It’s a true homegrown success story: British AI entrepreneur Demis Hassabis has gone from strength to strength, most notably due to the success of the artificial intelligence (AI) startup he founded, DeepMind. His story is as unusual as the fact that this is the third time he has risen to the top in Computer Weekly’s UKtech50 awards, emerging as the winner of the 16th UKtech50, having already bagged the title in 2025 and 2019. So, why has Hassabis become the epitome of a British success story?