South Korea's finance minister chaired the first meeting of a steering committee to review projects for a $350 billion investment pledge in the U.S. The committee, Korea-U.S. Strategic Investment Corp., will manage funds and decisions for win-win projects.
South Korea's state-run Korea-U.S. Strategic Investment Corp. (KUIC) launched to manage a $350 billion investment pledge to the US, aiming to strengthen strategic industries and supply chains.
The Choose France summit announced a record €93 billion in foreign investment pledges, with significant commitments in AI infrastructure, data centers, renewable energy, and logistics. Major players like SoftBank, Amazon, and Brookfield are set to invest billions.
King Charles III met with leading US tech executives including Jeff Bezos, Tim Cook, Jensen Huang, Lisa Su, Marc Benioff and Ruth Porat during his four-day state visit to discuss challenges facing British startups. The King highlighted the 'valley of death' funding gap that plagues university-born ventures. Nvidia's Huang emphasized the potential of British startups in AI, quantum computing and robotics, while noting the need for a stronger venture capital ecosystem. The meeting follows $42 billion in tech pledges toward British investments announced during President Trump's UK visit last September.
