Dawit Abraham
Founder
Dawit holds a B.Sc. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Addis Ababa University and has had plenty of experience in the Software Engineering field as a Game Developer, Mobile Application Engineer, AI Developer, and Trainer.
In 2018, Dawit and his team launched Kukulu, a 3D infinite runner game for Android platforms built using Unity 3D Game Engine. Kukulu is the first 3D mobile game to be released in Ethiopia at its scale. Kukulu won the 2018 Apps Africa Innovation Award for Best Media & Entertainment Solution.
Dawit has been mentoring and training young software developers and founders in partnership with Gebeya and the IFC for the past 5 years. He has been one of the highest-rated instructors/mentors at Gebeya.
When Dawit is not working, he spends his time playing his Begena (an Ethiopian Harp), learning foreign languages, practicing Taekwondo (he has a first-degree black belt), playing chess, and reading history books.
Dawit holds a B.Sc degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Addis Ababa University and has had plenty of experience in the Software Engineering field as a Game Developer, Mobile Application Engineer, AI Developer, and Trainer.
In 2018, Dawit and his team launched Kukulu, a 3D infinite runner game for Android platforms built using Unity 3D Game Engine. Kukulu is the first 3D mobile game to be released in Ethiopia at its scale. Kukulu won the 2018 Apps Africa Innovation Award for Best Media & Entertainment Solution.
In 2019, Dawit launched Ethiopia’s first mobile gaming studio, Qene Games, with his co-founder Samuel Sisay. Qene Games has since released two more games, out of which one has gone to win the 2020 Apps Africa Best App of the Year Award.
When Dawit is not working, he spends his time playing his Begena (an Ethiopian Harp), learning foreign languages, practicing Taekwondo (he has a first-degree black belt), playing chess, and reading history books.