Daniel Mattes

Daniel Mattes
Born (1972-11-14) 14 November 1972 (age 52)
Freiburg, West Germany.
NationalityAustrian
Occupation(s)Founder & CEO of 42.cx
Founder of Jumio
Co-Founder of Jajah
Co-Founder of Auftrag.at
Years active2005–present
SpouseKarolina Zubkova Mattes
Children3
Parent(s)Manfred Mattes
Edeltraud 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.[1]

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.[2][3]

Mattes was dismissed as CEO of 42.cx on 3 November 2021 by an extraordinary shareholders' meeting based on unlawful and harmful actions. Among other issues, Mattes did not publish financial statements as legally required for three years in a row.[4]

Prior to 42.cx, in 2010, he founded Jumio, an online authentication company.

Prior to Jumio, in 2005, he founded VoIP company Jajah[5] which was acquired 2009 for $207 million by Telefónica.[6] In 2007, he was voted 81st most important Austrian citizen by Austrian magazine "News" in the "1000 most important Austrians" list.[7]

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.[8]

Professional life

  • In 1999, Mattes co-founded "Auftrag.at".[9]
  • In 2005, Mattes co-founded Jajah.[10]
  • In 2010, Mattes founded Jumio.[11]
  • In 2015, Mattes founded 42.cx Center of Excellence for Artificial Intelligence.[2]

Publications

  • 2000 "Datenbanken mit Delphi" publisher: C&L-Verlag
  • 2001 "SQL – Der Einsatz im Intra- und Extranet" publisher: C&L-Verlag[12]
  • 2002 "Datenbanken mit Delphi, 2. Auflage" publisher: C&L Verlag[13]
  • November 2002: Federal Award of Excellence, Austria
  • 2019 "IP Assets: An Awakening in the Market?"[14]

References

  1. ^ "5 Business Angels vergeben 2 Millionen Euro in der PULS 4 Start-Up-Show. Ab 25 November 2013, immer um 20:15 Uhr, exklusiv auf PULS 4". ProSiebenSat.1 PULS 4. October 30, 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-24.
  2. ^ a b "42: Neues KI-Start-up von Jajah-Gründer Daniel Mattes". Futurezone. 22 November 2015. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  3. ^ "Internetmillionaer-Mattes-wagt-Versuch-Nummer-3". Nachrichten. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  4. ^ Protokoll der außerordentlichen Generalversammlung der Gesellschaft 42.cx Center of Excellence for Artificial Intelligence GmbH, FN 446075 v 3.11.2021, retrieved via firmrnbuch.at
  5. ^ Schonfeld, Erick; Jeanette Borzo (September 20, 2006). "Totally free and hassle-free phone calls". Business 2.0. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
  6. ^ Hetz, Robert (2009-12-23). "Telefonica buys Internet phone provider Jajah". Reuters. Retrieved 2009-12-23.
  7. ^ "Die 1000 wichtigsten Oesterreicher". NEWS Magazine 01/2007 (in German). NEWS Verlag. Retrieved 2009-02-22.
  8. ^ "SEC.gov | SEC Charges Former CEO of Silicon Valley Startup With Defrauding Investors". www.sec.gov. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
  9. ^ "lieferanzeiger.at" (in German). Wien-Konkret. Archived from the original on 2008-06-20. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
  10. ^ "Reports: O2 to buy Jajah for $200M". 2009-12-20. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
  11. ^ "Jajah founder unveils online payments start-up Jumio". TMCnet. June 11, 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
  12. ^ "Amazon.de Search Results" (in German). Amazon.de. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
  13. ^ Datenbanken mit Delphi. Vom Flat- File- System zu Client/ Server (Gebundene Ausgabe) (in German). Amazon.de. ASIN 3932311590.
  14. ^ Mattes, Daniel (2019). IP Assets: An Awakening in the Market?. ISBN 978-1692202231.