What does Vatar do?
Vatar Inc. is a Nigerian startup behind Lagos Life, a viral browser game letting players build characters, find jobs, and navigate a virtual depiction of everyday life in Lagos, with real-money transactions flowing through Flutterwave. Founded in October 2026 by Shalom Rayhamen, Owen Rayhamen, and Anderson Oriahi, the company closed a $500,000 pre-seed/angel round at a $10 million valuation within days of incorporation, backed by Flutterwave CEO Olugbenga Agboola's fund Resilience17 along with Terra Industries, Mono, and Fuse executives.