Job: chief executive, Mind Candy
Age: 38
Industry: digital media, games
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A top 50 ranking for Michael Acton Smith, the chief executive of games studio Mind Candy, is the least you'd expect for the man behind the global kids' phenomenon Moshi Monsters.
This well-spoken, hugely driven internet entrepreneur was named Tech Guru 2012 at the Mega awards, winning the prize for the individual who the judges believed made the most impact on technology innovation in the last year.
Mind Candy, his British entertainment company based in the heart of east London's Tech City, was launched 2004, eight years after he left Birmingham University with a degree in geography.
Launched in 2008, Moshi Monsters now has 60 million registered users in 150 territories worldwide and has expanded offline with bestselling toys, trading cards, a Moshi DS game and a popular magazine. Challenges include the leap from desktop to tablet, with his team hard at work on a Moshi app.
