St. Paul, Alaska — a tiny island on the Aleutian chain — isn’t the typical breeding ground for VC-backed entrepreneurs. But for Dr. Cierra Gromoff, it’s growing up here as a member of the Aleute tribe that inspired her to start a company with the goal of making mental wellness accessible to children and families, even in the country’s most rural areas.
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