DANIEL DINES
iPath , which develops software to automate repetitive digital tasks for enterprises , is repositioning its technology for the era of generative AI ( Gen AI ) under the renewed leadership of founder Daniel Dines .
The company , which automates manual processes like data entry and payroll management through robotic process automation ( RPA ) technology , rocketed from obscurity to the fastestgrowing SaaS company ever at the time – and today , under Daniel ’ s leadership , is one of the global leaders in RPA .
DANIEL DINES
TITLE : CEO COMPANY : UIPATH INDUSTRY : AUTOMATION
Daniel Dines founded UiPath in Romania in 2005 , growing it into a global leader in robotic process automation . After taking the company public in 2021 , he continues to serve as CEO .
UiPath journey from Romanian apartment to global scale Coined the ‘ Boss of the Bots ’ by Forbes , Daniel and UiPath ’ s story began in 2005 as DeskOver , a software outsourcing business operating from his apartment in Bucharest . A pivotal moment came in 2012 when the company received a request from an Indian business process outsourcing firm to demonstrate its technology alongside Blue Prism , a British RPA provider .
“ I never heard about Blue Prism or RPA at that time . I said , I have no idea who they are . Let me search on the internet ,” Daniel told Sequoia Capital recently . The demonstration led to a shift in focus to automation software .
“ I realised that actually that ’ s a much bigger market than what we were going for before . I couldn ’ t imagine that there
82 January 2025