A medical doctor by training, he has developed a passion for technology. He creates technological solutions to improve patient care in hospitals.

Gracien Kibala Katanga (photo) is a trained medical doctor and a passionate tech entrepreneur from the Democratic Republic of Congo. He is the founder and CEO of the healthtech startup Mavimpy Care.

Established in 2020, Mavimpy Care develops web and mobile applications to digitalize medical practices. It enhances emergency medical services, geolocates nearby hospitals, facilitates appointment scheduling, and offers online consultations throughout the DRC.

At the forefront of technology, the startup integrates artificial intelligence into its solutions. "With the connected bracelet that digitizes medical records, we personalize our health forms. Our connected bracelets provide information about your health; just scan a QR code to access your medical history," reveals Kibala Katanga in February 2024.

In addition to Mavimpy Care, Gracien Kibala Katanga serves as an administrator at Cortex Corporate, a tech solutions company. Their main application, Yangela App, assists merchants in managing stock, monitoring transactions, controlling inventory movements, and identifying sources of losses. The app also enables the management of multiple sales points and inventory control.

Before founding Mavimpy Care, he established Kibal’s and Mak Business in 2018, a telecommunication and mobile money transfer company, where he served as CEO until 2022. He is also a co-founder of Lubumbashi Trading, an academy for forex trading training.

Gracien Kibala Katanga graduated from the University of Lubumbashi with a degree in medicine. His career began in 2016 at the same university, where he was a mobile security coordinator. From 2018 to 2019, he worked as a marketing and sales agent at Kwakoo Group, an organization developing tech solutions for e-commerce businesses.

Melchior Koba