Yanga Tekane is a registered professional engineer with master of engineering, who is a co-owner and inventor for a South African patent named battery pack that focuses on cell preservation. He has previously worked for government as a chief engineer and also for council for scientific and industrial research. He was named 2019 Mail & Guardian 200 Young South African, 2020, 2021 and 2022 MIT 35 innovators under 35 Semi-finalist.