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August 22, 2024

Mike Lynch’s impact on UK tech

The founder and investor went missing after a fatal capsizing of his yacht. UK tech figures assess Mike Lynch's professional impact

Tim Smith

6 min read

The UK tech world is reeling at the news that entrepreneur and investor Mike Lynch, cofounder of cybersecurity company Darktrace and formerly founder of software firm Autonomy, has died, after a storm sunk his yacht in the Mediterranean on Monday.

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Tim Smith

Tim Smith was news editor at Sifted. He covered deeptech and AI, and produced Startup Europe — The Sifted Podcast . Follow him on X and LinkedIn

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