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British businessman (–)

For other people named Michael Lynch, see Michael Lynch (disambiguation).

Michael Richard Lynch (16 June – 19 August ) was a British technology entrepreneur who co-founded Autonomy Corporation, Invoke Capital and Darktrace.

He had various other roles, including in an advisory capacity.

Following an undergraduate degree, a PhD and postdoctoral research at the University of Cambridge, Lynch applied his research in machine learning to set up software companies and become a major figure in Silicon Fen.

He was described in the press as the British equivalent of the American businessman Bill Gates, with an estimated worth of £ million in

The sale of Autonomy to Hewlett-Packard in led to accusations of fraud and resulted in civil litigation in the UK in The case was decided largely in favour of Hewlett-Packard.

In , Lynch was extradited to the United States to face criminal charges. He went on trial in San Francisco in March and i