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Dylan Collins

Advisor at Various

United Kingdom

Overview 

Dylan Collins is a seasoned builder with a strong background in online gaming and venture capital, having held CEO and Chairman roles in successful companies like SuperAwesome and TotallyAwesome. He has a track record of leading acquisitions and mergers, with notable achievements including guiding Jolt Online Gaming and DemonWare through successful acquisitions by GameStop and Activision Blizzard, respectively.

Work Experience 

  • Chairman

    2024 - Current

  • Advisor

    2024

    Advisor to a handful of interesting companies.

  • Partner

    2024

    Investing in emerging behaviors from Generation Alpha and Z audiences

  • Owner

    2023

    My personal vehicle for equity and debt investing in opportunities with aligned values.

  • CEO

    2013 - 2023

    Acquired by Epic Games in 2020. SuperAwesome is the operating system for the under-13 Internet. Our technology powers safe digital engagement with young audiences, ensuring their privacy around the world. SuperAwesome's kidtech platform enables billions of digital transactions every month across kid-safe advertising, community and parental consent. The world's top developers, brands and content owners use SuperAwesome to make sure they're compliantly supporting the fastest growing audience on the internet. Headquartered in London, the company has offices in New York, LA and Chicago.

  • Chairman

    2015 - 2020

    TotallyAwesome is the leading kid-safe digital ad platform in Southeast Asia and Australia.

  • Chairman

    2013 - 2020

    Potato was founded in 2010 by veteran developer Jason Cartwright and long-time business partner Luke Guttridge. Focussing on the development of complex, scalable web applications, Potato work often sits at the heart of influential marketing campaigns. Clients include Google, YouTube, News International, PayPal and other agencies such as BBH and Mother. Headquartered in London, Potato also maintains offices in Bristol and presences in San Francisco and Sydney. The company was acquired by WPP's AKQA in 2016.

  • Non-Exec Director

    2013 - 2015

    Brown Bag Films® are Europe’s most successful creative-led animation studio. Since 1994, their Dublin-based headquarters have produced cutting-edge animation for the international market, bagging numerous awards along the way. These include two Oscar® nominations for Give Up Yer Aul Sins (2002), Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty (2010) and Bafta and Emmy nominations for Octonauts. Brown Bag Films' much-loved TV shows are viewed by millions of children worldwide and include Olivia, Noddy in Toyland, Doc McStuffins, Henry Hugglemonster, Peter Rabbit and the aforementioned Octonauts. With a second office in LA, Brown Bag Films are committed to producing the highest-quality, cross-platform animation with strong stories and engaging characters. Founded and managed by animators Cathal Gaffney and Darragh O’Connell, Brown Bag Films is one of Ireland’s business success stories employing over 130 full time staff. Brown Bag’s Smithfield HQ is a place where state-of-the-art technology meets native Irish artistry and wit. The studio is among the most technically-advanced in the world, with full animation, picture and audio post-production facilities in house. Their motto is simple: “We love animation”. In fact, they love it so much they trademarked it. ‘We Love Animation™.’

  • Chairman

    2011 - 2012

    Fight My Monster is one of the fastest growing online games for boys aged 8-12yrs in the UK and US. Free to play from any Internet browser, the game is quickly becoming the online destination for schoolboys everywhere. Investors include Greycroft Partners (Klout, Buddy Media, Maker Studios), eVenture Capital Partners (Groupon, Angie’s List, Sonos) and several well known angel investors from the west coast. The company has offices in San Francisco and London. You can read more about Fight My Monster on PandoDaily (http://bit.ly/wmzuYO), TechCrunch (http://tcrn.ch/L0itZb) and The Guardian (http://bit.ly/qTSFfK) or on the company blog (corp.fightmymonster.com).

Fight My Monster is an online gaming destination that allows children to collect, trade and fight monsters in an educational environment.

Raised $2,100,000.00 from Jarl Mohn, AFSquare, Headline, Kevin Donahue, Greycroft and Yair Landau.

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