# Umar Afridi

> Umar Afridi is the founder and CEO of Foundation Health and the co-founder and former CEO of Truepill. Raised in Manchester and educated at the University of Manchester, he combined professional operating experience with self-taught programming, built Truepill with Sid Viswanathan, handed over the CEO role in 2022 and founded his second company in 2023.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Foundation Health
- **Organizations:** Foundation Health, Truepill, CVS Health, Fred Meyer
- **From:** Salt Lake City, United States
- **Education:** MPharm, Pharmacy, University of Manchester
- **Known for:** Co-founded Truepill and led it through its 2021 Series D at a $1.6 billion valuation., Truepill participated in Y Combinator Summer 2017., Named to the San Francisco Business Times 40 Under 40 class of 2021.

## Career timeline

- **2000-2005** — Studied at the University of Manchester; imported and resold Japanese performance cars while in college.
- **Before 2016** — Worked in England, then at Fred Meyer near Seattle and CVS in California; taught himself programming.
- **2016** — Co-founded Truepill with Sid Viswanathan; the company began shipping orders.
- **2017** — Truepill joined Y Combinator’s Summer 2017 batch.
- **2021** — Truepill announced a $142 million Series D at a $1.6 billion valuation.
- **2022-02** — Announced his departure as Truepill CEO and handed leadership to Viswanathan.
- **2023-05** — Founded Foundation Health.
- **2024-03** — Foundation Health announced $6 million in seed funding.
- **2025-10** — Foundation Health announced a $20 million Series A, bringing disclosed funding to $26 million.
- **2026-01** — Foundation Health announced a strategic partnership with Shields Health Solutions.
- **2026-09** — Foundation Health reported its software’s role in Shields Health Solutions’ connected operating model.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Truepill and led it through its 2021 Series D at a $1.6 billion valuation.
- Truepill participated in Y Combinator Summer 2017.
- Named to the San Francisco Business Times 40 Under 40 class of 2021.
- Founded Foundation Health, which disclosed $26 million raised by October 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Foundation Health described its AI software’s role in Shields Health Solutions’ connected operating model.
- **2026-02** — Foundation Health shared a photograph of Afridi meeting colleagues in the office to review projects and align product, engineering and operations.
- **2026-01** — Foundation Health announced its strategic partnership with Shields Health Solutions.
- **2025-10** — Foundation Health disclosed its $20 million Series A led by Define Ventures.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/umarafridi
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/UAfridi

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