Mungo Woodifield

UK diplomat in US. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 Tech Trade Science Energy Climate Agriculture Transport. Views are personal.

[Demis Hassabis @demishassabis]

I’ve always believed the No.1 application of AI should be to improve human health.

That work started with AlphaFold, and now at @IsomorphicLabs with the mission to reimagine drug discovery and one day solve all disease!

We are turbocharging that goal with $2.1B in new funding.

[Seb Johnson @SebJohnsonUK]

UK Tech has had the most insane month in its entire history:

> @IneffableLabs raised $1.1bn at a $5bn valuation

> Recursive Superintelligence raised $500m at a $4bn valuation

> @OpenAI announced its first permanent office in London

> @AnthropicAI is double downing on the UK, quadrupling its headcount here

> Jeff Bezos is looking to build an office here for his new AI startup

> Anthropic is looking to buy chips from Fractile

> @UKSovereignAI launched with £500m and invested in @CallosumAI

> @Revolut is targeting a $100bn secondary sale and $200bn IPO

> @ElevenLabs announced adding $100m of ARR in Q1

> @synthesiaIO announced huge international expansion plans

> @cusp_ai is in talks to raise at way above $1bn+

> @IsomorphicLabs, the @GoogleDeepMind spinout from @demishassabis, is preparing for human clinical trials

The rise of London as Europe's leading AI hub has been crazy to witness.

Major labs are either expanding or being set up here, chip companies are raising hundreds of millions here, and application level companies are flying.

2026 will be looked back on one of the ecosystem's defining years.

LETS GO

[Mungo Woodifield @Mungo]

Beautifully put by a great friend to the UK @SecRollins

[Secretary Brooke Rollins @SecRollins]

As we welcome His Majesty King Charles III to the United States, it’s a great reminder of the strength of the U.S.-UK relationship and what we can achieve together.🇺🇸🤝🇬🇧

King Charles’s visit reminds us why the Special Relationship between America and Britain remains the world’s strongest alliance. Rooted in shared values, history, and our commitment to freedom and prosperity.

The historic U.S.-UK trade deal is a major win for American agriculture, opening a $5 BILLION market for our farmers, ranchers, and producers.

✅ Expanded access for U.S. beef, ethanol, and ag exports
✅ Hundreds of millions in new ethanol exports
✅ Fewer unfair barriers holding back American producers
✅ Faster, more efficient trade between our nations

As Thomas Jefferson remarked to James Monroe about the relationship between the United States and Britain in 1806, “No two countries upon earth have so many points of common interest & friendship.”

Thank you to our British friends for this valued partnership.

📷: Getty Images

[UK Prime Minister @10DowningStreet]

Visiting the crew of a Vanguard-Class submarine as they return from deployment.

As we face an increasingly volatile world, our nuclear deterrent is more important than ever.

Thank you for keeping Britain and NATO safe 🇬🇧

[Mungo Woodifield @Mungo]

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[British Embassy Washington @UKinUSA]

The UK and US share one of the world’s most powerful economic relationships, with more than $1.7 trillion invested in each other and growing.

Supporting over 2.5 million jobs and $430 billion in trade, this partnership delivers real value on both sides of the Atlantic. #GreaterTogether

@GREATBritain

[Mungo Woodifield @Mungo]

@TomDrewUK Sacre bleu😉🇬🇧🇫🇷

[Mungo Woodifield @Mungo]

This pharma deal will help both American and British patients.

[United States Trade Representative @USTradeRep]

🇺🇸🤝🇬🇧 U.S.-UK Arrangement on Pharmaceutical Pricing

Today’s Arrangement addresses long-standing imbalances in pharmaceutical trade while driving investment and development in both our countries.

Learn more: https://t.co/WNidWwQabn

[British Embassy Washington @UKinUSA]

We were proud to host the space community for their third annual #GalacticBritain reception! 🛰️🤝

Taking place during #SatShow2026 and following the recent announcement of increased support for the UK's space industry, the event highlighted how international collaboration is unlocking the vast potential of space 🌍️

Thank you to @SpaceHappyHour @OdinSpaceUK @ConnorGp for their support!

[Mungo Woodifield @Mungo]

The regeneration of Kings Cross by dynamic companies like @GoogleDeepMind is a metaphor for the potential impact of the UK tech sector on Britain's economy.

[Demis Hassabis @demishassabis]

London has incredible talent & entrepreneurial spirit. Thrilled to deepen @GoogleDeepMind’s roots here with our spectacular new building Platform 37 - a nod to AlphaGo’s legendary Move 37. It’s a tribute to Science & AI, and an inspirational space for our next big breakthroughs!

[James Wise @Jameswise]

The steam locomotive. The electric motor. Portland cement. The electromagnetic induction coil. The electric telegraph. The fax machine. The synthetic dye. The Bessemer steel process. The electric light bulb. The steam turbine. Pneumatic tyres. The discovery of the electron. Aspirin synthesis. The thermionic valve. Stainless steel. The tank. The television. Penicillin. The jet engine. Radar. The programmable digital computer. Foundational theoretical computing architecture. The discovery of the structure of DNA. The hovercraft. Carbon fibre. Fibre optic communications. The ATM. The ARM processor architecture. The World Wide Web. Lithium-ion battery commercialisation. The Raspberry Pi. RISC computing architecture. Graphene. Deep reinforcement learning. The Higgs boson mechanism. The MRI scanner. The CAT scan. Dolly the sheep. In-vitro fertilisation. The monoclonal antibody technique. The discovery of pulsars. The BBC Micro software ecosystem. The cyclone vacuum cleaner. The structure of insulin. Constraint and logic programming. Prolog. AlphaFold.

[Mungo Woodifield @Mungo]

The exciting success of AI startup ElevenLabs in London shows just how brilliant the talent is in the UK tech ecosystem.

[ElevenLabs @ElevenLabs]

We raised $500M at an $11B valuation to transform how people interact with technology.

[Mungo Woodifield @Mungo]

Another example of UK science and US tech combining to search for breakthroughs in quantum...

https://t.co/kVW2w98efq

[Mungo Woodifield @Mungo]

Prime example of exciting potential of 🇬🇧 - 🇺🇸 tech partnership.

AI to accelerate national renewal and growth as Google DeepMind backs UK tech and science sectors https://t.co/zAWndY9XrD

[Mungo Woodifield @Mungo]

UK-US pharma deal will ensure access to medicines and drive vital investment for UK patients and businesses https://t.co/jtetUbNDPH

[Kanishka Narayan MP @KanishkaNarayan]

Some politicians love to talk the UK down, but UK AI & Tech is moving at 100mph!

Time to shift the narrative - so last night I started building a scrappy real-time dashboard to track the UK AI story: https://t.co/GT8FPUrn1i

The code’s on my GitHub if you want to help build it out :)

(Shot on my iPhone: Zero polish but maximum energy!)

[British Embassy Washington @UKinUSA]

US business leaders agree – the UK is a fantastic place to invest and scale the technologies of tomorrow.
Learn more about how the Technology Prosperity Deal is supporting businesses and creating the most pro-innovation economy in Europe.⬇️
https://t.co/R0NBhoMzh0

[Mungo Woodifield @Mungo]

What a week for 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 . From history and pageantry to science and technology. Investing in our partnership for the future.

[Mungo Woodifield @Mungo]

Good piece here from ⁦@faisalislam⁩ on what we hope to deliver through 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 Tech Prosperity Deal https://t.co/ZHdV1BhXZW

[British Embassy Washington @UKinUSA]

The UK & US just signed a ground-breaking Technology Prosperity Deal.

This partnership will harness our combined strengths in frontier technologies like AI, quantum & nuclear to develop new breakthroughs for the British & American people. #GreaterTogether

[Mungo Woodifield @Mungo]

This is an exciting time for UK and US nuclear technology deployment. A great deal for both countries ahead of the State Visit.

[Department for Energy Security and Net Zero @energygovuk]

Golden age of nuclear sees new landmark deals between UK and US companies which will:

✅ create new well-paid jobs
✅ strengthen our energy security
✅ boost our exports

Plus, we're speeding up site licencing time and fast-tracking nuclear reactor design reviews.