Cordel Robbin-Coker

Carry1st

Co-Founder and CEO

Cordel Robbin-Coker is Co-Founder and CEO of Carry1st (www.carry1st.com), the mobile games publishing platform that enables global gaming studios to unlock the untapped African market.

Prior to founding Carry1st, Cordel spent a decade in high finance with The Carlyle Group and Morgan Stanley across the US, Europe, and Africa; most recently serving as Vice President in Carlyle’s first Africa fund.

Cordel is a Director of the Milton Hershey School – a K12 boarding school for underprivileged children – as well as the multi-billion dollar endowment that supports it. Cordel is an active angel investor with over 20 investments in Africa-focused technology startups. He is a graduate of Stanford University.

About Carry1st: Founded in 2018, Carry1st employs a team of 32 people across 14 countries. It has raised $9.5M to-date, with investors including Konvoy Ventures, Riot Games, Raine Ventures, Akatsuki, TTV Capital, CRE Venture Capital, and Perivoli Innovations.

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