Analysis

August 10, 2023

Who's going to buy Babylon?

As the healthtech scrambles to find a buyer for its UK business, Sifted looks into which companies might stump up the cash

It’s been a rocky 18 months for telehealth scaleup Babylon — once a darling of the UK tech scene. But things look especially dire right now. 

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Kai Nicol-Schwarz

Kai Nicol-Schwarz was a senior reporter at Sifted. He covered AI and UK tech.

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