Andrew Wilkinson is a Canadian entrepreneur and investor, best known as the co-founder of Tiny, a technology and design company. He was born and raised in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, and showed an early interest in technology and business. Wilkinson began his entrepreneurial journey as a teenager, freelancing as a web designer. In 2006, at the age of 20, he founded MetaLab, a design agency that gained recognition for its work with high-profile clients like Slack, TED, and Google. MetaLab's success paved the way for Wilkinson's future ventures.
In 2015, Wilkinson co-founded Tiny, a parent company focused on acquiring, building, and investing in small, profitable companies. Under his leadership, Tiny has grown into a diversified holding company with a portfolio spanning technology, design, and media. Tiny's approach emphasizes long-term growth and sustainability. Wilkinson is known for his investment philosophy that values patience, strategic thinking, and understanding market dynamics. Wilkinson has also pledged to donate at least half of his fortune through the Tiny Foundation, focusing on global health, investigative journalism, non-profit reform and medical research. In 2023, Tiny went public. In January 2026, Wilkinson mentioned using Anthropic's latest model, Opus 4.5, to build a tool called "deep personality" that analyzes relationships.