Mobile Gaming ‘Kingpin' Behind Tripledot Starts $100 Million Investment Fund
Akin Babayigit, a co-founder of the gaming studio Tripledot, has formed an investment firm to back companies making mobile games, according to people familiar with the matter and documents.
The firm is called Arcadia Gaming Advisors, according to documents filed in the UK corporate registry. And the London-based entrepreneur has raised $100 million for an initial fund, said the people, asking not to be identified discussing the private financing.
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