Dylan Collins (born 1980) is an Irish software company founder and technology investor.[1]
Colllins was a co-founder in 2003 of the Irish gaming software start-up Demonware,[2] which was sold to Activision in 2007.[3] In 2007, Collins went on to found Jolt Online which was sold to GameStop in 2009. In 2013, Collins founded SuperAwesome, a company that builds infrastructure to manage and use the data of children on the internet, where he remains as CEO. The company raised a $7 million investment in June 2015.[4][5] As of 2017 the company was reportedly valued over $100m and is profitable.[6] The company powers the parental consent requirement for many games oriented at kids such as Pokemon Go.[7]
As CEO of SuperAwesome, Collins is widely recognized as one of the leading authorities in "kid tech", the subset of technology focusing on children's apps and entertainment. He's also regularly quoted in the media around the application of Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) to technology companies.[8][9][10]
Collins is a graduate of Trinity College, Dublin, and he sits on the board of Irish television animation studio Brown Bag Films.[11]
References
- ^ "Dylan Collins: Executive Profile & Biography - Businessweek". Businessweek.com. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- ^ "Dylan Collins: Everything Is SuperAwesome - Dublin Globe". Dublin Globe. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- ^ "Leading US games publisher buys DemonWare - Life | siliconrepublic.com - Ireland's Technology News Service". Silicon Republic. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- ^ Shields, Mike (1 March 2016). "Ad Firm SuperAwesome Says It Can Help Kids' Brands Navigate YouTube". WSJ. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- ^ O'Hear, Steve. "SuperAwesome, The 'Kid-Safe' Marketing Platform, Raises $7M Series A". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
- ^ "Kidtech startup SuperAwesome is now valued at $100+ million and profitable". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
- ^ "Pokemon GO partners with SuperAwesome on parental controls". Retrieved 2019-01-22.
- ^ "A kid-friendly internet? This company is trying to build one". NBC News. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- ^ O'Brien, Ciara. "Tech firm on mission to make online data privacy kids' stuff". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
- ^ "NASDAQ interview with Dylan Collans".
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Taylor, Charlie. "Irish led 'kid tech' company valued at $100m". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2019-01-21.