# Dodai funding: rounds and investors > Dodai has raised $17M across 2 rounds since 2024. Investors include Nissay Capital, British International Investment and UTokyo Innovation Platform. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/dodai (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Ethiopia · [Series A startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Dodai* 2 rounds we have observed, with the 12 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. Automotive & EVs Energy Fintech Sports Raised 6 months ago Follow Dodai and see its new rounds in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Fcompany%2Fdodai) Funding summary Updated 5 Nov 2026 **$17M** raised across 2 rounds since 2024, from 4 sources **$4.0M** Series A **$13M** Series A - **Latest round:** Series A, $13M May 2026 - **Step-up i:** 3.3× - **Investors:** 12 See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2025 2026 **$4.0M** Series A **$13M** Series A - **First round:** Series A, $4.0M - **Biggest round:** $13M - **Between rounds:** 2.2 years ## The rounds - **May 2026** Series A **$13M** *11 new* *1 returning* [Nissay Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nissay-capital) [British International Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/british-international-investment-bii) [UTokyo Innovation Platform](https://millionrounds.com/fund/utokyo-innovation-platform) [CBC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cbc) [Persistent](https://millionrounds.com/fund/persistent) [Nagase & Co](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nagase-and-co) [For Seasons](https://millionrounds.com/fund/for-seasons) [ICJ](https://millionrounds.com/fund/icj) [IPC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ipc) [Inclusion Japan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inclusion-japan-icj) [Persistent ACV Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/persistent-acv-fund) [Valuechain Innovation Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/value-chain-innovation-fund) Reported by Disrupt Africa and 2 others - **Mar 2024** Series A **$4.0M** *1 new* [Nissay Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nissay-capital) Source recorded ## Founders and team From Dodai's own website: 1 founder, 5 on the team. **Yuma Sasaki** Founder / CEO - **Abenezer Yakob** CTO - **Chuan Yee** Head of Engineering & Production - **Hilina Legesse** SVP / Head of Corporate Services - **Piniel Berhane** VP / Head of Finance - **Samuel Tariku** VP / Head of Commercial ## Who was in which round The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led. **Series A** 2024 **Series A** 2026 [Nissay Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nissay-capital) [British International Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/british-international-investment-bii) [UTokyo Innovation Platform](https://millionrounds.com/fund/utokyo-innovation-platform) [CBC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cbc) [Persistent](https://millionrounds.com/fund/persistent) [Nagase & Co](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nagase-and-co) [For Seasons](https://millionrounds.com/fund/for-seasons) [ICJ](https://millionrounds.com/fund/icj) [Inclusion Japan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inclusion-japan-icj) [IPC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ipc) ## Everyone who backed them [Nissay Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nissay-capital) VC firm **2** rounds [British International Investment](https://millionrounds.com/fund/british-international-investment-bii) Government **1** round [UTokyo Innovation Platform](https://millionrounds.com/fund/utokyo-innovation-platform) Growth equity **1** round [CBC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cbc) Corporate VC **1** round [Persistent](https://millionrounds.com/fund/persistent) VC firm **1** round [Nagase & Co](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nagase-and-co) Corporate VC **1** round [For Seasons](https://millionrounds.com/fund/for-seasons) VC firm **1** round [ICJ](https://millionrounds.com/fund/icj) VC firm **1** round [Inclusion Japan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/inclusion-japan-icj) VC firm **1** round [IPC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ipc) VC firm **1** round [Persistent ACV Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/persistent-acv-fund) VC firm **1** round [Valuechain Innovation Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/value-chain-innovation-fund) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=dodai). ## Also claim to have backed them This firm lists Dodai as a portfolio company on their own website, but no report of a round names it. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above. [Spiral Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spiral-capital) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Dodai ### Who invested in Dodai? Dodai's investors include Nissay Capital, British International Investment, UTokyo Innovation Platform, CBC and Persistent, and 7 more on record. ### How much has Dodai raised? Dodai has raised $17M across 2 rounds since 2024. ### When did Dodai last raise? Dodai's most recent round was a Series A of $13M in May 2026. ### What was Dodai's biggest round? Its most recent round, $13M in May 2026, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Dodai first? Dodai's first round on record, in Mar 2024, was backed by Nissay Capital. ### What stage is Dodai at? Dodai's latest named round is a Series A, in May 2026. ### Where is Dodai based? Dodai is based in Ethiopia. ## Companies like Dodai In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Pliant** $123M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/pliant)[**OG Capital** $1.8M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/og-capital)[**mamun** $3.0M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/mamun)[**Mamoon** $3.0M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/mamoon)[**Crediflow AI** $2.0M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/crediflow-ai)[**Takenos** $12M · Nov 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/takenos) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app