- Headquarters
- Cape Town
- Employees
- 51–200
- Founded
- 2018
- Business Model
- Marketplace
- Website
- carry1st.com
- Total Funding
- $56.5M
- Last Round
- $27.0M Series BJan 2023
- Rounds
- 4
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About
Carry1st is Africa's leading mobile games publisher and consumer fintech platform, helping global brands unlock hard-to-reach markets by enabling local payments, boosting digital sales, and simplifying settlements across 19 core markets in Africa and the Middle East. The company operates Carry1st Shop — Africa's fastest-growing direct-to-consumer web shop for game top-ups and digital content — and Pay1st, a monetization engine offering 120+ local payment methods including mobile money, bank transfers, and cash. Backed by a16z, Bitkraft, Google, and Riot Games, Carry1st partners with major publishers including Activision, EA, Riot, and Match Group.
Summary
Carry1st is a Gaming company based in Cape Town, South Africa, founded in 2018. It has raised $56.5M in total across 4 rounds, most recently a $27.0M Series B round in Jan 2023. Investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Bitkraft Ventures and TTV Capital.
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Funding History
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Funding: Seed through Series B. Amounts, valuations, and investors where available.
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