Algy Williams
In 1999 Algy Williams (50) set up Babel Media, the leading services company to the interactive entertainment industry. For the past 20 years Algy has worked in video games, graphic design, television animation, special effects and post production.
Under Algy’s leadership, Babel has grown from three employees on the South Coast of the UK to the current headcount of 400 (FTE) in Brighton, Montreal, Delhi and Los Angeles . He has been a leading advocate of the outsourcing business model to the games industry and continues to shape the outsourcing agenda with international publishers, hardware manufacturers and mobile carriers.
Babel works for almost every major company in interactive entertainment including Sony, Sega, Microsoft, Disney, LucasArts, Nokia, Warner Bros, Vodafone, Nintendo, Electronic Arts and Activision Blizzard. The company has been voted Best Games Outsourcing Company in 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2008.
In June 2008, Babel Media was sold to Quatrro BPO Solutions, led by Raman Roy. Algy remains on the Board of the Company and is a significant shareholder.
Prior to Babel, Algy set up Labyrinth Productions in 1993, from which he produced a major CD ROM game called “Drowned God” for Time Warner Interactive as well as educational and themed entertainment installations. Previous to Labyrinth, Algy was Managing Director of CAL Ltd, one of Europe's leading television design and post-production companies working for the BBC, Channel Four, Amblin Entertainment and numerous international advertising agencies.
Algy holds degrees in English and History from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was a Morehead Scholar. He is married with two children.
Motivation for joining the India Angel Network
I opened the Babel India office in 2004. Since that time, I have always been fascinated by the country, her people, the rich history and culture, and the phenomenal opportunities arising from India’s meteoric financial development.
Having sold my business to Quatrro, I would like to leverage my experience of building fast growth, early stage companies with my expanding network of Indian friends and associates. I cannot think of a richer vein of investment opportunities than in India, and I would welcome the chance of being involved with young Indian companies in a financial as well as a mentoring role – as they develop they will be keen to expand internationally and I believe that I can help them do so.
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