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Akin Babayigit

Commander · DISC type D
Director & Co-CEO at Daedalus Global
📍 Milan, Lombardy, Italy, United Kingdom

Akin Babayigit is the Managing Director of Arcadia Gaming Partners, a venture firm investing in mobile game companies. He co-founded Tripledot Studios, which was named Europes fastest-growing company. His prior experience includes leadership roles at King, Facebook, and Skype. Colleagues describe him as sharp, strategic, analytical, and high-energy. He holds an MBA from Harvard and an MS from Yale.

Born in Turkey and having moved to the U. S. at 16, Akin is a prominent figure in the Turkish gaming ecosystem. He admits he is not a stereotypical gamer with a console at home, but rather fell in love with the creative and analytical people in the industry first, and the business of gaming second.

He has a unique habit of conducting market research for his games by looking at what people are playing on their phones on the London Underground.

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Current Role
Director & Co-CEO
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Milan, Lombardy, Italy, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Akin shows up

Strong-Willed
Decisive
Impact-Driven

They like to be in a position where they can control the conversation and terms. They like to act fast and expect others to do the same. More than the product, they care about the effectiveness of the product.

Priorities

Topics Akin cares about

Mobile Game Investing
As Managing Director of Arcadia Gaming Partners and an active angel investor, he provides capital and operational experience to mobile game developers, particularly from emerging hubs like Turkey.
Supporting Founders
His social media and investment activity show a clear passion for backing and advising talented entrepreneurs, whom he often praises for their drive and creativity.
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Career

Work history

12-2025
Director & Co-CEO
Daedalus Global
2-2025
Managing Director
Arcadia Gaming Partners
11-2024
Investor
TaleMonster Games
11-2024
Investor
Palabra.ai
4-2024
Investor
Cartesia
In the press

Media appearances

Sabahat Gümüştaş joins Akın Babayiğit's Arcadia Gaming Partners as Principal. Featured in Mobidictum
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Education
2007 - 2009
MBA
Harvard Business School
2003 - 2004
MS
Yale University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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