Ali Parsa

Founder and CEO, Neko Health

Industry: Imaging & Diagnostics
Based in: Sweden
Company funding: $260M raised
Region: Europe

Engineer and entrepreneur who previously founded a large digital health provider in the UK.

Built a preventive body scanning clinic model with waiting lists across Europe.

Ali Parsa is a British Iranian healthcare entrepreneur and engineer who studied at University College London. He worked in investment banking before turning to healthcare, co-founding the hospital group Circle Health and later Babylon Health, a digital health company that used apps and artificial intelligence to widen access to doctors.

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The journey

How Ali Parsa got here, step by step.

1980s
Studied at University College London
He earned his degree at University College London, training as an engineer before moving into finance.
1990s
Investment banking career
Parsa worked in investment banking, including at Goldman Sachs, before shifting his focus towards healthcare.
2004
Co-founded Circle Health
He co-founded Circle, which grew into one of the largest independent hospital groups in the United Kingdom.
2013
Founded Babylon Health
Parsa founded Babylon Health to combine artificial intelligence and telemedicine to widen access to affordable healthcare.
2013 to 2021
Scaled Babylon internationally
Under his leadership Babylon expanded into several countries and became one of the most recognised digital health brands in Europe.
2022
Co-founded Neko Health
Parsa turned to preventive care, building Neko Health around body scanning technology designed to catch disease early.