Daniel Dines

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]

Daniel Dines
Dines in 2021
Born	Daniel Solomon Dines January 1972 (age 53) Onești, Romania[1]
Education	University of Bucharest
Occupation	Businessman
Known for	Co-founder, executive chairman and chief innovation officer, UiPath
Spouse	Alexandra Dines
Children	1

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]