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.[1]

Daniel Mattes
Mattes in 2016
Born (1972-11-14) November 14, 1972
Freiburg, Germany.
NationalityAustrian
OccupationFounder & CEO of 42.cx
Founder of Jumio
Co-Founder of Jajah
Co-Founder of Auftrag.at
Years active2005–present
Spouse(s)Karolina Zubkova Mattes
Children2
Parent(s)Manfred Mattes
Edeltraud Mattes

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.[2][3] Prior to 42.cx, in 2010, he founded Jumio, an online authentication company.

Prior to Jumio, in 2005, he founded VoIP company Jajah[4] which was acquired 2009 for $207 million by Telefónica.[5] In 2007, he was voted 81st most important Austrian citizen by Austrian magazine "News" in the "1000 most important Austrians" list.[6]

On April 2, 2019, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Mattes with defrauding investors of Jumio Inc. Without admitting guilt,[7] Mattes agreed to pay over $17 million to include a fine of $640,000,[8] also Mattes has agreed to be barred from holding any executive position in any company traded publicly in the United States of America.[9][10][11][12]

Professional life
  • In 1999, Mattes co-founded "Auftrag.at".[13]
  • In 2005, Mattes co-founded Jajah.[14]
  • In 2010, Mattes founded Jumio.[15]
  • 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[16]
  • 2002 "Datenbanken mit Delphi, 2. Auflage" publisher: C&L Verlag[17]
  • November 2002: Federal Award of Excellence, Austria
  • 2019 "IP Assets: An Awakening in the Market?" [18]

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. "42: Neues KI-Start-up von Jajah-Gründer Daniel Mattes". Futurezone. Retrieved 2015-11-22.
  3. "Internetmillionaer-Mattes-wagt-Versuch-Nummer-3". Nachrichten. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  4. Schonfeld, Erick; Jeanette Borzo (September 20, 2006). "Totally free and hassle-free phone calls". Business 2.0. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
  5. Hetz, Robert (2009-12-23). "Telefonica buys Internet phone provider Jajah". Reuters. Retrieved 2009-12-23.
  6. "Die 1000 wichtigsten Oesterreicher". NEWS Magazine 01/2007 (in German). NEWS Verlag. Retrieved 2009-02-22.
  7. "This Startup Founder Just Paid $17 Million to Settle a Fraud Case. Now He's Heading an AI Startup". Fortune. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
  8. "Jumio founder pays $17M to settle SEC fraud lawsuit". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
  9. Michaels, Dave. "Jumio Founder to Pay $17 Million to Settle Accounting Fraud Claims". WSJ. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
  10. "SEC Charges Ex-Jumio CEO Daniel Mattes With Defrauding Investors". news.bloomberglaw.com. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
  11. "Daniel Mattes (Release No. LR-24440; Apr. 3, 2019)". www.sec.gov. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  12. Case SEC against Daniel Matte
  13. "lieferanzeiger.at" (in German). Wien-Konkret. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
  14. "Reports: O2 to buy Jajah for $200M". 2009-12-20. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
  15. "Jajah founder unveils online payments start-up Jumio". TMCnet. June 11, 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
  16. "Amazon.de Search Results" (in German). Amazon.de. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
  17. Datenbanken mit Delphi. Vom Flat- File- System zu Client/ Server (Gebundene Ausgabe) (in German). Amazon.de. ASIN 3932311590.
  18. IP Assets: An Awakening in the Market?. 2019. ISBN 978-1692202231.
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