Daniel Solomon Dines (born January 1972) is a Romanian billionaire entrepreneur, and the co-founder and CEO of

UiPath UiPath is a global software company that makes robotic process automation (RPA) software. It was founded in Bucharest, Romania, by Daniel Dines and Marius Tîrcă. Its headquarters are in New York City. The company's software monitors user activ ...

, a

robotic process automation Robotic process automation (RPA) is a form of business process automation technology based on metaphorical software robots (bots) or on artificial intelligence (AI)/digital workers. It is sometimes referred to as ''software robotics'' (not to be ...

platform. He is nicknamed ''Boss of the Bots'', becoming the first bot billionaire. In March 2022, Dines was the wealthiest person in Romania, with an estimated net worth of US$2.9 billion.

Early life

Dines' father was an engineer and his mother a teacher. Dines earned a degree from the

University of Bucharest The University of Bucharest ( ro, Universitatea din București), commonly known after its abbreviation UB in Romania, is a public university founded in its current form on by a decree of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza to convert the former Princel ...

Career

Dines worked for

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, Washington, US, from 2000 to 2005, then later returned to Romania. Dines started DeskOver in 2005 in

Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of ...

, Romania, and later renamed it

and moved its headquarters to New York City in 2018. He has stated that he wanted UiPath to be a kind of Romanian

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Philanthropy

In April 2019, Dines donated €1 million to help rebuild Notre-Dame.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dines, Daniel 1972 births Living people People from Onești Businesspeople in information technology University of Bucharest alumni Romanian technology company founders Romanian technology chief executives Romanian billionaires Microsoft employees Romanian expatriates in the United States