Board note

UK-founded labs vs US labs with a London office

Published 14 Aug 2026 · Figures updated 25 Sept 2026

UK-founded labs on the board account for 69 of 259 roles. The rest are US or global labs with a UK-eligible seat.

Wayve, Synthesia, ElevenLabs, and Isomorphic Labs are the UK-founded names people already cite. OpenAI, Anthropic, and Scale are the US labs with a London line. Both can be UK-eligible. They are not the same hiring story.

UK-foundedOpen
Wayve36
Synthesia13
ElevenLabs11
Isomorphic Labs9

16 other watchlist companies have at least one UK-eligible role this week.

UK-founded is a watchlist flag (Wayve, Synthesia, ElevenLabs, Isomorphic, and the same set we use in code), not “has a London office”. /hiring mixes both. This note is the split.