Akin Babayigit

Commander
DISC Type : D

Director & Co-CEO at Daedalus Global

Milan, Lombardy, Italy, United Kingdom

Overview

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.

Personality Overview

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.

Topics They Care 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.
Data-Driven Growth
His strategy at Tripledot and advice to founders emphasizes data-driven decision-making, user acquisition, and analytics to scale games profitably.

Media Appearances

Sabahat Gümüştaş joins Akın Babayiğit's Arcadia Gaming Partners as Principal. Featured in Mobidictum

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Work History

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

Education

2007 - 2009
MBA from Harvard Business School
2003 - 2004
MS from Yale University

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Insights For Selling To Akin

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Make sure that you circle back fast on any action items, it wins their trust
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending time doing small talk
  • Speak about competitive differentiation that your product offers

DONT's

  • Don’t be in a rush to invite them for a social meet and greet
  • Avoid being a storyteller and don’t try to oversell
  • Do not hesitate from asking counter questions, just avoid challenging their authority

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Akin is

  • Conviction around the impact matters the most to them, followed by a sense of achievement and ROI.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Akin

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no without any hesitation.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Akin move?

  • They can take decisions very fast if you manage to convince them.
  • Can Akin take some risk or not?

  • The risks don’t matter much to them.

You And Akin

Personality Compatibility


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