Press Room

The Camelback Team believes that sharing the stories and work of undervalued BIPOC and women entrepreneurs is important to making change within one generation. We’re excited about telling those narratives with others; journalists, podcast hosts, and other media professionals and outlets are encouraged to contact us.

CAMELBACK IN THE NEWS

Press Gallery - Camelback
Camelback Ventures Fellowship Accepting Applications for 2024 Program 08.22.2023 | Biz New Orleans

Camelback Ventures Fellowship Accepting Applications for 2024 Program

08.22.2023 | Biz New Orleans

More funders are focusing on well-being of grantee staff 08.15.2023 | Candid.

More funders are focusing on well-being of grantee staff

08.15.2023 | Candid.

Camelback Ventures CEO to Step Down in 2024 05.04.2023 | Biz New Orleans

Camelback Ventures CEO to Step Down in 2024

05.04.2023 | Biz New Orleans

This Funders Group Wants Philanthropy to Take the Lead on Nonprofit Worker Wellbeing 01.10.2023 | Inside Philanthropy

This Funders Group Wants Philanthropy to Take the Lead on Nonprofit Worker Wellbeing

01.10.2023 | Inside Philanthropy

Taking Action on the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem: Solutions for Accelerating Impact Entrepreneurs 10.17.2022 | SOCAP Global

Taking Action on the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem: Solutions for Accelerating Impact Entrepreneurs

10.17.2022 | SOCAP Global

Podcast: Aaron Walker on closing the racial wealth and funding gaps in America by building a more equitable entrepreneurial ecosystem 09.26.2022 | Moving The Needle Podcast

Podcast: Aaron Walker on closing the racial wealth and funding gaps in America by building a more equitable entrepreneurial ecosystem

09.26.2022 | Moving The Needle Podcast

The Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center and JPMorgan Chase Announce The Venture Equity Project 05.18.2022 | Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center

The Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center and JPMorgan Chase Announce The Venture Equity Project

05.18.2022 | Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center

Camelback Ventures Now Accepting Fellowship Applications 04.13.2022 | Biz New Orleans

Camelback Ventures Now Accepting Fellowship Applications

04.13.2022 | Biz New Orleans

37 Black investors changing the VC industry with firms dedicated to funding diverse startup founders 02.18.2022 | Business Insider

37 Black investors changing the VC industry with firms dedicated to funding diverse startup founders

02.18.2022 | Business Insider

Developing and Promoting Underrepresented Entrepreneurs Through Microsoft’s Nonprofit Tech Acceleration Program for Black & African American Communities 01.27.2022 | HSO

Developing and Promoting Underrepresented Entrepreneurs Through Microsoft’s Nonprofit Tech Acceleration Program for Black & African American Communities

01.27.2022 | HSO

Forbes, Fortune, & Entrepreneur feature December 2021 | January 2022

Forbes, Fortune, & Entrepreneur feature

December 2021 | January 2022

SPECTRUM21 – Equitable Recovery: 5 Ways to Invest in BIPOC-Owned Companies in 2021 06.10.2021 | SOCAP Global

SPECTRUM21 – Equitable Recovery: 5 Ways to Invest in BIPOC-Owned Companies in 2021

06.10.2021 | SOCAP Global

8 Funding sources for BIPOC entrepreneurs 03.29.2021 | MIC

8 Funding sources for BIPOC entrepreneurs

03.29.2021 | MIC

Camelback Ventures Presents Social Media Campaign To Kick Off The Generational Inheritance Movement 02.18.2021 | Black Enterprise

Camelback Ventures Presents Social Media Campaign To Kick Off The Generational Inheritance Movement

02.18.2021 | Black Enterprise

#NextInLine campaign tells stories of inspiration during Black History Month 02.10.2021 | WGNO

#NextInLine campaign tells stories of inspiration during Black History Month

02.10.2021 | WGNO

Black History Today: Aaron Walker 02.03.2021 | South Seattle Emerald

Black History Today: Aaron Walker

02.03.2021 | South Seattle Emerald

Camelback Ventures presents #Next In Line social media campaign to kick off it’s ‘Generational Inheritance Movement’ 02.01.2021 | The Atlanta Voice

Camelback Ventures presents #Next In Line social media campaign to kick off it’s ‘Generational Inheritance Movement’

02.01.2021 | The Atlanta Voice

“100 People Who Defined the Year: Part 1” 12.30.2020 | OZY

“100 People Who Defined the Year: Part 1”

12.30.2020 | OZY

"An open letter on racism in philanthropy and the trials of a Black founder" 06.27.2020 | The Grio

"An open letter on racism in philanthropy and the trials of a Black founder"

06.27.2020 | The Grio

"There Is No Equity in Education Without Equitable Funding for Entrepreneurs" 12.17.2017 | EDSURGE

"There Is No Equity in Education Without Equitable Funding for Entrepreneurs"

12.17.2017 | EDSURGE

"Alt Startup - Out to Lunch: with Peter Ricchiuti"  1.18.2018 | IT'S NEW ORLEANS / WWNO

"Alt Startup - Out to Lunch: with Peter Ricchiuti" 

1.18.2018 | IT'S NEW ORLEANS / WWNO

Demystifying Access to Capital for All Early Stage Science and Tech Entrepreneurs 11.30.2016 | THE WHITE HOUSE

Demystifying Access to Capital for All Early Stage Science and Tech Entrepreneurs

11.30.2016 | THE WHITE HOUSE

    12 Black Startup and Tech Conferences You Must Attend This Fall 9.28.2017 | H UFFINGTON POST

 

 

12 Black Startup and Tech Conferences You Must Attend This Fall

9.28.2017 | HUFFINGTON POST

CASE Chat: Building a more inclusive social entrepreneurship space Duke | 7.13.2017

CASE Chat: Building a more inclusive social entrepreneurship space

Duke | 7.13.2017

Want Better Education Tools? A Look Inside Camelback Ventures' Diverse Pipeline of Entrepreneurs 8.17.2016 | EDSURGE

Want Better Education Tools? A Look Inside Camelback Ventures' Diverse Pipeline of Entrepreneurs

8.17.2016 | EDSURGE

CAMELBACK FELLOWS IN THE NEWS

SOCIAL IMPACT INNOVATORS IN EDUCATION + CONSCIOUS TECH
How Ezekiel Elliott became a Dallas legend off the field 9.29.23 | MassLive

How Ezekiel Elliott became a Dallas legend off the field

9.29.23 | MassLive

Jefferson State + i3 partner on innovative new high school 9.29.23 | Bham Now

Jefferson State + i3 partner on innovative new high school

9.29.23 | Bham Now

Cross-country trek in electric vehicle tests the limits of charging network, finds faces tackling climate change along the way 9.28.23 | Northeastern Global News

Cross-country trek in electric vehicle tests the limits of charging network, finds faces tackling climate change along the way

9.28.23 | Northeastern Global News

There is no magic pill for postpartum depression 9.28.23 | The Fulcrum

There is no magic pill for postpartum depression

9.28.23 | The Fulcrum

Text-to-911 can't locate you as accurately as voice calls, putting vulnerable more at risk 9.27.23 | NBC Bay Area

Text-to-911 can't locate you as accurately as voice calls, putting vulnerable more at risk

9.27.23 | NBC Bay Area

Municipalities allocate millions to advertising 9.21.23 | Metro Puerto Rico

Municipalities allocate millions to advertising

9.21.23 | Metro Puerto Rico

Eye on the Arts: LeLe Art Lab connects art and environmental education 9.19.23 | New Pelican

Eye on the Arts: LeLe Art Lab connects art and environmental education

9.19.23 | New Pelican

Creative Reaction Lab CEO customizes DEI approach to meet community needs 9.19.23 | St. Louis Business Journal

Creative Reaction Lab CEO customizes DEI approach to meet community needs

9.19.23 | St. Louis Business Journal

The 'no sabo kids' are pushing back on Spanish-language shaming 9.16.23 | NBC News

The 'no sabo kids' are pushing back on Spanish-language shaming

9.16.23 | NBC News

Advocates push for better education programs in Georgia prisons 9.15.23 | Atlanta News First

Advocates push for better education programs in Georgia prisons

9.15.23 | Atlanta News First

GameChanger: Araba Maze 9.11.23 | Baltimore Magazine

GameChanger: Araba Maze

9.11.23 | Baltimore Magazine

Uprooted Academy Takes A Digital Route For It’s College Fair 8.24.23 | Girls United by Essence

Uprooted Academy Takes A Digital Route For It’s College Fair

8.24.23 | Girls United by Essence

These education-tech startups are aiming to help kids with autism, ADHD and dyslexia in school 8.15.23 | Business Insider

These education-tech startups are aiming to help kids with autism, ADHD and dyslexia in school

8.15.23 | Business Insider

Anti-corruption reforms proposed for Puerto Rico 8.15.23 | News Is My Business

Anti-corruption reforms proposed for Puerto Rico

8.15.23 | News Is My Business

B-360 summer camp pairs STEM with fundamentals of dirt-bike riding 8.11.23 | WBAL-TV 11

B-360 summer camp pairs STEM with fundamentals of dirt-bike riding

8.11.23 | WBAL-TV 11

Red Lake charter school opens K-6 enrollment for 2023-2024 school year 8.7.23 | Red Lake Nation News

Red Lake charter school opens K-6 enrollment for 2023-2024 school year

8.7.23 | Red Lake Nation News

Funding Black leaders in the social enterprise sector 8.2.23 | Candid.

Funding Black leaders in the social enterprise sector

8.2.23 | Candid.

Former President Obama Welcomes a New Class of Leaders 8.1.23 | The Root

Former President Obama Welcomes a New Class of Leaders

8.1.23 | The Root

First charter public school in Vancouver opens its doors to serve the community 7.13.23 | Washington State Charter Schools Association

First charter public school in Vancouver opens its doors to serve the community

7.13.23 | Washington State Charter Schools Association

Activists Protest Confederate Monuments With Virtual Black History Memorials 6.16.23 | The Southern Poverty Law Center

Activists Protest Confederate Monuments With Virtual Black History Memorials

6.16.23 | The Southern Poverty Law Center

Bundles of Hope Diaper Bank Partners with HealthOpX Software Company to Better Meet the Essential Needs of Mothers and Girls 6.6.23 | The Cutoff News

Bundles of Hope Diaper Bank Partners with HealthOpX Software Company to Better Meet the Essential Needs of Mothers and Girls

6.6.23 | The Cutoff News

Economic Justice Through Tech With Jessica Santana Of America On Tech 5.1.23 | FORBES

Economic Justice Through Tech With Jessica Santana Of America On Tech

5.1.23 | FORBES

The App Making 911 More Accessible for the Deaf Community 4.11.23 | NOW THIS

The App Making 911 More Accessible for the Deaf Community

4.11.23 | NOW THIS

Virtual reality storyteller creates project showcasing historically Black community in Seattle 4.8.23 | GEEKWIRE

Virtual reality storyteller creates project showcasing historically Black community in Seattle

4.8.23 | GEEKWIRE

The Co-Founder and CEO of Social Cipher On The Importance Of Investing In Yourself 2.19.23 | THE PEERS PROJECT PODCAST

The Co-Founder and CEO of Social Cipher On The Importance Of Investing In Yourself

2.19.23 | THE PEERS PROJECT PODCAST

Trenton teens get tour of Comcast Technology Center, learn about coding and tech careers 12.21.22 | THE TRENTONIAN

Trenton teens get tour of Comcast Technology Center, learn about coding and tech careers

12.21.22 | THE TRENTONIAN

This App Could Change How Kids Learn About Historical Heroes 11.21.22 | TIME

This App Could Change How Kids Learn About Historical Heroes

11.21.22 | TIME

Two Practical Approaches to More Equitable Government Spending 11.1.22 | ROUTE FIFTY

Two Practical Approaches to More Equitable Government Spending

11.1.22 | ROUTE FIFTY

Brothers Empowered to Teach: ‘Planting seeds for that next generation’ 8.28.22 | THE ADVOCATE

Brothers Empowered to Teach: ‘Planting seeds for that next generation’

8.28.22 | THE ADVOCATE

Founder of St. Louis charter school discusses opportunities for its students 8.22.22 | FOX 2

Founder of St. Louis charter school discusses opportunities for its students

8.22.22 | FOX 2

 

CAMELBACK SPOTLIGHT

 

Stories #WorthTelling Campaign

Camelback Ventures CEO & Founder Aaron Walker was chosen by Allstate to be featured in their #WorthTelling ad campaign for Black History Month. This short film shares Aaron's journey and perspective. 

> Read more