Daniel Mattes

Daniel Mattes (born November 14, 1972) is an Austrian internet entrepreneur and venture capitalist. He is the founder and CEO of Artificial Intelligence company 42.cx and a judge and business angel on the Austrian television show '2 Minuten 2 Millionen', the Austrian version of Shark Tank, which airs on Puls4.

His 42.cx Center of Excellence for Artificial Intelligence focuses on the commercialization of Artificial Intelligence ("AI"). The company is based in Vienna, Austria and was incorporated in November 2015. Prior to 42.cx, in 2010, he founded Jumio, an online authentication company.

Prior to Jumio, in 2005, he founded VoIP company Jajah which was acquired 2009 for $207 million by Telefónica. In 2007, he was voted 81st most important Austrian citizen by Austrian magazine "News" in the "1000 most important Austrians" list.

On April 2, 2019, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Mattes with defrauding investors of Jumio Inc. Without admitting guilt, Mattes agreed to pay over $17 million to include a fine of $640,000, also Mattes has agreed to be barred from holding any executive position in any company traded publicly in the United States of America.

• In 1999, Mattes co-founded "Auftrag.at".
• In 2005, Mattes co-founded Jajah.
• In 2010, Mattes founded Jumio.
• In 2015, Mattes founded 42.cx Center of Excellence for Artificial Intelligence.

• 2000 "Datenbanken mit Delphi" publisher: C&L-Verlag
• 2001 "SQL – Der Einsatz im Intra- und Extranet" publisher: C&L-Verlag
• 2002 "Datenbanken mit Delphi, 2. Auflage" publisher: C&L Verlag
• November 2002: Federal Award of Excellence, Austria
• 2019 "IP Assets: An Awakening in the Market?"