Dojah
“Can a single API platform become the definitive fraud and identity infrastructure layer powering Africa's digital economy?”
Founded2021
HQLagos, Nigeria (with US presence at 2261 Market Street #5426, San Francisco, CA 94114)
Total raised$635K
Latest roundYC W22
IndustryInfrastructure / KYC
The story
Founded in 2021 as Africa's first end-to-end identity verification and onboarding platform, Dojah started with government ID lookup APIs for Nigerian businesses. After YC W22, the company expanded its product suite from simple KYC checks to a full fraud and risk infrastructure layer — adding AML monitoring, transaction monitoring, biometric verification, financial data connectivity (open banking-style), and behavioral analytics. The strategic evolution is from a point KYC tool to a continuous risk intelligence platform covering the entire customer lifecycle for Africa's digital economy.
Last 12 months
Product timeline
2021
Dojah Technologies Ltd founded in Lagos, Nigeria as an identity verification and onboarding platform for African digital businesses.· pivot
2022
Accepted into Y Combinator Winter 2022 batch (YC-W22), gaining early-stage backing and global visibility.· banking
2022
Achieved ISO 27001, ISO 20000, and ISO 22301 certifications, establishing enterprise-grade information security and service management standards.· banking
2022
Launched Easy Connect (financial data widget), Easy Onboard, and Easy Detect product lines, expanding beyond government ID lookup to full onboarding and fraud detection infrastructure.· banking
2024
Launched Anti-Fraud Hub with transaction monitoring, AML watchlist, reconciliation, credit check, and behavioral analytics capabilities.· banking
Same company
Dojah was analysed under more than one name on the same domain, so its stack is split across these dossiers. Each was analysed independently and may name providers the others do not.
The stack
0 layers disclosed in Dojah’s embedded-finance stack
Accounting gap: none