Analysis

September 26, 2022

Babylon, BenevolentAI, Deliveroo and Darktrace: the UK’s first generation of tech darlings hit choppy water

As Babylon implements a reverse share split to stay on the NYSE, Sifted looks at how other now publicly listed British tech giants are faring


Freya Pratty

7 min read

Source: Mikael Buck / Deliveroo

The global equity rout has dealt a heavy blow to Britain's Babylon Health. 

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Baroness joanna Shields, ceo BenevolentAI
Baroness Joanna Shields, CEO BenevolentAI.
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Ali Parsa is the founder and CEO of Babylon Health
Ali Parsa, the CEO and founder of Babylon Health
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Poppy Gustafsson, co-CEO of Darktrace
Poppy Gustafsson, co-CEO of Darktrace
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Freya Pratty

Freya Pratty is Sifted's associate editor. She covers UK tech and leads Sifted's investigations. Follow her on X , LinkedIn and Bluesky

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