# Daniel P. Simon

> Daniel P. Simon is a New York-based entrepreneur, author and financial communications specialist. He is co-founder and CEO of Qwoted, chairman and co-founder of Vested, author of The Money Hackers, and co-chair of the Museum of American Finance’s communications advisory body.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CEO at Qwoted
- **Organizations:** Qwoted, Vested, Museum of American Finance, Financial Narrative
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in English and French Literature, University of York, University of Lausanne
- **Known for:** Co-founded Qwoted and Vested., Author of The Money Hackers (HarperCollins Leadership, 2020)., The Money Hackers won the 2021 Axiom gold medal in Entrepreneurship / Small Business.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2015** — Helped lead Cognito’s US operation before co-founding Vested.
- **2015** — Vested publicly launched on July 1, led by Dan Simon and Binna Kim; Ishviene Arora is also identified in later accounts as a co-founder.
- **2017** — Vested won Global New PR Agency of the Year.
- **2019** — Qwoted launched publicly in April; Simon was named to PRovoke’s Innovator 25 Americas.
- **2020** — The Money Hackers was published by HarperCollins Leadership in April.
- **2021** — The Money Hackers won Axiom gold in Entrepreneurship / Small Business; Qwoted announced a $3 million seed round in June.
- **2023** — Named to PRWeek’s Dashboard 25 class of 2023.
- **2026** — Discussed Qwoted’s manual beginnings on Escape Velocity and welcomed attendees at its February Media Mixer.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Qwoted and Vested.
- Author of The Money Hackers (HarperCollins Leadership, 2020).
- The Money Hackers won the 2021 Axiom gold medal in Entrepreneurship / Small Business.
- Named to PRovoke’s 2019 Innovator 25 Americas.
- Named to PRWeek’s 2023 Dashboard 25.
- Qwoted closed a $3 million seed funding round in June 2021.

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Appeared on Escape Velocity in the episode Never Trust a Lead You Didn’t Earn, discussing Qwoted’s early manual matching and marketplace development.
- **2026-02** — Welcomed participants at Qwoted’s Media Mixer with The Podcast Academy and spoke about supporting a free press.

## Links

- Website: https://danielpsimon.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dansimon

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