# Runway — Runway Opens London HQ, Bringing World Model Research Hub to the UK and Europe

- Company: Runway (runway.com)
- Announced: 2026-06-01T10:10:10.110000+00:00
- Category: funding-company-news
- Coverage: not counted
- Announcement: yes
- Group: announcements
- Source: https://runway.com/news/runway-opens-london-hq
- Record: https://forck.live/items/7875-runway-opens-london-hq-bringing-world-model-research-hub-to-the-uk-and-europe
- Subject: Gen / Aleph

Runway announced the opening of a London headquarters and a research hub focused on general world models. The company plans to invest $100 million into the UK AI ecosystem over the next 18 months, with the figure more than doubling through 2028. The expansion aims to grow Runway's European research and commercial presence.

## Evidence

Verbatim from https://runway.com/news/runway-opens-london-hq:

> Today we're announcing London as Runway's new European headquarters and our newest research hub focused on general world models. Over the next 18 months, we plan to invest $100M into the UK AI ecosystem, and that figure will more than double through 2028 as we scale our European operations.

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