Carry1st

Technology, Information and InternetWestern Cape, South Africa51-200 Employees

🎮 Carry1st Publishing
We launch, localize, and scale mobile games globally. In addition to publishing partner titles like MPL (Nigeria’s #1 board game), we also develop and scale our own IP, including Mergedom and Mancala Adventures.

🛍️ Carry1st Shop
Africa’s fastest-growing direct-to-consumer web shop for game top-ups and digital content.
With millions of monthly engaged users, the Carry1st Shop offers partners unmatched distribution—powered by a localized storefront and access to 120+ payment methods via Pay1st.

💸 Pay1st
A monetization engine purpose-built for Africa and the Middle East that unlocks 10x+ more revenue by providing 120+ local payment methods like mobile money, bank transfers, cash, and more—solving for low credit card penetration.
Pay1st acts as the Merchant of Record solving for fraud, tax,  repatriation and customer support. 


Carry1st is backed by a16z, Bitkraft, Google, and Riot Games, and trusted by top global companies including Activision, EA, Riot, Netease, and the Match Group. 

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