Darran Garnham

Founder - TOIKIDO

📍 United Kingdom🔄 Updated September 2026💼 2 investments📅 15 years investing🗓 Last invested Aug 2018
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Aug 2018
KidsKnowBest is an advertising agency connecting brands with kids. We specialise in data and insights, strategy, creative and paid media with clients including Mattel, Hasbro, Universal, LEGO, Disney and Warner Bros to name a few. We provide solutions that better inform brand decision-making in the kids and family sector. Our purpose is giving kids and families a voice on the stuff that matters to them. We believe listening is critical to learning. This enables us to be kid experts, navigate through an ever-changing and fragmented media space and create the most unforgettable brand experiences for kids.
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2011
Calm is a leading mental health company on a mission to support everyone on every step of their mental health journey. Our flagship consumer app—ranked #1 in its category with over 180 million downloads and available in seven languages across nearly 190 countries—helps people sleep better, stress less, and live more mindfully through content and tools from experts and beloved celebrity voices. Since our launch, we’ve expanded our offerings with Calm Sleep, an app providing deeper, personalized sleep support, and Calm Health, an evidence-based digital solution offered through employers, health plans, and providers to expand access, boost benefits engagement, and drive positive health outcomes. Today, Calm supports more than 3,500 organizations and reaches over 26 million covered lives through Calm Health. Recognized as a TIME100 Most Influential Company and one of Fast Company’s Brands That Matter, Calm was co-founded by Alex Tew (Million Dollar Homepage) and Michael Acton Smith (Mind Candy, Moshi Monsters, Firebox).
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2020
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Sep 2020
TOIKIDO are a London based entertainment company at the cutting edge of digital design and toys. With a global reach TOIKIDO have an ecosystem across licensing, gaming, music and entertainment. Passionate and knowledgeable with a culture and structure to move fast. Contact: darran@toikido.co.uk
2018
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Aug 2018
KidsKnowBest is an advertising agency connecting brands with kids. We specialise in data and insights, strategy, creative and paid media with clients including Mattel, Hasbro, Universal, LEGO, Disney and Warner Bros to name a few. We provide solutions that better inform brand decision-making in the kids and family sector. Our purpose is giving kids and families a voice on the stuff that matters to them. We believe listening is critical to learning. This enables us to be kid experts, navigate through an ever-changing and fragmented media space and create the most unforgettable brand experiences for kids.
2011
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2011
Calm is a leading mental health company on a mission to support everyone on every step of their mental health journey. Our flagship consumer app—ranked #1 in its category with over 180 million downloads and available in seven languages across nearly 190 countries—helps people sleep better, stress less, and live more mindfully through content and tools from experts and beloved celebrity voices. Since our launch, we’ve expanded our offerings with Calm Sleep, an app providing deeper, personalized sleep support, and Calm Health, an evidence-based digital solution offered through employers, health plans, and providers to expand access, boost benefits engagement, and drive positive health outcomes. Today, Calm supports more than 3,500 organizations and reaches over 26 million covered lives through Calm Health. Recognized as a TIME100 Most Influential Company and one of Fast Company’s Brands That Matter, Calm was co-founded by Alex Tew (Million Dollar Homepage) and Michael Acton Smith (Mind Candy, Moshi Monsters, Firebox).