# Carry1st: Information technology & services, Cape Town, South Africa

> Carry1st: Carry1st is a prominent mobile games publisher and digital content platform based in Cape Town, South Africa. Based in Cape Town, South Africa.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/startup/carry1st (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Carry1st

Carry1st is a prominent mobile games publisher and digital content platform based in Cape Town, South Africa.

Funding reported Last round: Undisclosed round

Information technology & services Cape Town, South Africa

Company summary

- **Founded:** 2018 8 years old
- **Team:** 190 51 to 200 people
- **Funding reported:** 57M as listed, currency not stated
- **Last round:** Undisclosed round Jan 2024

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

No round for Carry1st has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)

## About Carry1st

Carry1st is a prominent mobile games publisher and digital content platform based in Cape Town, South Africa.

Founded in 2018, the company aims to unlock the African gaming market for global studios while creating localized games and digital commerce solutions for African players. Carry1st provides a comprehensive publishing solution that includes distribution, localization, user acquisition, marketing, customer experience, and monetization for partner game studios. The company publishes a variety of mobile games tailored for African audiences, including popular titles like *Call of Duty: Mobile* and *Valorant*. It also operates the Pay1st platform, which facilitates alternative payments for digital gaming goods, and the Carry1st Shop, an online store for gaming products. Additionally, Carry1st supports gaming content creators through initiatives like the COD:M Creators College and actively expands its presence in West Africa with local payment systems and community programs. With over $60 million in funding and recognition as one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, Carry1st is dedicated to enhancing Africa's digital gaming ecosystem.

## What company datasets say Carry1st raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **57M** in the source's currency

Rounds **6**

Last round **Undisclosed round**

Last round date **Jan 2024**

Investors listed **28**

## Founders and team

From Carry1st's own website: 5 on the team.

- **Ayotola Sonde** Senior Customer Service & Platform Ops Manager
- **David Haber** General Partner
- **Dominion Eromosele** Senior Community & Events Manager
- **Mancala Adventures** Board game
- **Nadim Nyker** Senior Marketing Manager

## On 5 portfolio pages

Investors who name them

- [TTV Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ttv-capital)
- [Avenir](https://millionrounds.com/fund/avenir)
- [Wuri Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wuri-ventures)
- [Ground Squirrel Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ground-squirrel-ventures)
- [Lateral Frontiers VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lateral-frontiers-vc)

Each firm lists Carry1st on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source.

## The company, in detail

What they build

Known for

growth libraries payment compliance digital payments multilingual support consumers payment security local payment methods for online games distribution local payment infrastructure africa gaming infrastructure payment gateway api local currency transactions africa game payments local market expertise api documentation

Built with from their website

Amazon SES Atlassian YouTube Cloudflare DNS Google Workspace CloudFlare Spring Boot Amazon Simple Email Service Miro Amazon AWS

+8 more

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- **Sector:** Information technology & services
- **Industry code:** NAICS 519, 51321, 522320, SIC 7375
- **Region:** Western Cape
- **Revenue:** 15M a year, as listed
- **Full record:** [Every detail in the company directory](https://millionrounds.com/directory/carry1st)

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