Michael Lynch
Founder at Invoke Capital Partners
Net worth: 152 M $ as of 2024-03-30
Profile
Having pioneered some of the UK’s most successful tech companies, Mike Lynch is regarded as Britain's most established technology entrepreneur.
Dr Lynch read Natural Sciences at the University of Cambridge, where he also gained a Ph.D.
and held a research fellowship in adaptive pattern recognition.
In the late 1980s he founded his first company, Lynett Systems, before founding Autonomy in 1996.
Mike Lynch served as CEO of Autonomy for 15 years, during which time it became one of the UK's most successful technology companies on the FTSE100.
It was acquired by HP for $11 billion in 2011.
In 2012, Mike Lynch founded Invoke Capital to invest in world-leading fundamental technology businesses across Europe.
Today, portfolio companies include the world-leader in cyber AI, Darktrace, which employs more than 1,500 people worldwide, Featurespace, the most advanced platform for fraud and financial crime management, Luminance, a leading artificial intelligence platform which supports over 300 organisations globally, and most recently Hearable, an AI-driven mobile application for people with hearing loss.
Referred to as the UK's answer to Bill Gates, Mike Lynch has won numerous awards.
He was awarded an OBE for Services to Enterprise in 2006 and was elected to the Prime Minister's Council for Science and Technology in 2011, where he advised on matters including the opportunities and risks of the development of AI in the UK and the Government’s role in the regulation of these technologies.
Mike Lynch is a fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and an honorary fellow of Christ's College Cambridge.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in April 2014, a non-executive director to the BBC’s Executive Board in 2006 and a trustee of the National Endowment for Science Technology and the Arts (NESTA) in 2010.
Known holdings in public companies
| Company | Date | Number of shares | Valuation | Valuation date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
DARKTRACE PLC
3.92% | 2023-12-20 | 27,487,380 ( 3.92% ) | 152 M $ | 2024-03-30 |
Michael Lynch active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Isabel Healthcare, Inc.
 Isabel Healthcare, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Isabel Healthcare, Inc. is a private company based in Ann Arbor, MI that provides tools to support clinicians in clinical reasoning and patients in making decisions about diagnosis and where to seek care. Isabel Healthcare is the leader in providing these tools, with its unique AI and curated machine learning engine that has been tuned and refined over 20 years. The company's flagship product, the Isabel DDX generator, is the world's most powerful differential diagnosis tool, and thousands of clinicians rely on Isabel every day. The company was founded in 2000 by and is named after Maude's daughter who almost died after a potentially fatal illness was not recognized. Donald H. Bauman has been the CEO of the company since 2010. | Director/Board Member | - |
The British Library
 The British Library Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The British Library owns and operates libraries. It collects books, music, and historic works. The company's publications include a copy of every publication produced in the UK and Ireland. British Library was founded in July 1973 and is headquartered in London, UK. | Director/Board Member | - |
The Foundation for Science & Technology
 The Foundation for Science & Technology Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Foundation for Science & Technology provide a neutral platform for debate of policy issues that have a science, technology or medical element. The company is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Director/Board Member | - |
Invoke Capital Partners
 Invoke Capital Partners Investment ManagersFinance Invoke Capital Partners (Invoke Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Dr. Mike Lynch. The firm is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Founder | 2011-12-31 |
Luminance Technologies Ltd.
 Luminance Technologies Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Luminance Technologies Ltd. provides document analysis software solutions. It offers due diligence, contract review, artificial intelligence, machine, unsupervised learning and data visualization. The company was founded on November 5, 2015 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Director/Board Member | - |
Former positions of Michael Lynch
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Featurespace Ltd.
 Featurespace Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Featurespace Ltd. develops adaptive behavioral analytics. Its services include fraud management, gambling, and optimize payment solutions. The company was founded by David Excell and Bill Fitzgerald and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom. | Director/Board Member | 2019-01-25 |
Darktrace Ltd.
 Darktrace Ltd. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Darktrace Ltd. provides enterprise immune system technology for cyber security. Its products include Darktrace threat visualizer, ICS and antigena, vSensors and OS-sensors, and SaaS connectors. The company was founded by Stephen Huxter in 2013 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom. | Founder | 2018-11-29 |
| RHYTHMONE PLC | Director/Board Member | 2014-12-30 |
Autonomy Systems Ltd.
 Autonomy Systems Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Autonomy Systems Ltd. provides enterprise software solutions. The company was founded by Michael R. Lynch on May 31, 1995 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom. | Chief Executive Officer | - |
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Training of Michael Lynch
| University of Cambridge | Doctorate Degree |
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Linked companies
| Listed companies | 1 |
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| HP INC. | Electronic Technology |
| Private companies | 13 |
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Autonomy Corp. Ltd.
 Autonomy Corp. Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Autonomy Corp. Plc designs and develops software solutions for processing human information and unstructured data. The firm delivers a complete software infrastructure solution that forms an understanding of content in any file format. The company was founded by Rochard G. Gaunt and Michael Richard Lynch on March 21, 1996 and is headquartered in Bracknell, the United Kingdom. | Technology Services |
Rhythmone Ltd.
 Rhythmone Ltd. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services RhythmOne Plc operates as a technology-enabled digital media company focusing in online advertising. Its platform RhythmMax offers digital advertising inventory across owned, controlled, and extended supply sources and it includes brand safety technology, RhythmGuard, which combines third-party verification and proprietary filtering technologies. The company was founded by Suranga Chandratillake in 2004 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Commercial Services |
British Broadcasting Corp.
 British Broadcasting Corp. BroadcastingConsumer Services British Broadcasting Corp. provides broadcasting services. It offers news, sport, weather reports, DVD shopping, videos, travel, capital, culture, music, nature, food and local news. The company was founded by John Charles Walsham Reith in 1922 and is headquartered in White City, the United Kingdom. | Consumer Services |
Neurodynamics Ltd.
 Neurodynamics Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Neurodynamics Ltd. used to provide security and intelligent monitoring systems. Its products were digital video recorders, automatic number plate recognition & intelligent scene analysis systems. The company was founded in 1991 by Michael Richard Lynch and was headquartered in Cambridge, UK. | Commercial Services |
The British Library
The British Library Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The British Library owns and operates libraries. It collects books, music, and historic works. The company's publications include a copy of every publication produced in the UK and Ireland. British Library was founded in July 1973 and is headquartered in London, UK. | Commercial Services |
Autonomy, Inc.
 Autonomy, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Autonomy, Inc. develops personalized information application solutions and services. The company was founded by Michael Richard Lynch on August 21, 1996 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Technology Services |
The Foundation for Science & Technology
The Foundation for Science & Technology Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The Foundation for Science & Technology provide a neutral platform for debate of policy issues that have a science, technology or medical element. The company is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Commercial Services |
Autonomy Systems Ltd.
Autonomy Systems Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Autonomy Systems Ltd. provides enterprise software solutions. The company was founded by Michael R. Lynch on May 31, 1995 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom. | Technology Services |
Featurespace Ltd.
Featurespace Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Featurespace Ltd. develops adaptive behavioral analytics. Its services include fraud management, gambling, and optimize payment solutions. The company was founded by David Excell and Bill Fitzgerald and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom. | Technology Services |
Isabel Healthcare, Inc.
Isabel Healthcare, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Isabel Healthcare, Inc. is a private company based in Ann Arbor, MI that provides tools to support clinicians in clinical reasoning and patients in making decisions about diagnosis and where to seek care. Isabel Healthcare is the leader in providing these tools, with its unique AI and curated machine learning engine that has been tuned and refined over 20 years. The company's flagship product, the Isabel DDX generator, is the world's most powerful differential diagnosis tool, and thousands of clinicians rely on Isabel every day. The company was founded in 2000 by and is named after Maude's daughter who almost died after a potentially fatal illness was not recognized. Donald H. Bauman has been the CEO of the company since 2010. | Technology Services |
Invoke Capital Partners
Invoke Capital Partners Investment ManagersFinance Invoke Capital Partners (Invoke Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Dr. Mike Lynch. The firm is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Finance |
Luminance Technologies Ltd.
Luminance Technologies Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Luminance Technologies Ltd. provides document analysis software solutions. It offers due diligence, contract review, artificial intelligence, machine, unsupervised learning and data visualization. The company was founded on November 5, 2015 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Technology Services |
Darktrace Ltd.
Darktrace Ltd. Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Darktrace Ltd. provides enterprise immune system technology for cyber security. Its products include Darktrace threat visualizer, ICS and antigena, vSensors and OS-sensors, and SaaS connectors. The company was founded by Stephen Huxter in 2013 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom. | Technology Services |
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