Building a Smartphone Earning Platform with Dan Novaes, Founder & CEO of Mode Mobile
Thu Jan 15 2026
Dan Novaes is the Founder & CEO of Mode Mobile, an earning-technology company that has facilitated nearly $1B in earnings and savings to users through everyday smartphone activity. A lifelong entrepreneur, Dan began identifying arbitrage opportunities at an early age and went on to build multiple profitable consumer businesses before graduating high school.
Prior to Mode Mobile, Dan founded and scaled top-grossing App Store products, raised venture capital with backing from Mark Cuban, and built consumer platforms reaching tens of millions of users globally. Today, Mode Mobile has just under 200M MAU users across 170+ countries, generated tens of millions in annual revenue, and built one of the largest user-shareholder communities in the world through innovative crowdfunding and Reg A financing.
He has been a 3i Member since 2024.
Listen to the episode to hear:
How Dan’s early arbitrage ventures shaped his entrepreneurial mindsetThe evolution of Mode Mobile and the idea behind “EarnOS”How users can earn real money from everyday smartphone activityWhy Mode pioneered user ownership through innovative crowdfunding while raising $75M from approximately 60,000 investorsLearn more about 3i Members: https://3imembers.com
Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/3imembers
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Dan Novaes is the Founder & CEO of Mode Mobile, an earning-technology company that has facilitated nearly $1B in earnings and savings to users through everyday smartphone activity. A lifelong entrepreneur, Dan began identifying arbitrage opportunities at an early age and went on to build multiple profitable consumer businesses before graduating high school. Prior to Mode Mobile, Dan founded and scaled top-grossing App Store products, raised venture capital with backing from Mark Cuban, and built consumer platforms reaching tens of millions of users globally. Today, Mode Mobile has just under 200M MAU users across 170+ countries, generated tens of millions in annual revenue, and built one of the largest user-shareholder communities in the world through innovative crowdfunding and Reg A financing. He has been a 3i Member since 2024. Listen to the episode to hear: How Dan’s early arbitrage ventures shaped his entrepreneurial mindsetThe evolution of Mode Mobile and the idea behind “EarnOS”How users can earn real money from everyday smartphone activityWhy Mode pioneered user ownership through innovative crowdfunding while raising $75M from approximately 60,000 investorsLearn more about 3i Members: https://3imembers.com Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/3imembers