New Orleans business founder Aaron Washington shares his story — starting off delivering vegan pastries to coffee shops, to pop-ups, to a food stall, to a beverage company — along with his advice for other entrepreneurs and how Camelback impacted him the most.
Read MoreIn entrepreneurship, we believe you always get better or worse, but you never stay the same. So, we’ve made a program rooted in helping entrepreneurs only get better. We identified five Core Competencies that we make sure every Camelback Fellow grows and excels in.
Read More“I'm just a brown-skinned, bearded, Canadian Muslim named Muhammad who somehow became a correspondent on CNN during the Trump news cycle…. I would love to talk and learn. Your #RuthlessForGood* mission matches perfectly with what I'm doing.” Meet Camelback’s Entrepreneur in Residence.
Read MoreTaking our Fellowship programming to the next level, supporting past Camelback Fellows in a whole new way, and talking about food with new Camelback team member, Riyaz Gayasaddin.
Read MoreFrom architecture to dirt bikes to video games to new schools, the newest cohort of 14 Camelback Fellows is looking good. Meet our new cohort of diverse education leaders.
Read More“It’s a crime in a rich nation for people to receive starvation wages.” - MLK. The Camelback Good Jobs Initiative aims to empower local economies and create generational wealth; read about our first 5 local founders in New Orleans.
Read MoreIf we could accept all 42, we would. We hope you enjoy getting to know these passionate, talented leaders as much as we have.
Read MoreWe’re looking for social entrepreneurs of color to join us for a one-day event at SXSW Interactive with Google and Generation Titans. We’re bringing together national movement leaders, high-potential social entrepreneurs of color, key influencers, and funders to brainstorm and develop radical solutions to the urgent issues of the day.
Read MoreThere are ew names and familiar faces, innovative nonprofits and inspiring for-profits and beautiful future schools. We hope you enjoy closing out the year celebrating this group as much as we do.
Read MoreTime to floss a little. Instead of our normal newsletter, we’re sharing our Top 10 Moments from 2018 on Instagram (@camelbackventures) with the countdown ending with what we’re most excited for next year.
Read MoreChanges to the Camelback team | We’ve got some announcements to make. Today I am excited to put a spotlight on some changes happening to our team this season.
Read MoreMyron Long, radical school founder in Washington, D.C., shares unique curricula of liberatory design thinking, community-based project learning, and rigorous academics. | Over the next few weeks, we’re featuring Fellows and their founder journey, their Camelback application advice, and their Fellowship experience.
Read MoreWe received 93 priority applications, and we are thrilled to announce 30 Semi-Finalists we have chosen to move forward with at this time. Stay tuned for full list of 120 Semi-Finalist sin December!
Read MoreMexican immigrants are our greatest untapped resource, and why I’m committed to changing it all. || Martha Hernandez quit her job with no money to found madeBOS, a career-pathing tool to empower employees and employers alike. She shares her struggles and her wins as a Latina founder, and how the Camelback experience took her and madeBOS to the next level.
Read MoreThe Good Jobs Initiative is greater than “good jobs.” It is about making it so that the 57% of struggling households led by single mothers have one good job so that she has more time and energy to read to her children, ensuring more of our children start school on grade level.
Read MoreMuhammad Ali said, “Impossible is not a fact. It’s an opinion.” The road ahead is hard, but worth it. Are you ready? 2018 Startup Coach Lisa Atia tells you how you find out.
Read MoreDamola Ogundipe, innovative tech founder with a great team bringing AI to legislation tracking, based in the Midwest. | Over the next few weeks, we’re featuring Fellows and their founder journey, their Camelback application advice, and their Fellowship experience.
Read More“There’s a way to fundraise as yourself. Your racial identity, academic pedigree, and physical appearance are not deal-breakers. I know this from experience. I’ve helped founders across all spectrums of race, sexuality, class, and type of venture. They’ve all been able to raise funds. There is no magical formula, but it is possible to raise money while keeping your soul intact.”
Read MoreAuset Ali, creative and performing artist, healer, and school founder, based in Colorado. | Over the next few weeks, we’re featuring Fellows and their founder journey, their Camelback application advice, and their Fellowship experience.
Read MoreStartup Coach Bob Lesser has worked with dozens of entrepreneurs. Here, he challenges our cultural notions of “failure” and how to turn any experience into a win.
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