# Danny Lynch

> Danny Lynch is the Austin-based co-founder and chief technology officer of The Helper Bees. Trained in computer architecture at the University of Texas at Austin, he co-authored influential cache-replacement research before working on next-generation chips at Intel and NVIDIA. He now leads software engineering for a platform that connects insurance payers and older adults with a national network of in-home services.

- **Role:** Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder at The Helper Bees
- **Organizations:** The Helper Bees, NVIDIA, Intel, The University of Texas at Austin
- **Education:** Master of Science in Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
- **Known for:** Co-founded The Helper Bees and leads all of its software engineering development., Co-authored a 2006 computer-architecture paper whose evaluated cache-replacement approach improved performance by as much as 23 percent., Helped take The Helper Bees from an Austin startup to a platform reporting 43 major payer customers and a network of more than 20,000 providers by 2025.

## Career timeline

- **2003** — Served as a teaching assistant for a computer architecture course at the University of Texas at Austin.
- **2005** — Completed a Master of Science in Engineering in the High Performance Systems group at the University of Texas at Austin.
- **2006** — Co-authored ‘A Case for MLP-Aware Cache Replacement,’ presented at the 33rd International Symposium on Computer Architecture.
- **Before 2015** — Worked at Intel and NVIDIA on next-generation computer-chip design.
- **2015** — Co-founded The Helper Bees in Austin with Char Hu and Eric Corum.
- **2020** — The Helper Bees raised a $6 million Series A as it expanded its software and services for long-term care insurers.
- **2021** — The Helper Bees acquired healthAlign, adding capabilities for managing broad networks of in-home services.
- **2022** — The Helper Bees announced a $12.8 million Series B.
- **2025** — The Helper Bees raised a $35 million Series C led by Centana Growth Partners to expand its platform and enter Medicaid.

## Achievements

- Co-founded The Helper Bees and leads all of its software engineering development.
- Co-authored a 2006 computer-architecture paper whose evaluated cache-replacement approach improved performance by as much as 23 percent.
- Helped take The Helper Bees from an Austin startup to a platform reporting 43 major payer customers and a network of more than 20,000 providers by 2025.
- Contributed to next-generation computer-chip design during his career at Intel and NVIDIA.

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — The Helper Bees closed a $35 million Series C led by Centana Growth Partners, with plans to expand its aging-at-home platform and enter Medicaid.
- **2025-01** — At the Series C announcement, The Helper Bees reported that 43 major payers used its network of more than 20,000 service providers.

## Links

- Website: https://www.thehelperbees.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danny31415
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/thehelperbees
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheHelperBees/

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Last updated: 2026-09-27