Kike AI Co-Founder Kene Ndunwa to Receive AMTY Innovator of the Year Award

Nigerian technology entrepreneur and sustainability advocate Kenechukwu Ndunwa has been nominated for the Innovator of the Year award at the Anambra Man of the Year (AMTY) Awards. The nomination recognizes his work in artificial intelligence, clean energy, and climate technology.

The nomination underscores Ndunwa’s expanding role in Africa’s innovation ecosystem, where he develops technology‑driven solutions to address energy access, transportation, and environmental challenges.

Organisers say his efforts have promoted the adoption of clean technologies while creating economic opportunities for individuals and businesses.

Ndunwa co‑founded TynuEV Technologies, a company that accelerates electric mobility in Nigeria and across Africa. Through the venture, he has tackled issues in the electric vehicle value chain, including infrastructure development, interoperability, and standardisation.

He also co‑founded Kike AI, an artificial‑intelligence‑powered kitchen and carbon‑intelligence platform that is reshaping the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) ecosystem.

The platform provides real‑time monitoring of cooking gas consumption, predicts refill schedules, connects consumers with verified gas vendors, and supplies demand insights to suppliers.

Under his leadership, Kike AI serves more than 9,000 users and is expanding into Ghana and India. The platform has pioneered the use of artificial intelligence and carbon finance in the clean‑cooking sector.

One notable achievement was supplying gas metering and live consumption tracking during chef Hilda Baci’s Guinness World Record cooking marathon in Lagos, delivering real‑time LPG usage data throughout the event.

Ndunwa also led the development of kMRV, an embedded Monitoring, Reporting and Verification engine that automatically tracks clean LPG usage, measures verified emission reductions, and converts them into carbon credits. This creates additional revenue opportunities for gas vendors while promoting cleaner energy adoption.

His entrepreneurial journey began in 2018 with Toniks, a sustainability‑focused venture that recycled discarded laptop batteries into portable power banks, providing affordable energy solutions and reducing electronic waste.

Beyond his ventures, Ndunwa has received recognition from innovation initiatives such as SeedStars and Zecathon 2.0, supported by Zenith Bank, for the impact and potential of his technology solutions.

The AMTY nomination highlights the growing recognition of young innovators who deploy technology to solve real‑world problems and drive sustainable development across Africa.