# Daniel Kniaz

> Daniel Kniaz is the Sydney-based co-founder and CEO of Weel, formerly DiviPay. He met Russell Martin at Westpac and shifted from consumer payments into corporate cards and expense management after hearing demand from businesses. His earlier experience includes a sock venture, Deloitte and studies in business and psychology. In August 2026 he described ambitions for software that completes finance work automatically.

- **Role:** Co-founder & CEO at Weel
- **Organizations:** Weel (formerly DiviPay), Westpac, Deloitte
- **Nationality:** Australian
- **Education:** Double degree in business and psychology, Macquarie University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Weel with Russell Martin and led its shift into business spend management., Led DiviPay through its December 2021 A$20 million funding round., Received Macquarie University prizes in negotiation and accounting information for decision making in 2014.

## Career timeline

- **Before Weel; exact dates unconfirmed** — Started a sock business, worked at Deloitte and spent time in California.
- **2016** — Met Russell Martin in Westpac’s innovation team, according to his retrospective.
- **2017** — Launched DiviPay’s consumer split-payment product.
- **2019** — Business-focused DiviPay raised A$2.3 million in September.
- **2021** — DiviPay raised A$20 million in December.
- **2022** — DiviPay became Weel in September.
- **2024** — Announced Nium partnership and Visa Business Debit cards in March.
- **2025** — Weel launched an upgraded accounts payable suite in June.
- **2026** — Published Every Expense Complete: Weel’s next chapter in August.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Weel with Russell Martin and led its shift into business spend management.
- Led DiviPay through its December 2021 A$20 million funding round.
- Received Macquarie University prizes in negotiation and accounting information for decision making in 2014.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Published Every Expense Complete: Weel’s next chapter.
- **2025-06** — Weel announced its upgraded accounts payable automation suite.
- **2024-05** — Appeared on Fintechfun with Chris Titley.
- **2024-03** — Announced Nium partnership and Visa Business Debit cards.

## Links

- Website: https://letsweel.com/resources/the-weelhouse/authors/daniel-kniaz
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielkniaz/

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Last updated: 2026-10-13