▁platform . ▁ ▁Vent ure ▁back ers ▁include ▁Ven rock , ▁Grey lock , ▁Harrison ▁Metal ▁Capital , ▁and ▁an ▁un named ▁mut ual ▁fund . ▁ ▁Grand ▁R ounds ' ▁execut ives ▁and ▁notable ▁board ▁members ▁include : ▁ ▁O wen ▁Tri pp , ▁Chief ▁Executive ▁Officer ▁and ▁co - Found er ▁ ▁Lawrence ▁" R ust y " ▁Hof mann , ▁Co - Found er ▁ ▁Kath le en ▁Seb el ius ▁( Form er ▁Secretary ▁of ▁U . S . ▁De pt . ▁of ▁Health ▁and ▁Human ▁Services ), ▁Member ▁of ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁ ▁Bry an ▁Roberts ▁( V en rock ), ▁Member ▁of ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Hof mann ' s ▁original ▁idea ▁for ▁the ▁company ▁came ▁when ▁his ▁son , ▁Gr ady , ▁was ▁hospital ized ▁with ▁a pl astic ▁an emia . ▁ ▁Although ▁Hof mann ▁is ▁a ▁professor ▁at ▁Stan ford ▁University ▁School ▁of ▁Medicine , ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁the ▁experience ▁to ▁know ▁whether ▁his ▁son ▁was ▁getting ▁the ▁best ▁possible ▁care . ▁ ▁He ▁called ▁upon ▁his ▁own ▁network ▁of ▁do ctors ▁and ▁ultimately ▁connected ▁teams ▁at ▁two ▁different ▁hosp it als ▁to ▁apply ▁a ▁new ▁b one ▁mar row ▁trans plant ▁technique . ▁ ▁After ▁this ▁experience , ▁he ▁realized ▁that ▁most ▁patients ▁do ▁not ▁have ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁call ▁on ▁their ▁friends ▁and ▁family ▁for ▁expert ise , ▁and ▁sought ▁to ▁start ▁a ▁company ▁that ▁puts ▁top ▁medical ▁expert ise ▁in ▁reach ▁of ▁every day ▁people .