# Maria Manso

> Maria Manso is the co-founder and CEO of Tucuvi, a Madrid-based healthtech company that builds LOLA, a clinical-grade voice AI agent used by more than 60 healthcare organizations to conduct automated patient follow-up calls. A biomedical engineer by training, she has raised over $21 million for the company, including a $20 million Series A round in January 2026, and was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe 2025 list for Science & Healthcare.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO of Tucuvi
- **Organizations:** Tucuvi, Medtronic, University of São Paulo
- **Nationality:** Spanish
- **Education:** Bachelor's degree in Biomedical Engineering, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
- **Known for:** Co-founded Tucuvi, now serving more than 60 healthcare organizations across 50+ clinical workflows, Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe 2025 (Science & Healthcare category), Recognized as one of the Most Promising European Women Innovators by the European Innovation Council (2024)

## Career timeline

- **2016** — Worked as an Ultrasound Researcher at the University of São Paulo
- **2017** — Joined Medtronic, working in marketing and business innovation
- **2018** — Left Medtronic to pursue entrepreneurship
- **2019** — Co-founded Tucuvi with Marcos Rubio
- **2025** — Named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe list, Science & Healthcare category
- **2026** — Led Tucuvi's $20M Series A funding round, co-led by Cathay Innovation and Kfund/Kibo Ventures

## Achievements

- Co-founded Tucuvi, now serving more than 60 healthcare organizations across 50+ clinical workflows
- Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe 2025 (Science & Healthcare category)
- Recognized as one of the Most Promising European Women Innovators by the European Innovation Council (2024)
- Raised over $21 million in total funding for Tucuvi, including a $20M Series A in January 2026
- Built LOLA, a CE-marked clinical voice AI agent for patient follow-up and monitoring

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Tucuvi closed a $20M Series A round co-led by Cathay Innovation and Kfund, to accelerate expansion into the UK and US.

## Links

- Website: https://mariagonzalezmanso.com/
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/mariagonzalezmanso
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/mariagmanso
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/tucuidadorvirtual

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Last updated: 2026-07-13