# Oluwasoga Oni

> Oluwasoga Oni is the CEO and co-founder of MDaaS Global, the Nigerian healthtech company behind BeaconHealth Diagnostics, one of the country's fastest-growing diagnostic clinic networks. A software engineer turned MIT systems-engineering graduate, Oni grew up watching his father run a hospital in small-town Ondo State without the equipment he needed. He turned that memory into a company that started by importing refurbished medical machines and pivoted into building its own diagnostic centers, performing tens of thousands of tests and expanding across Lagos and underserved Nigerian cities. In 2026 the MIT Africa Business Club named him the recipient of its inaugural Alumni Impact Award.

- **Role:** CEO and Co-Founder at MDaaS Global
- **Organizations:** MDaaS Global, BeaconHealth Diagnostics, SentinelX
- **From:** Ondo State, Nigeria
- **Nationality:** Nigerian
- **Education:** MA, Computer Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, MA, System Design and Management (SDM), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads MDaaS Global, operator of BeaconHealth Diagnostics, one of Nigeria's fastest-growing diagnostic clinic networks, Grew the company from a 4-person founding team to roughly 160 employees, Built 16+ diagnostic centers across Lagos and smaller Nigerian cities

## Career timeline

- **pre-2015** — Worked as a software engineer in Nigeria and later the United States
- **2015** — Quit his job to pursue further education at MIT; conceived MDaaS during a class on building billion-lives-impact businesses
- **2016** — Co-founded MDaaS Global, importing refurbished medical diagnostic equipment for Nigerian doctors
- **2017** — Pivoted to operating its own diagnostic centers under the BeaconHealth Diagnostics brand
- **2019** — Closed a $1 million seed round
- **2021** — Raised a $2.3 million seed extension; launched SentinelX preventive-health subsidiary
- **2026** — Received the inaugural MIT Africa Business Club Alumni Impact Award

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads MDaaS Global, operator of BeaconHealth Diagnostics, one of Nigeria's fastest-growing diagnostic clinic networks
- Grew the company from a 4-person founding team to roughly 160 employees
- Built 16+ diagnostic centers across Lagos and smaller Nigerian cities
- Raised about $3.7 million in seed funding across rounds
- Recipient of the inaugural MIT Africa Business Club Alumni Impact Award (2026)
- Mulago Foundation fellow

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Named recipient of the MIT Africa Business Club's inaugural Alumni Impact Award, which he called a 'full-circle moment' in a 15-year journey.

## Links

- Website: https://mdaas.io
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oluwasoga/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/mdaasglobal
- Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/mdaasglobal/

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Last updated: 2026-06-21