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.
Daniel Mattes | |
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| Born | 14 November 1972 Freiburg, Germany. |
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Occupation(s) | Founder & CEO of 42.cx Founder of Jumio Co-Founder of Jajah Co-Founder of Auftrag.at |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Spouse | Karolina Zubkova Mattes |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Manfred Mattes Edeltraud Mattes |
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.