Vatar Inc. behind viral Lagos Life game raises $500k pre-seed at $10M valuation in 3 days
omojumiller · x · 2026-10-09
Vatar Inc., the company behind the viral Nigerian browser game Lagos Life, closed a $500,000 pre-seed round at a $10 million valuation just three days after incorporation, backed by local angel investors.
The game recently went viral after a therapist ran paid counseling sessions in-game, with payments reaching a real bank account via game tokens.
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