Daniel Mattes Explained

Daniel Mattes
Birth Date:14 November 1972
Birth Place:Freiburg, West Germany.
Nationality:Austrian
Occupation:Founder & CEO of 42.cx
Founder of Jumio
Co-Founder of Jajah
Co-Founder of Auftrag.at
Years Active:2005–present
Children:3
Spouse:Karolina Zubkova Mattes
Parents: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]

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Notes and References

  1. News: 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. October 30, 2013. ProSiebenSat.1 PULS 4. 2014-02-24.
  2. Web site: 42: Neues KI-Start-up von Jajah-Gründer Daniel Mattes. 22 November 2015 . Futurezone. 2015-11-22.
  3. Web site: Internetmillionaer-Mattes-wagt-Versuch-Nummer-3. Nachrichten. 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. News: Totally free and hassle-free phone calls. Schonfeld. Erick . Jeanette Borzo. September 20, 2006. Business 2.0. 2009-02-20.
  6. News: Telefonica buys Internet phone provider Jajah. 2009-12-23. Reuters . Robert . Hetz . 2009-12-23.
  7. Web site: Die 1000 wichtigsten Oesterreicher. NEWS Magazine 01/2007. NEWS Verlag. de. 2009-02-22.
  8. Web site: SEC.gov SEC Charges Former CEO of Silicon Valley Startup With Defrauding Investors . 2024-06-09 . www.sec.gov.
  9. Web site: lieferanzeiger.at. Wien-Konkret. de. 2009-02-20. 2008-06-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20080620102640/http://www.wien-konkret.at/wirtschaft/printmedien/4/wiener-zeitung-lieferanzeiger/. dead.
  10. News: Reports: O2 to buy Jajah for $200M . 2009-12-20. 2009-12-20.
  11. Web site: Jajah founder unveils online payments start-up Jumio. June 11, 2010. TMCnet. 2010-06-19.
  12. Web site: Amazon.de Search Results. Amazon.de. de. 2009-02-20.
  13. Book: Datenbanken mit Delphi. Vom Flat- File- System zu Client/ Server (Gebundene Ausgabe). Amazon.de. de. .
  14. Book: IP Assets: An Awakening in the Market?. 2019. 978-1692202231. Mattes . Daniel.

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