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Dojah (YC-W22)

“Can one platform become the default identity, compliance and fraud-risk infrastructure for Africa's digital economy?”

Founded2021
HQLagos, Nigeria
Total raised$635K
IndustryInfrastructure / KYC

The story

Dojah launched in 2021 as a KYC/identity verification API for African fintechs and joined YC's W22 batch. Over 2023–2025 it evolved from a pure ID-verification vendor into a broader anti-fraud and risk-intelligence platform (Anti-Fraud Hub + Identity Hub), covering transaction monitoring, AML, credit checks and financial-data connections. Its strategic angle is to be the horizontal compliance/fraud layer underneath Africa's digital economy, competing with Smile ID and Youverify.

Last 12 months

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Product timeline

2021

Dojah founded in Lagos as an identity verification and KYC infrastructure company for African digital businesses.· pivot

2022

Accepted into Y Combinator's W22 batch alongside 17 other Nigerian startups.· pivot

2024

Expanded product suite into anti-fraud infrastructure including transaction monitoring, AML compliance and risk scoring.· pivot

2025

Published Fraud Insights Africa 2025 Edition, positioning as pan-African fraud/risk intelligence provider.· pivot

Same company

Dojah (YC-W22) 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.

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The stack

1 layer disclosed in Dojah (YC-W22)’s embedded-finance stack

Lending

Credit Check API

Accounting gap: none

Dojah (YC-W22) — frequently asked

Where is Dojah (YC-W22) headquartered?

Dojah (YC-W22) is founded in 2021 and headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria.

How much funding has Dojah (YC-W22) raised?

Dojah (YC-W22) has raised $635K in total.

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