Carry1St
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Total raised
$33M
2 rounds on record
Latest round
$27M
Venture round · Jan 2023 · 3 yr ago
Team
51-200
employees, estimated range
Hiring now
2
+1 posted in 30 days
Backers
4
Endeavor, Andreessen Horowitz
The money's age
Long since its last round
44 months since the last round · and hiring
Momentum
23/100
hiring for its size, a new city
Last sign of life
this month
a posting or a news item
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Jan 17, 2023
Raised a round Venture round $27M · TechCrunch
May 3, 2021
Raised a round Venture round $6M
Aug 2018
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Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venture round | Jan 2023 | $27M | — | TechCrunch |
| Venture round | May 2021 | $6M | — | venturebeat.com |
Backed byfrom the funds' portfolios and accelerator catalogs
Endeavor 
Andreessen Horowitz 
Konvoy Ventures 
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News
African gaming revenues hit $1.8B in new record
The number of gamers in Africa also rose to nearly 350 million, found a new report, a 10% increase from 2023.
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Esports are booming in Africa - but can its infrastructure keep pace?
Esports teams, leagues and competitions are flourishing, but poor connectivity and rarity of Africa-based servers are hampering expansion
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Carry1st: Strategic Investment From Sony Innovation Fund Raised
Carry1st - Africa's leading game publisher and digital commerce platform - announced a strategic investment by Sony Innovation Fund, the venture capital arm of Sony Group Corporation. Carry1st is the inaugural investment out of Sony Innovation Fund: Afric
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Carry1st Announces Strategic Investment from Sony Innovation Fund
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Jan. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Carry1st, Africa's leading game publisher and digital commerce platform, announces a strategic investment by Sony Innovation Fund, the venture capital arm of Sony Group Corporation (
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Sony is making a bold bet on an African gaming startup to boost PlayStation's reach in the continent
Sony is hoping to expand PlayStation's reach in the continent.
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African Mobile Games Publisher Carry1st Raises $27M
African mobile games publisher Carry1st has raised $27 million in a new financing round led by venture capital firm Bitkraft Ventures with participation from Andreessen Horowitz.
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Nas, Google, Andreessen Horowitz Invest in African Mobile Games Publisher Carry1st in $20M Round
African mobile games publisher Carry1st raised $20 million from Nas, Google, Riot Games and Andreessen Horowitz.
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Carry1st, Chipper, PayPal Collab Gives Digital Payments Leg Up in Africa
Mobile games publisher Carry1st is working with payments FinTech firm PayPal and cross-border payments platform Chipper Cash to launch the Carry1st Shop.
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Carry1st's chief of staff & partnerships lead Sean Gotkin on the African games market
Sean Gotkin is the chief of staff & partnerships lead at Carry1st. Over the last decade, he has emerged as an entrepreneur, with experience in investing...
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Carry1St over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
2
Postings analysed
1
Stack modernity
53/100
Cloud & platforms
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Growth
Hiring Momentum
56/100
Growing
Open positions
2
0 opened / 1 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
29 days
faster than 43% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
+100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Sales
67% ▲
Marketing
33% ▲
Activity Timeline
New location: Singapore
Oct 2026
New location: Taipei
Oct 2026