Carry 1st
16 known investors
Carry1st provides payment processing, game distribution, and marketing services for publishers entering African and Middle Eastern markets. The company enables gamers across Africa to purchase in-game content through local payment methods and offers developers tools to monetize content and reach new audiences on the continent.
Founders & leadership
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Lucy HoffmaninFounder
Investors · 16
Bitkraft Esports Ventures✓ verifiedSan Francisco · $100K – $5M
Sony Ventures Corporation✓ verifiedTokyo
Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M
Avenir Growth CapitalNew York
Capria VenturesBengaluru · $300K – $1M
CRE Venture CapitalMahwah · $50K – $1Mvia Pardon Makumbe · inferred
Ingressive CapitalLagos · $500K
Konvoy VenturesDenver · $250K – $5M
Lateral CapitalNew York · $100K – $1M
Lateral FrontiersNairobi
Perivoli InnovationsSt. Helier
PROOFArlington
Raptor GroupMiami Beachvia Jim Pallotta · inferred
Wuri VenturesDakarvia Jerome Cretegny · inferred
Musha VenturesreportedSeattle · $25K – $500K
TTV CapitalreportedAtlanta · $250K – $7M
In the news
- African mobile game publisher Carry1st nets $27M in fundinggamedeveloper.com · 2023
- African gaming startup Carry1st raises $27M from Bitkraft Ventures and a16z | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · 2023
- Carry1st raises $27m in funding round led by BITKRAFT Ventures - Ventureburnventureburn.com · 2023
- Carry1st raises $20 million to create the "Garena of Africa" | PocketGamer.bizpocketgamer.biz · 2022
- Carry1st Raises $6M in Series A Fundingfinsmes.com · 2021
- SA startup Carry1st raises $2.5m seed round - Ventureburnventureburn.com · 2020