Shalom Rayhamen is the co-founder, CEO and CTO of Vatar, the Nigerian company behind the browser game Lagos Life, which passed 4.5 million players within days of its October 1, 2026 launch. She has been a software engineer for 7+ years, built anti-money laundering technology at Napier AI, and founded Fractn, which processed ₦182M for 10+ financial institutions in its first three months without outside funding. Vatar raised a $500K angel round on October 9, 2026.
Shalom Rayhamen is the co-founder, CEO and CTO of Vatar, the Nigerian company behind the browser game Lagos Life, which passed 4.5 million players within days of its October 1, 2026 launch. She has been a software engineer for 7+ years, built anti-money laundering technology at Napier AI, and founded Fractn, which processed ₦182M for 10+ financial institutions in its first three months without outside funding. Vatar raised a $500K angel round on October 9, 2026.