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Nurturing the Next Generation: The AIM Market as an AI Incubator
While LSEG may not be the destination of choice for mega-cap tech IPOs, its growth market, AIM, continues to serve a vital and distinct function as a more supportive and accessible home for smaller, high-growth companies.38 This role is particularly relevant for the emerging generation of AI-native firms.
Data shows that AIM is structurally better suited to smaller enterprises. Between 2018 and 2023, 79% of IPOs in London (excluding SPACs and biotechs) had a market capitalization below $500 million, compared to just 41% in the US. The average market cap at IPO on AIM is $130 million, a fraction of the $942 million for NASDAQ.38 Furthermore, the investor base for UK small caps is different, with long-only growth investors representing the largest share of institutional capital, indicating a greater propensity for a longer-term investment horizon compared to the US, where hedge funds are the dominant style.38
This supportive environment is successfully nurturing a new cohort of AI-focused companies. Recent listings demonstrate AIM’s appeal as an incubator for this sector:
Pri0r1ty Intelligence Group PLC, which came to AIM in January 2025, is a SaaS innovator that uses deep learning to provide financing guidance, marketing optimization, and other services to small and medium-sized enterprises.41