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Samantha Wu

Founder

Founder at Understood Care

United States

FoundedUnderstood Care · YC

About

Samantha Wu is co-founder of Understood Care. She previously served as head of business operations at Finni, a Y Combinator company, and held positions at Cedar, SiteRx, Carlyle, and Evercore.

Founder at Understood CareYC S24

Intro paths

YC

Samantha went through Y Combinator (Summer 2024) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Pete Koomen, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Understood Care's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Samantha can intro founders to Understood Care's investors below.

Understood Care's investors · 6

1984 Ventures Management, LlcSan Francisco · $1M checks · since 2026Informed Ventures Advisors, LlcMenlo ParkRethink EducationWhite Plains · since 2026Tau VenturesPalo Alto · $500K checksY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024Zeal Capital PartnersWashington · $250K – $2M checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Understood Care

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Kevin BaileyFounder

Experience

  1. Understood CareCo-Foundercurrent2025 — present
  2. Finni Health (YC W23)Head of Business Operations2023 — 2024
  3. SiteRxDirector of Finance2021 — 2023New York, United States
  4. CedarStrategic Finance2021New York, United States
  5. The Carlyle GroupPrivate Equity Associate2019 — 2021New York, New York
  6. EvercoreInvestment Banking Analyst2017 — 2019New York City Metropolitan Area

Skills & more

Languages English · Mandarin Chinese

From Samantha's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Samantha Wu?
Samantha Wu is co-founder of Understood Care. She previously served as head of business operations at Finni, a Y Combinator company, and held positions at Cedar, SiteRx, Carlyle, and Evercore.
Where does Samantha Wu work?
Samantha Wu is Founder of Understood Care.
What companies did Samantha Wu found?
Samantha Wu founded Understood Care.
Where did Samantha Wu go to school?
Samantha Wu studied at Ivey Business School at Western University (Bachelor’s Degree, Honors Business Administration); Western University (Bachelor's Degree, Honours BMOS Finance with AEO Status).

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Shared employers

Also worked at Understood Care2

Richard OdiorPrincipal, Pre-seed Vehicle at Zeal Capital PartnersOshiomah Richard OdiorPartner at Evening

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Niko BonatsosVerdict Capital founder and pre-consensus investor formerly at General CatalystNikoInvestor at Verdict Capital

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