Akin Babayigit

Akin Babayigit is a serial entrepreneur and investor with a strong track record in the mobile gaming and tech sectors. He co-founded Tripledot Studios, growing it into a highly successful mobile gaming company valued at $1.4 billion. Currently, he is the Managing Director of Arcadia Gaming Partners, an investment firm he founded to support mobile game developers with a $100M fund. neonriver+2

Known as a "zero-to-one guy," Akin thrives in early-stage ventures and chaos, focusing on speed, data-driven decision-making, and relentless iteration. He was instrumental in shaping Tripledot Studios' operational model and has a passion for building something new, which led him to step down from his President role at Tripledot to focus on Arcadia Gaming Partners. sett+2

Akin has extensive experience in user acquisition and growth, having held leadership roles at Facebook, where he was part of the team that launched the Facebook Audience Network and led games partnerships efforts in EMEA. He also advised Peak Games, which was later acquired by Zynga for $1.8 billion. neonriver+3

He is an active angel investor with a portfolio spanning numerous mobile gaming and technology companies, including Dream Games, Bigger Games, Spyke Games, SOOMLA, TaleMonster Games, Shard X, Palabra.ai, Cartesia, Higgsfield AI, Goat Studios, Omada, and Layer AI. He often takes board seats, signaling deep commitment, such as his role as a Board Director for Layer AI. pitchbook+7