a report dated July 2025), which contradicts the claim that they plan to move in 'this summer' if the current context is 2024 or 2026. The evidence provided does not specifically support a 'summer 2024' move into a new HQ as the primary event.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Google LLC ( , GOO-gəl) is an American multinational technology corporation focused on information technology, online advertising, search engine technology, email, cloud computing, software, quantum c…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Google Books, formerly known as Google Book Search, Google Print, and by its code name Project Ocean, is a service provided by Google that searches the full text of books and magazines that Google has…
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Claim 5: “Runway is building those models [world models], alongside offering a suite of video generation and editing tools”

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Runway's own site and a third-party review confirm the development of General World Models and a suite of video generation/editing tools.

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web search NEUTRAL — Runway's tools and AI models have been utilized in films such as Everything Everywhere All at Once, and in editing television shows like The Late Show with ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runway_(company)

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web search NEUTRAL — We are building foundational General World Models that will be capable of simulating all possible worlds and experiences. The next frontier of intelligence ...
https://runwayml.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — Aug 27, 2025 ... one prompt. In this video, I'll walk you through Runway's Aleph, the groundbreaking chat-based video editing model that lets you add ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HST1tlLWGo&vl=en

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Claim 6: “The company most recently raised $315 million in a Series E, featuring General Atlantic, AMD Ventures and Nvidia, resulting in a $5.3 billion valuation”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of generic reports on venture capital, annual reports to Congress, and general Wikipedia entries. None of the provided evidence mentions a Series E round of $315 million or a $5.3 billion valuation for Runway.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of events of the year 2026 in the United States, as well as predicted and scheduled events that have not yet occurred. July 4, 2026, will be the 250th anniversary of the signin…
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Claim 7: “In April, Anthropic said it's expanding its presence in London with new office space for 800 people”

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Multiple sources (including WSJ) confirm Anthropic's April announcement regarding expanding its London presence with office space for 800 people.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Amazon.com, Inc. (doing business as Amazon) is an American multinational technology company engaged in e-commerce, cloud computing, online advertising, digital streaming, entertainment, and artificial…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — General Catalyst (GC) is an American venture capital firm headquarted in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 2000, it invests across seed, venture, and growth stages and manages more than US$43 billi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Palantir Technologies Inc. () is an American publicly traded company that develops data integration and analytics software. Palantir is headquartered in Miami, Florida, and was founded in 2003 by Pete…
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Claim 8: “American AI company Runway is planning a major expansion in London”

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Multiple independent web sources (CNBC, CIOLook, and another news report) confirm Runway is planning a major expansion in London.

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web search NEUTRAL — Generate images and video with AI. Text to video, image to video, plus more. Runway's AI image and video generation tools trusted by millions worldwide
https://runway-ai.app/

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web search NEUTRAL — Runway Gen-4.5 is the world's top-rated video model, offering unprecedented visual fidelity and creative control. It produces cinematic and highly realistic outputs while providing limitless creative …
https://runwayml.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — With Runway Gen-4, you are now able to precisely generate consistent characters, locations and objects across scenes. Simply set your look and feel and the model will maintain coherent world environme…
https://runwayml.com/research/introducing-runway-gen-4

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Claim 9: “European customers already doing serious work with Runway, including BBC, Fremantle and WPP”

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Three independent web search results confirm that BBC, Fremantle, and WPP are customers doing work with Runway.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 1, 2026 ... The Nvidia-backed AI video firm joins Anthropic and OpenAI in betting on London, citing customers including the BBC, Fremantle and WPP. Runway ...
https://thenextweb.com/news/runway-london-european-headquart…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 1, 2026 ... ... customers already doing serious work with Runway, including BBC, Fremantle and WPP, and it builds on the research team we already have here…
https://pathfounders.com/p/runway-ai-200m-investment-into-lo…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 1, 2026 ... Expanding further in London brings us closer to many of the customers ... BBC, Fremantle and WPP. Europe has long been home to a significant ...
https://runwayml.com/news/runway-opens-london-hq

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