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).

Samantha Wu

Founder

Founder at Understood Care

United States

FoundedUnderstood Care · YC

Find your path to Samantha

344 people in our graph share verified history with Samantha — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Chris BischoffunlockedSamantha: together at Cedar (2021)

Samantha: together at Finni Health

Samantha: together at Ivey Business School at Western University

×5Samantha: together at The Carlyle Group

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 Care YC S24

Intro paths

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

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 2026 Informed Ventures Advisors, LlcMenlo Park Rethink EducationWhite Plains · since 2026 Tau VenturesPalo Alto · $500K checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2024 Zeal Capital PartnersWashington · $250K – $2M checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Understood Care

Kevin BaileyFounder

Experience

Understood CareCo-Foundercurrent2025 — present
Finni Health (YC W23)Head of Business Operations2023 — 2024
SiteRxDirector of Finance2021 — 2023New York, United States
CedarStrategic Finance2021New York, United States
The Carlyle GroupPrivate Equity Associate2019 — 2021New York, New York
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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Ivey Business School at Western University mafia63

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Evercore mafia18

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Ken SenaSenior Managing Director, Global Head of Internet Research CoverageFounded Aiera +1 Simon SeroussiMarket Research Analyst InternFounded SuiteOp +1 Daniel JonesInvestment Banking AnalystFounded Medfin +1 Jeff GoaterManaging DirectorFounded Atavistik Bio Fernando Lelo de Larrea H.VicepresidentFounded Fondeadora Lucia HuangInvestment Banking AnalystFounded Osmind

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Cedar mafia4

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Seth CohenPresidentFounded Ooda Health Santosh VallabhaneniDirector, Commercial StrategyFounded Rovi Health Athreya AnandSoftware EngineerFounded hardware intelligence

Same school

Also attended Ivey Business School at Western University399

ØysteinInvestor at Investinor Vivek RamaswamiPartner at Madrona Venture Group Ray SharmaFounding Partner, CEO at Extreme Venture Partners Ha DuongVP Finance & Operations at Luge Capital Jasmine YangVice President at Sapphire Ventures Jaye LandowHead of Investor Relations at FJ Labs

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Also attended Western University407

Jasmine YangVice President at Sapphire Ventures Kevin GaburaInvestor at Craft Ventures Tanuj DuttaGeneral Partner at Congruent Ventures Lindsay HamiltonInvestment Manager - Finance at Emerald Technology Ventures Ag Michelle KwokPrincipal at Draper Associates Jenny HeFounder & General Partner at Position Ventures

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About

Founder at Understood CareYC S24

Intro paths

Understood Care's investors · 6

Co-founders at Understood Care

Experience

Skills & more

Frequently asked questions

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia10,230

Ivey Business School at Western University mafia63

Evercore mafia18

Cedar mafia4

Same school

Also attended Ivey Business School at Western University399

Also attended Western University407

Shared employers

Also worked at Understood Care3

Also worked at Finni Health (YC W23)3

Also worked at SiteRx1

Also worked at Cedar14

Founder at Understood Care YC S24