Web3 and Social Games Publisher Carry1st Closes $27M Funding Led by BITKRAFT Ventures

According to TechCrunch, African Web3 and social game publisher Carry1st completed $27 million in financing, led by BITKRAFT Ventures, with participation from Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), TTV Capital, Alumni Ventures, Lateral Capital, Kepple Ventures, and Konvoy. Carry1st is developing a testing platform called Play1st that allows gamers interested in Web3 games to discover games on the platform, comment on them within the community, and display achievements and rewards. In January 2022, Carry1st completed a $20 million Series A round of financing led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), with participation from Avenir, Google parent company Alphabet, Riot Games, Konvoy Ventures, Raine Ventures, and TTV Capital. The funds raised will be used for further Expand product development in Africa.