Tiny (TSX: TINY) is a Canadian holding company that buys, builds, and holds internet businesses for the long term. It was founded in 2006 by Andrew Wilkinson and Chris Sparling, and has been publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange since 2023. Tiny owns Letterboxd, AeroPress, Serato, MetaLab, Dribbble, Creative Market, and dozens of other businesses across software, e-commerce, and consumer products. The company is loosely modeled on Berkshire Hathaway: long-term ownership, no flips, no leveraged buyouts, and minimal interference with portfolio company founders.
Tiny acquires majority stakes in profitable internet businesses and holds them indefinitely. The company does not operate the businesses day-to-day; it leaves existing founders and operators in place, provides capital and back-office support, and lets each company run on its own. Tiny earns returns through dividends and reinvested cash flow rather than through resale.
Tiny was founded in 2006 in Victoria, British Columbia, by Andrew Wilkinson and Chris Sparling. It began as a holding structure for MetaLab, a design agency Wilkinson started the same year, and grew over the next two decades to include software, e-commerce, and consumer-product subsidiaries.
Yes. Tiny has traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol TINY since 2023. The company went public via a reverse merger with WeCommerce, which was itself a Tiny subsidiary, consolidating the operating businesses under a single listed parent. Financial filings are available through SEDAR+.
Tiny's portfolio is grouped into segments. Beam Group includes MetaLab, Beam Digital, HFC, and Z1 Digital. Tiny Group includes Creative Market, Dribbble, MediaNet, Meteor, and Serato. WeCommerce includes Tiny Mail and other commerce-focused subsidiaries. Tiny Fund 1 holds Abstract, AeroPress, BeFunky, Letterboxd, Girlboss, Mateina, WholesalePet, and Frosty Pop Games. Each operates under its own brand and leadership.
Tiny holds its companies indefinitely, while private equity typically targets a five-to-seven-year exit. Tiny does not use leveraged buyouts; acquisitions are funded primarily from operating cash flow and equity. Tiny does not impose new management teams, fire staff for synergy, or run a playbook on portfolio companies. The model is closer to Berkshire Hathaway or Constellation Software than to a traditional buyout fund.
Andrew Wilkinson is co-founder and Chairman. Mike McKenna is Chief Financial Officer. Jacqueline Connors leads governance through Clear Governance. Each portfolio company has its own founder or CEO who continues to operate the business. The board includes independent directors as required for a Toronto Stock Exchange listing.
Tiny accepts inbound inquiries from owners of profitable internet businesses through tiny.com/contact. The typical fit is a software, content, or consumer business with at least one million dollars of annual profit, a healthy brand, and a founder who wants liquidity but does not want the company sold to a competitor or saddled with debt. Tiny does not respond to investment-banker-led auctions.