He is an entrepreneur in the field of renewable energy. As a team lead at energy startup NeedEnergy, he brings clean energy solutions to the world's most remote regions.

Leroy T. Nyangani (photo) is the team lead and one of the co-founders of  NeedEnergy, a Zimbabwean startup that uses artificial intelligence to optimize renewable energy microgrids in sub-Saharan Africa and remote parts of the world.

A chemical engineer by training, he graduated from the Zimbabwe National University of Science and Technology with a Bachelor's degree in 2019. He co-founded NeedEnergy in 2016 with the ambition of deploying renewable and clean energy assets to over 200 million people by 2030.

NeedEnergy provides smart data to renewable energy microgrid operators, by analyzing meteorological data. It aims to extend access to clean energy in sub-Saharan Africa as well as in remote areas of the world.

Via its platform memeza.ai, NeedEnergy collects data from various IoT (Internet of Things) devices such as smart gas meters and home energy monitors to analyze the energy needs of the distribution network. This data is used to form models, helping to identify opportunities for the deployment of renewable energy generation assets. Once deployed, these assets are monitored and managed via the platform to guarantee their power and performance.

On September 21, 2023, the company was selected as part of the inaugural cohort of the Google for Startups Accelerator: Climate Change program for startups in the Middle East and Africa.

Prior to NeedEnergy, Leroy T. Nyangani founded Mornay Foods, which offers an on-demand food ordering service and a restaurant that mainly targets university campuses and office parks. His professional career began in 2015 at Bakers Inn Zimbabwe, a bakery, where he was a production and packaging specialist.

He has been recognized as an innovative entrepreneur committed to the energy transition. He was selected as a Unreasonable Fellow by Unreasonable Group, an organization that supports entrepreneurs who solve the world's greatest challenges. Since March 2023, he is a Techstars Entrepreneur following the selection of  NeedEnergy as part of the 2023 Class of the Equinor & Techstars Energy Accelerator.

Melchior Koba