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Did Dario Meli co-found Quietly?
Yes. Quietly's about page, checked September 23, 2026, says "As co-founder and Chairman for Quietly, he liaises with our investors and speaks at conferences, advocating for an audience-first future." Daily Hive introduced him on December 19, 2017 as "a serial entrepreneur and founder of Quietly (among many other things)".
What is his role at Quietly today?
Executive chairman. Quietly's about page, checked September 23, 2026, lists "Dario Meli, Executive Chairman" in its team section.
What else has he founded?
Quietly's about page, checked September 23, 2026, says he "has founded successful ventures in Vancouver, New York, and Los Angeles, including Quietly, Invoke Media, Brightkit, Foodee, and Hootsuite." His Startupfest speaker page, checked the same day, says he "Co-Founded HootSuite", the digital agency Invoke Media and the product incubator Invoke Labs.
Why did he start Quietly?
Asked how the idea was born, he told Daily Hive on December 19, 2017 that "primarily it came from many years of working with some of the largest media brands in the world." In the same interview he described the company as providing "strategy, tech, analytics, and distribution to engineer excellent content at scale that performs."