Top 5 Manufacturing VC Funds &amp; Investors in Ethiopia (September 2026)

Nissay Capital is a venture capital Company specializing in seed, start-up, growth capital, middle stage, and later stage investment.

Investment focus

Industry: Health Care, Information Technology, Medical
Stage:Seed, Series A
Geography: Japan, United States, Ethiopia

Investor stats

Total investments: 297
Round size: Seed $457k–$21M; Series A $1.3M–$28M
Lead/follow: 27% lead, 73% follow
Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $92M in 2019

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OptQC — OptQC commercializes cutting-edge optical quantum computing technologies developed by the Furusawa-Endo Laboratory. Because optical quantum computers are more scalable than superconducting and other quantum computing implementations, OptQC's optical quantum computers should reach this scale. They also have benefits like faster processing andreduced power consumption, which makes optical quantum computers a possible long-term pinnacle of quantum technology.
Zeal Boxing Fitness — Zeal Boxing Fitness combines power of sports with the power of technology to provide a service that allows to enjoy fitness.
Fabric Tokyo — FABRIC TOKYO is a Japanese startup provides a direct-to-consumer custom-made apparel brand. (former-company name Lifestyle Design Co., Ltd.). It enables customers to save their sizes, idea fabrics, and favorite designs, allowing them to make their original clothing later.FABRIC TOKYO was founded in 2012 by Yuichiro Mori and is based in Tokyo,Japan.

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CBC Group imports and exports synthetic resins, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, foods, electronics components, and optical equipments.

Investment focus

Industry: Manufacturing, Apps, News
Stage:Series A, Seed
Geography: Japan, Ethiopia, United States

Investor stats

Total investments: 13
Round size: Series A $4.3M–$50M
Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow

Portfolio highlights

Dodai — Dodai manufactures and assembles the electric motorcycles.
Sotas — Sotas provides services to chemical trading companies and bridges the gap between raw material producers and consumers.
Regional Fish — Regional Fish provides seed, seedlings, aquaculture methods and fisheries services.

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This is the official website of Musashi Seimitsu Kogyo Co. Musashi Seimitsu Kogyo develops, manufactures, and sells differentials, transmission gears, ball joints, and other products for automobiles and motorcycles. While promoting the development of products such as powertrains, suspensions, and steering systems for next-generation vehicles such as electric vehicles and automated driving, we are also focusing on the creation and expansion of a wide range of new businesses, including the promotion of Industry 4.0 through the development of advanced AI technology and the development of open innovation to contribute to the achievement of the SDGs in a wide range of areas. We are also focusing on the creation and expansion of new businesses.

Investment focus

Industry: Electric Vehicle, Automotive, Electronics
Stage:Series A, Series C, Pre-Seed
Geography: Japan, United States, Israel

Investor stats

Total investments: 8
Round size: Series A $2.3M–$20M; Series C $25M–$38M
Lead/follow: 50% lead, 50% follow

Portfolio highlights

Dodai — Dodai manufactures and assembles the electric motorcycles.
TANAAKK — TANAAKK provides “HITSERIES”, Growth-as-a-Service especially for Fortune Global 500 in-house startups to migrate R&D fruits into cloud-native scalable SaaS. HITSERIES delivers reference architecture, platform and related DevOps, RevOps, EquityOps services. There is annually US$190 R&D expenditure solely in Japan. TANAAKK find growth optionin R&D, selecting right cloud business scheme and enabling liquidity for discounted intellectual assets. Usually supporting conglomerate to achieve new $100M SaaS revenue in 5 years.
Monarch Tractor — Monarch Tractor designs and manufactures fully electric, driver-optional smart tractors for the agricultural sector. The company integrates robotics, electrification, and data analytics into its equipment to support more sustainable and efficient farming practices. Its flagship product enables autonomous operation and real-time data collection,allowing farmers to monitor field conditions, crop health, and machinery performance. Monarch Tractor's technology stack includes a software platform that supports remote fleet management, machine learning-based insights, and compatibility with third-party farm management systems. The equipment is built to perform standard agricultural tasks such as tilling, mowing, and spraying, while reducing noise and emissions compared to traditional diesel-powered machines. The company targets use cases in vineyards, orchards, and other specialty crop environments where precision and automation can significantly impact productivity and operational costs.

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British International Investment is the UK's development finance institution. We've been at the forefront of supporting companies in developing countries for more than 70 years.

Investment focus

Industry: Financial Services, Banking, Finance
Stage:Debt Financing, Series B
Geography: India, Kenya, Nigeria

Investor stats

Total investments: 403
Round size: Series B $13M–$70M; Debt Financing $6.8M–$100M
Lead/follow: 36% lead, 64% follow
Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $15M in 2009

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Coris Holding — Coris Holding is a financial institution that was established with the motive to provide support to SMEs and SMIs.
mopo — Mobile Power's innovative pay-per-use battery sharing network unlocks clean energy for households, businesses and electric transport in Sub-Saharan Africa.
hummingbirds — hummingbirds deliver reliable nature-based solutions de-risked through rigorous, ground-based project development.

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