Malaica is a digital health maternal healthcare provider that combines expert in-person and online medical care, digital innovation, and community support to offer expectant mothers a personalized, accessible, and empowering pregnancy journey.
Our mission
Our mission is to make pregnancy safe and joyful for millions of women.
Our vision
We envision a world where every mum has access to the best maternal care, empowered by technology and guided by compassionate experts.
MEET OUR FOUNDING TEAM:
Dr Lorraine Muluka
A trailblazer in Kenya’s healthcare space, Lorraine has spent over a decade driving innovation in health-tech, with a focus on maternal and reproductive health. Her passion for transforming care systems is backed by deep clinical expertise in Obstetrics and Gynecology. At Malaica, she leads with purpose,shaping a future where expert care and smart technology come together to support every woman through pregnancy and beyond.
Pascal Koenig
Pascal is a seasoned builder in the digital health space, having helped launch and scale three startups one of them being Ava, a women’s health company that supported couples on their fertility journey. With a strong foundation in economics and deep financial expertise, he brings sharp strategic insight to the healthcare industry. At Malaica, Pascal is instrumental in shaping systems that make personalised, high quality care accessible to mums across Kenya.
Victor Ndegwa
Victor began building software commercially as a teenager,launching his first point-of-sale system for a local supermarket while still in school. Since then, he’s founded multiple tech ventures, including SaaS platforms and software consultancies. With a background in Computer Science from the University of Nairobi and a passion for using technology to solve real world problems, Victor now leads Malaica’s tech development ,driven by a mission to revolutionize healthcare for millions of women.
Isis Nyong’o
Isis has a bachelor’s degree in biology from Stanford and an MBA from Harvard. After management roles at Google and MTV, she ventured out to build the largest pregnancy and parenting community in Kenya called MumsVillage which later joined forces with Malaica.
Markus Gemuend
Markus is a global healthcare executive. He spent 16 years at Lonza Group Ltd, including as CEO, of the industry-leading CDMO, followed by 18 years at Genentech/Roche, the global leader in biotechnology and personalised healthcare. Among other key roles, Markus was the General Manager of Roche Sub-Saharan Africa. He gets inspired by catalysing new, innovative, disruptive approaches and business models that have the potential to deliver profound impact on customers, societies and economies. This is why he joined Malaica’s board of directors: To redefine how we deliver obstetric care.