MedCity News June 9, 2024
Samaritan provides financial and social support to those without a home. The company was recently crowned winner of the payer/provider track of MedCity News’ INVEST Pitch Perfect contest.
Jonathan Kumar, CEO and founder of Samaritan, understands what it’s like to struggle financially. His parents immigrated from South India to Buffalo, New York, in the late 1980s. At the time, his mom wasn’t working and his dad was a student. They were living off a student stipend of about $600-$800 a week. But they had a lifeline: a local church stepped in and offered them financial, social and legal support.
Later on, Kumar was working for a startup in Seattle and trying to determine his next career move. He wanted to...
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