Revealed: Britain’s $1 TRILLION Tech Rich List

<p>Britain’s technology sector has reached $1 trillion in value - that’s over £800 billion - which makes Britain only the third country ever to hit this financial milestone, after the US and China.&nbsp;</p><p>The untold wealth of 100 tech company founders is revealed in the first Evening Standard Tech Rich List - but what do they spend their spare cash on?</p><p>Vacuum cleaner tycoon Lord Dyson tops the list at over £17 billion, while Sir Richard Branson and Lord Sugar also make the top 10.</p><p>Tech reporter Simon Hunt discusses the methodology behind the list, who’s up and who’s down, diversity in the digital sector and London’s business outlook.</p><p>In part two, we meet Christian Angermayer, founder of life sciences and fintech backers Apeiron Investment Group - who's on the ES Tech Rich List.</p><p>We discuss London’s future for global tech culture, how Brexit’s impacted business confidence, biotech investment in psychedelic drugs such as magic mushrooms for healing therapies - and his ancient art collection.</p><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>