AKIN BABAYIGIT
Career History
Akin Babayigit is Managing Director of Arcadia Gaming Partners, a London-based investment firm focused on the global mobile games and interactive technology sectors. He founded Arcadia in 2024 following a decade of experience building and scaling some of the most successful companies in mobile gaming.
Before establishing Arcadia, Babayigit was Co-founder and President of Tripledot Studios, where he helped grow the company from a start-up into one of the United Kingdom’s most successful mobile gaming businesses. During his tenure, Tripledot launched hit puzzle titles including Woodoku, Solitaire and Filler, collectively surpassing hundreds of millions of downloads worldwide. Babayigit was instrumental in shaping the company’s operational model and long-term growth strategy, which emphasised data-driven decision making, user acquisition and sustainable profitability.
Earlier in his career, he held leadership roles at Facebook, Peak Games and Google, gaining deep expertise in product development, analytics and user growth. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, an MS in Engineering from Yale University and a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
About Arcadia Gaming Partners
Founded in 2024 and headquartered in London, Arcadia Gaming Partners is an investment firm specialising in mobile gaming and interactive technology. The firm launched with a $100m fund to back companies from early to growth stages, supporting studios and platforms with strong product fundamentals and scalable business models.
Arcadia’s portfolio includes investments in mobile game developers such as Dream Games, Spyke Games, Luna Labs and Bigger Games, as well as technology ventures including Layer AI. The firm combines strategic capital with operational experience drawn from its founders’ backgrounds in high-growth gaming studios, helping entrepreneurs build sustainable, data-driven businesses within the wider interactive entertainment ecosystem.
Arcadia Gaming Partners