In February 2013 he raised $1 billion through his Invoke Capital fund to invest in up and coming British technology companies and in September 2013 announced Invoke had made its first investment, putting up to $20m into Darktrace (alongside Hoxton Ventures and Talis Capital) which describes itself as “the world’s first behavioural cyber defence platform.” In July 2015, Summit Partners invested a further $22.5 million in Darktrace, valuing the company at $120million.
Mike’s other roles include membership of the Council for Science and Technology. He has previously served as a non-executive director to the board of the BBC.
