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Daniel Dines

Daniel Solomon Dines is a Romanian billionaire entrepreneur, and the co-founder and executive chairman of UiPath, a robotic process automation platform. Forbes nicknamed him the Boss of the Bots, becoming the first bot billionaire.

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Daniel Dines
Dines in 2021
Born
Daniel Solomon Dines

January 1972 (age 54)
Onești, Romania1
EducationUniversity of Bucharest
OccupationBusinessman
Known forCo-founder, executive chairman and chief innovation officer, UiPath
SpouseAlexandra Dines
Children1

Daniel Solomon Dines (born January 1972)2 is a Romanian billionaire entrepreneur, and the co-founder and executive chairman of UiPath, a robotic process automation platform. Forbes nicknamed him the Boss of the Bots, becoming the first bot billionaire.3

As of July 2025, Dines was one of the wealthiest people in Romania, with an estimated net worth of US$1.5 billion.4

Early life

Dines' father was an engineer and his mother a teacher.5 Dines earned a degree from the University of Bucharest.4 He was a self-taught programmer.3

Career

Dines worked for Microsoft in Seattle, Washington, US, from 2000 to 2005, then later returned to Romania.6 Dines started DeskOver in 2005 in Bucharest, Romania, and later renamed it UiPath and moved its headquarters to New York City in 2018.4 He has stated that he wanted UiPath to be a kind of Romanian Google or Facebook.6

Philanthropy

In April 2019, Dines donated €1 million to help rebuild Notre-Dame.7

References

References

  1. "Cum a ajuns programatorul Daniel Dines din Onești miliardar pe Wall Street" [How the programmer Daniel Dines from Onești became a billionaire on Wall Street]. Curierul Național (in Romanian). 24 April 2021.
  2. "UiPath, la licorne roumaine partie à la conquête de Wall Street" [UiPath, the Romanian unicorn set to conquer Wall Street]. Challenges (in French). 29 April 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  3. Konrad, Alex (11 September 2019). "From Communism To Coding: How Daniel Dines Of $7 Billion UiPath Became The First Bot Billionaire". Forbes.
  4. "Forbes profile: Daniel Dines". Forbes. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  5. Ce rețea de firme deține miliardarul Daniel Dines în România
  6. "Istoria fabuloasă a lui Daniel Dines, IT-istul român care a lucrat pentru Microsoft, dar care s-a întors în ţară pentru a crea UiPath, cea mai valoroasă companie pornită în România". Ziarul Financiar (in Romanian). 20 March 2019.
  7. "UiPath Founder Daniel Dines On The Cover Of Forbes Magazine As The Richest Romanian". Romania Journal (in Romanian). 12 September 2019.
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