# Britain's King Charles met with U.S. tech leaders on Tuesday as part of his ‌four-day state visit.

*business · news · 2026-04-28 · Devdiscourse*

## Key points

- King Charles directly addressed startup funding challenges faced by university spinouts to major tech CEOs.
- Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang highlighted the UK needs a vibrant VC ecosystem to support AI and quantum robotics.
- Jeff Bezos revealed Amazon initially struggled to raise $1 million, facing 40 investor rejections.
- UK previously secured $42 billion in AI, quantum computing, and civil nuclear energy investments from tech giants.

**Companies:** Amazon, Apple, Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices, Salesforce, Alphabet
**Countries:** United Kingdom, United States

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