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Understood Care

Active · Healthcare personal assistants for Medicare patients.

WebsiteYC profile

Why it ranks

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9signal of 100 · rising 4
  • team of 7Team size · YC's directory+4.7
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4

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Competitors

AILindyShared: personal assistantAI Grant Batch 2Startup →AIVene HealthShared: patient advocate, healthcarespeedrun SR007San FranciscoStartup →AIInactiveUpfrontShared: personal assistant, ai assistantYC W23San FranciscoStartup →AILogical HealthShared: personal assistant, healthcare, systemspeedrun SR005Palo AltoStartup →AIProbably GeneticShared: patient advocacy, patient access, health techYC W19San FranciscoStartup →
Companies closest to Understood Care
Company
LindyShared: personal assistantAI Grant Batch 2Not statedAI
Vene HealthShared: patient advocate, healthcarespeedrun SR007Not statedAI
UpfrontShared: personal assistant, ai assistantYC W23InactiveAI
Logical HealthShared: personal assistant, healthcare, systemspeedrun SR005Not statedAI
Probably GeneticShared: patient advocacy, patient access, health techYC W19ActiveAI

Adjacent

OtherfaffShared: personal assistantEF 2025BangaloreStartup →OtherKNOWRONShared: personal assistantAlchemist Class 28MunichStartup →AILadderShared: personal assistantYC W25San FranciscoStartup →AILara AIShared: personal assistant, resource500 Global 2021ArgentinaStartup →AIRovi HealthShared: health insurance, health tech, healthcareYC F25New York CityStartup →
Companies next to Understood Care
Company
faffShared: personal assistantEF 2025Not statedOther
KNOWRONShared: personal assistantAlchemist Class 28Not statedOther
LadderShared: personal assistantYC W25ActiveAI
Lara AIShared: personal assistant, resource500 Global 2021Not statedAI
Rovi HealthShared: health insurance, health tech, healthcareYC F25ActiveAI

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Company
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Codes HealthAI-native medical record retrievalteam of 45hiringActiveAI

Founders

  • Samantha WuFounder/CEO

About Understood Care

The American healthcare system is complicated. 88% of US adults cite difficulties navigating the healthcare system. The good news is patient advocacy became a covered benefit by Medicare in 2024. Understood Care matches Medicare patients with a healthcare personal assistant (known as a Patient Advocate) at little to no cost to the patient. Patient Advocates help patients patients access care - finding resources, helping fill out paperwork, and much more. Understood Care uses AI and healthcare expertise to deliver the highest quality patient advocacy to the 68 million Medicare patients in the US.

YC batch
S24 · Summer 2024
Status, per YC
Active
Category
AI
Team size
7
Location
New York City, NY, USA
Founded
2025
Checked
7h ago

YC tags: Health Tech, Healthcare, Health Insurance, AI, AI Assistant

Changes seen

TagsOct 19, 2026

Newly tagged AI; no longer tagged Artificial Intelligence.

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TagsOct 5, 2026

Newly tagged Artificial Intelligence; no longer tagged AI.

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Understood Care in S24: 248 companies, 85% AI

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Understood Care: questions

Which YC batch was Understood Care in?

Understood Care was in Y Combinator's Summer 2024 batch (S24).

Is Understood Care still active?

Y Combinator lists Understood Care as active.

Who founded Understood Care?

Understood Care's founders, as listed on its YC page: Samantha Wu (Founder/CEO).

Where is Understood Care based?

Understood Care lists New York City, NY, USA as its location on YC's directory.