Ali Parsa — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Recipient of the Royal Award for the Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 1993 for co-founding Victoria & Gilan (V&G).
Founder at Quadrivia AI (since 2024), developing customisable AI assistants to address healthcare workforce shortages.
Founded Circle Health (2004), which became Europe's largest partnership of clinicians with approximately £200 million in annualised revenue and 3,000 employees.
Launched Babylon Health (2014), a digital healthcare company.
Served as Executive Director, European Technology Investment Banking at Goldman Sachs (1999-2001).
Holds a PhD in Engineering Physics from University College London (UCL) and an honorary doctorate for services to Medicine from UCL.

Biography

Ali Parsa is a British-Iranian healthcare and technology entrepreneur, currently serving as the Founder of Quadrivia AI since 2024. Quadrivia AI aims to create comprehensive, customizable, and controllable AI assistants to address the global chronic shortage of skilled healthcare workers. Parsa is recognized for his serial entrepreneurship in the healthcare sector, having founded multiple companies.

Parsa's early career began after he left Iran in 1981.