{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/9475d117-fcd4-4915-a6f3-923941e7aa0d/644bdeba1fbd8000114d1c13?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Revealed: Britain’s $1 TRILLION Tech Rich List","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba05fc1a8cbed4343cf0e6/5883ea1e-0ebe-4d27-9746-2bf0605b19e6.jpg?height=200","description":"<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>","author_name":"The Evening Standard"}