# María González Manso

> María González Manso is the Spanish engineer and CEO who co-founded Tucuvi with Marcos Rubio in 2019. Her career combines engineering, business innovation, voice interface design, and mentoring girls in technology. She won the 2024 European Prize for Women Innovators in the Rising Innovators category; Tucuvi announced a $20 million Series A in January 2026.

- **Role:** CEO & Co-Founder at Tucuvi
- **Organizations:** Tucuvi, Medtronic, Universidade de São Paulo, Technovation
- **Nationality:** Spanish
- **Education:** Biomedical Engineering, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Final-year study and research; separate degree not established, Universidade de São Paulo, Master in Usability and User Experience, Escuela de Organización Industrial, Master in Decision-Making and Innovation, Universidad de Alcalá
- **Known for:** 2024 European Prize for Women Innovators, Rising Innovators winner; €50,000 prize., 2020 National Youth Award in Science and Technology, awarded by INJUVE., Forbes 30 Under 30 recognition; membership verified in Forbes’s June 2023 interview.

## Career timeline

- **2016-2017** — Study and research at Universidade de São Paulo during her final university year.
- **2017** — Completed biomedical engineering at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.
- **2017-2018** — Worked in marketing and business innovation at Medtronic.
- **2019** — Co-founded Tucuvi with Marcos Rubio; became CEO.
- **2020** — Won Spain’s National Youth Award in Science and Technology; selected among 100 GapSummit Leaders of Tomorrow.
- **2023** — Her LinkedIn profile dates Forbes 30 Under 30 recognition to September 2023; Forbes had described her as a list member in June 2023.
- **2024** — Won the Rising Innovators category of the European Prize for Women Innovators.
- **2026** — Tucuvi announced a $20 million Series A on January 8.

## Achievements

- 2024 European Prize for Women Innovators, Rising Innovators winner; €50,000 prize.
- 2020 National Youth Award in Science and Technology, awarded by INJUVE.
- Forbes 30 Under 30 recognition; membership verified in Forbes’s June 2023 interview.
- Selected as one of 100 GapSummit 2020 Leaders of Tomorrow.
- Mentored a Technovation team with a recycling solution that won nationally and reached the global final, according to her LinkedIn profile.

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Tucuvi announced $20 million in Series A funding, led by Cathay Innovation and Leadwind, with Frontline Ventures, Seaya Ventures, and Shilling participating.
- **2026-03** — Kfund published its investment rationale for the $20 million round.

## Links

- Website: https://mariagonzalezmanso.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariagonzalezmanso/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/mariagnzlezmans

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Last updated: 2026-10-11