About Grant

Grant DeMaree founded Onebrief after serving on joint task forces in Liberia during the Ebola crisis and later in Iraq. As a second lieutenant in Liberia, Grant witnessed how the military's decision-making processes were lagging three months behind the movement of the Ebola virus, resulting in treatment units being built in locations where they were no longer needed. This experience led him to sketch his first solution concept on a napkin, driven by the realization that "these are human lives being lost because of decision speed."

Grant took the unconventional path of founding a company immediately after leaving the service, despite receiving advice to pursue graduate school or gain experience at an established company first. His conviction came from deeply understanding the problem: military staffs are the decision engines of the Department of Defense, but they're slow, inefficient, and larger than they need to be.

About Onebrief

Founded approximately six years ago, Onebrief has created a collaborative software platform designed to transform how military staffs plan operations and make decisions. The company's product enables faster decision cycles, improved decision quality, and greater staff efficiency across echelons and commands.

It took a few years of iteration for Onebrief to achieve product-market fit, but today their solution is deployed on multiple networks including NIPR, SIPR, JWICS, and CENTRIX. They've experienced explosive growth, with operational usage increasing at a 5,700% annualized rate in the most recent quarter. According to one study the company conducted, staffs using Onebrief operate approximately twice as fast and twice as efficiently as those using traditional tools.

For more on Grant: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gkdemaree/

For more on Onebrief: https://www.onebrief.com/

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