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Nvidia-backed Luma AI plans to hire 200 people in London by 2027.
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The AI startup reached a $4 billion valuation after a $900 million funding round.
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Luma develops world models for video generation and creative industries.
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CEO Amit Jain says London’s research talent drives the company’s global growth.
Nvidia-backed Luma AI is moving fast to establish itself as one of the leading names in global AI innovation.
The Palo Alto-based AI startup has revealed plans to expand in London, adding about 200 new positions across engineering, research, and strategy by early 2027.
This expansion follows a massive $900 million funding round led by Humain, the Saudi Public Investment Fund’s AI company. The new investment lifted Luma’s valuation to $4 billion. It signals growing confidence in video generation technology and the power of world models that integrate video, audio, and text data.
Luma AI’s London office will represent nearly 40% of its global workforce, highlighting how serious the company is about its international ambitions.
London becomes Luma’s European hub
The company’s CEO and co-founder, Amit Jain, said the U.K. offers unmatched access to AI expertise and technical research. “London has some of the best people when it comes to research, given the universities here and institutions like DeepMind,” Jain said in a recent interview.
He also described London as the perfect entry point to the European market. The expansion reflects a wider trend among London tech firms and global AI startups choosing the city for research and development operations.
Competitors like Anthropic, Cohere, and OpenAI have recently opened or expanded offices in Europe. The talent pool and supportive business environment continue to make the region a strong attraction for global players.
Building world models for the next phase of AI
At the heart of Nvidia-backed Luma AI lies a focus on developing world models, a new generation of AI systems that combine multiple forms of data — video, sound, and language. These models aim to teach machines to understand and interact with the real world, creating smarter tools for creative industries.
The company already offers its technology through an API and content creation suite aimed at marketing, advertising, and entertainment sectors. With the latest funding, Luma plans to expand its global computing infrastructure to support broader access to its tools.
As Jain explained, “We now have the capital and capacity to bring world-scale AI to creatives everywhere.”
Competition heats up among video generation startups
The video generation field has become a major focus for top tech players, including Nvidia, Google, and Meta. Each company is investing heavily in new model architectures that can produce realistic and context-aware video.
Luma’s newest model, Ray3, released in September, reportedly benchmarks higher than OpenAI’s Sora and on par with Google’s Veo 3. According to Jain, these visual systems are around a year behind large language models in performance but advancing rapidly.
Researchers see world models as key to reaching artificial general intelligence (AGI). Jain believes that visual models will soon become the main interface for AI interaction, given the amount of time people spend consuming video daily.
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A strong vote of confidence for London tech
From my perspective, this expansion marks a major boost for London tech and its growing AI ecosystem. The city is proving itself as more than just a financial hub — it’s becoming a magnet for AI innovation.
Luma’s move shows how AI startup leaders view the U.K. as a center for high-skill talent and strategic growth. The combination of advanced research, global funding, and creative demand makes London an ideal launchpad for Luma’s next phase.
As the company scales, its focus on video generation and world models could help redefine how people and businesses create and interact with digital content worldwide.
