Daniel Mattes

Daniel Mattes (born 14 November 1972) is an Austrian internet entrepreneur and venture capitalist. He is the founder and was 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 focused on the commercialization of artificial intelligence ("AI"). The company was based in Vienna, Austria. It was incorporated in November 2015 and removed from the Austrian register of companies in 2022.

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.

In 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged Mattes with defrauding investors. Mattes agreed to settle the charges for north of $17 million. According to the SEC complaint, Mattes grossly overstated Jumio revenue in 2013 and 2014 and then sold his personal shares to investors for $14 million, hiding these sales from the board. In 2015, the company corrected its financial results and filed for bankruptcy in 2016.

Professional life

 * 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.

Publications

 * 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?"