New investor-led and AI-enabled platform to connect UK infrastructure projects with $3 trillion of global capital
News Release
City of London Corporation
14 July 2026
New investor-led and AI-enabled platform to connect UK infrastructure projects with $3 trillion of global capital
- New investor-led and AI-enabled platform will connect major professional investors with curated UK infrastructure and property investment opportunities
- Three nations and regions have already signed up as founding Opportunity Partners
- Investors representing over $3 trillion of assets under management from across North America, Gulf, Asia and Australia will participate in InvestConnect, with work ongoing to secure more by its planned launch in Autumn 2026
The UK’s nations and regions will be connected to trillions of pounds of global capital through a new AI-enabled platform designed to accelerate investment into UK infrastructure projects.
Speaking at the Chancellor’s annual Mansion House dinner on Tuesday 14 July, the Lady Mayor will announce plans for InvestConnect, a new digital investor-led platform being developed by InvestConnect Global Limited in partnership with the City of London Corporation.
InvestConnect will address a long-recognised challenge in the UK's investment ecosystem: while global appetite to invest in the UK remains strong, investment opportunities are often fragmented, inconsistently presented and difficult for investors to access and compare.
Developed in close consultation with professional investors, government partners and the UK's nations and regions, InvestConnect will provide a trusted, AI-enabled platform to help package opportunities, standardise information and connect global capital with credible UK investment opportunities more efficiently.
Complementing existing public and private sector investment initiatives, InvestConnect aims to help convert investor interest into deployed capital and completed transactions. Expected to launch in Autumn 2026, the platform will initially focus on large-scale infrastructure and real asset opportunities, typically representing transactions of £100 million or more.
In her speech, the Lady Mayor will confirm that professional investors representing more than $3 trillion of assets under management across North America, Europe, the Gulf and Asia-Pacific are already engaged in the platform's development.
The Lady Mayor of the City of London, Dame Susan Langley, said:
"The UK's challenge is not a shortage of capital or a lack of investable projects. It is connecting that capital with opportunities in every corner of the country. InvestConnect will help bridge that gap, unlocking the investment needed to drive growth and support regional development.
"Capital comes where it feels welcome and stays where it can grow with confidence. The UK has the innovation, talent, and ambition to help solve the defining challenges facing the global economy, from the clean energy transition to harnessing the potential of emerging technologies. InvestConnect is about bringing global investors to the table, giving that capital a place to thrive and helping deliver growth in communities across the UK.
Policy Chairman of the City of London Corporation, Chris Hayward said:
"Global investors are looking for high-quality, long-term investment opportunities, and every part of the UK has ambitious projects with the potential to drive growth, create jobs and strengthen local communities.
“This is where InvestConnect will be game changing, the City provides the finance, the regions provide innovation, expertise and industrial capability, and together they create the conditions for good growth across the whole country.”
Founder of InvestConnect, Daniel Cannizzaro said:
"Global growth is constrained when the right capital cannot find the right opportunity. The UK offers some of the most compelling long-term investment opportunities in the world, yet they remain fragmented, inconsistently presented, and slow and costly to assess. InvestConnect is built to change that – an investor-led and AI-enabled information and discovery platform giving institutional investors a single, trusted place to discover curated, investment opportunities from across the UK's nations and regions, presented to a consistent standard. Our ambition is straightforward: make it easier for global capital and opportunity to find each other, in the UK and beyond."
Cornwall Council, the Scottish Government and Liverpool City Region Combined Authority have become the platform's first Founding Opportunity Partners, demonstrating a shared commitment to pioneering a new approach to attracting investment into opportunities across the UK.
As Founding Opportunity Partners they will play a leading role in shaping the development of the platform and initial investment pipeline, helping ensure that investment opportunities are presented in a way that aligns with investor requirements and supports more efficient capital deployment. Their early commitment reflects the strong appetite from the UK's nations and regions to work together to create a more connected and internationally competitive investment ecosystem.
The City of London Corporation is continuing to work closely with partners across the UK's nations and regions to expand participation ahead of launch.
InvestConnect is planned to formally launch in Autumn 2026.
Councillor Tim Dwelly, Cornwall Council’s portfolio holder for Economic Regeneration and Investment, said:
"InvestConnect represents a fantastic opportunity to put Cornwall's unique investment opportunities in front of a global network of investors. As a founding partner, we look forward to working to develop this innovative new approach in the months and years to come."
Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Tourism and Transport, Stephen Flynn, said:
“As a founding partner, the Scottish Government looks forward to InvestConnect being an opportunity to build on our partnership agreement with the City of London Corporation and also work with other partners to unlock the potential of the platform.
“With globally-renowned talent, expertise and innovation running throughout our businesses and key sectors, Scotland offers a phenomenal investment proposition and InvestConnect offers an excellent opportunity to showcase this proposition to a significant global audience.”
Tim Games, Executive Director Investment and Delivery at Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, said:
“The Liverpool City Region is a place built on entrepreneurship, innovation and trade - that's never been content to stand still.
“We have a shared vision, a masterplan to supercharge our economy, and £11billion of investment opportunities that, through our partnership with InvestConnect, we look forward to showcasing to investors across the world.
“We’re building a great place to grow a business, grow a family and create a long-term legacy - and we’re looking for partners to help shape that future.”
Disclaimer
InvestConnect is a planned information platform to be operated by InvestConnect Global Limited. The platform is proposed to launch in Autumn 2026. InvestConnect is not authorised or regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. InvestConnect is directed at persons having professional experience in matters relating to investments and access is restricted to such verified investment professionals representing institutional investors only. Persons who do not have professional experience in matters relating to investments should not rely on anything provided via InvestConnect.
Notes to editors
InvestConnect is being developed by InvestConnect Global Limited in partnership with the City of London Corporation.
InvestConnect is a digital, investor-led execution platform designed to connect professional investors with investment opportunities across the UK.
The platform uses AI-enabled tools to support opportunity packaging, standardisation and investor matching.
The initial focus of the platform will be on infrastructure and real asset investment opportunities with transaction sizes typically exceeding £100 million.
InvestConnect is being developed through engagement with professional investors, government partners and the UK's nations and regions.