GCO Ventures, Byld and Nora Viladomiu launch Maia, a menopause support platform

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GCO Ventures, the corporate venturing arm of GCO, has launched Maia, a platform that supports women through perimenopause and menopause. GCO will become Grupo Occident from 1 December. Maia was built jointly with Byld, a corporate venture builder, and Nora Viladomiu, who is the start-up's CEO and a founding partner. No amount or funding round was disclosed.

The service begins with an initial assessment that draws on clinical scales, among them the Cervantes Scale from the Spanish Association for the Study of Menopause. From there it builds a plan for each user, with ongoing follow-up, specialised content, personalised recommendations, and access to gynaecologists, psychologists, nutritionists, physiotherapists, sexologists and coaches. Maia says it complements medical diagnosis and care and does not replace them. According to Ministry of Health figures for 2025, more than 7.6 million women in Spain are aged between 45 and 64.

GCO Ventures was set up in 2023, and Maia is the fifth company it has built. The earlier four are Adecua, which adapts homes for older people; Vivara, which offers secured and guaranteed rentals; Musky, which looks after pets and covers them; and Aurela, a digital platform that connects people with psychologists. Read in order, the portfolio works its way steadily through the things a household might worry about.