Our Company

  • Our Core Values

    Passion ⚬ Community ⚬ Integrity ⚬ Diversity ⚬ Inclusion ⚬ Meaningful work

    At Madglove we are dedicated to more than just producing our glove. Our goal is to foster independence and elevate the quality of life, making a meaningful impact.

  • Our Mission

    Normalizing disability through a simple orthosis that empowers recovery.

    To help make disability simply another aspect of diversity through our simple, easy-to-use functional orthosis that empowers patients in actively participating in their own recovery journey. 

Our Team

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    Madalina Riurean

    Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer

    Human movement scientist (M.Sc.) and physiotherapist (B.Sc.) with experience in spinal cord injuries and stroke

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    Tobi Makinde

    Co-Founder & Chief Commercial Officer

    Human movement scientist (M.Sc.) with a strong background in rehabilitation sciences (M.Sc.) and experience in stroke

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    Sitah Heijnen

    Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer

    Industrial Design Engineer (B.Sc.) with a strong background in marketing (M.A.)

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    Marc Van der Schee

    Non Executive Director

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Our Mentors & Advising Team

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    Dr. John van der Kamp

    Associate Professor, Faculty of Behavioural and Movement Sciences, VU University Amsterdam

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    Dr. Paulien Goossens

    Director of VRA Nederlandse Vereniging van Revalidatieartsen and Rehabilitation Doctor at Basalt and Haaglanden Medisch Centrum

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    Cara Knott

    Advising Co-Founder

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    David Gotti

    Advising Co-founder

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Discover Madglove’s mission and learn more about our functional orthosis.

Our Past Milestones

Q2 2024 PHIA

Finalists at the Philips Innovation Awards

Q4 2023 - NWO Feasibility

Completing NWO feasibility study, testing the prototype with end-users and clinics

Q4 2023 - AMSIA

Finalist at Amsterdam Science and Innovation Awards 2023

Q4 2023 - AMSIA

Pre-Seed funding of €300K from Innovatiefonds Noord-Holland)

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Q4 2023 Stage Two

Finalists at Stage Two Berlin 2023

Q3 2023 Pitch XL

Pitch XL runner-up start-up with a fully paid trip to Silicon Valley

Q1 2023 NWO Feasability

Awarded €40k NWO Feasibility in collaboration with Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Q1 2022 Social Startup Award

Winner of the Best Social Entrepreneurship Startup Award

2021 D-Lab Amsterdam

Acceptance into the Demonstrator-Lab in Amsterdam