Liz Grubin

Investment Principal

Liz joined Mulago in 2025 as an Investment Principal. Before Mulago, Liz spent 10 years at Vital Wave focused on digital for development. She worked with funders like the Gates Foundation, World Bank, and US CDC and their local partners. Her experience spans global health, safe drinking water, and clean household energy. Early in her professional life, she worked as an educator on tall ships, sailing in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. 

Liz has an MA in Environmental Policy from Tufts University and an MSc in Public Health from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. In her free time, you’ll find her outside backpacking, skiing, or learning to garden.

Organizations

Liz Grubin is currently the lead on these portfolio organizations. If you're a funder and want to learn more, please reach out on LinkedIn. We'd be delighted to chat.

Income Share Agreements
Livelihoods
Nonprofit

Chancen International

Nonprofit
Livelihoods
East Africa
A Personalized Math Chatbot
Education
Nonprofit

Darsel

Nonprofit
Education
Global
Pay People to Protect Nature
Environment
For-Profit

EarthAcre

For-Profit
Environment
East Africa
Carbon-Financed Agroforestry
Environment
Nonprofit

Farmers for Forests

Nonprofit
Environment
Asia
Last-mile Trail Bridges
Livelihoods
Nonprofit

Fika

Nonprofit
Livelihoods
East Africa,Southern Africa
Lay Psychotherapy
Health
Nonprofit

Friendship Bench

Nonprofit
Health
Southern Africa
Teachers as Health Workers
Health
Nonprofit

Healthy Learners

Nonprofit
Health
Southern Africa
Professionalized Community Health Workers
Health
Nonprofit

Integrate Health

Nonprofit
Health
West Africa
Quality Childcare Microbusinesses
Education
Nonprofit

Kidogo

Nonprofit
Education
East Africa
A Well-being Class for Kids
Education
Nonprofit

Labhya

Nonprofit
Education
Asia
Self-injectable Birth Control at the Last Mile
Health
Nonprofit

Lafiya

Nonprofit
Health
West Africa
Parent-Powered Early Learning
Education
Nonprofit

Lively Minds

Nonprofit
Education
East Africa,West Africa
Connected Clinics and Medical Equipment
Health
Nonprofit

Nexleaf Analytics

Nonprofit
Health
Asia,Africa Wide
AI-powered, On-demand Women’s Health Care
Health
For-Profit

Pinky Promise

For-Profit
Health
Asia
District Level Healthcare In-a-Box
Health
Nonprofit

Pivot

Nonprofit
Health
Southern Africa
Scripted Sex Ed as Core Curriculum
Health
Nonprofit

Projet Jeune Leader (PJL)

Nonprofit
Health
East Africa
Rural Water Utilities
Water and Sanitation
Nonprofit

Saha Global

Nonprofit
Water and Sanitation
West Africa
Quality-daycare Microbusinesses
Education
Nonprofit

SmartStart

Nonprofit
Education
Southern Africa