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Camelback Ventures invests in diverse impact and tech startups in New Orleans.

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01.01.2013

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Camelback Ventures provides underrepresented, early-stage entrepreneurs with access to resources including 1:1 coaching, start-up funding of up to $40,000, and connections to investors and networks. The firm's fellows, who are mostly people of color and/or female, work in communities across the country and have built social organizations that have impacted the lives of tens of thousands of young people. Camelback Fellows have collectively gone on to raise over $14 million in funding and have been featured in Forbes 30 Under 30 for three years in a row.
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Aaron Walker
Aaron Walker

Aaron Walker

Aaron lives in the spirit of his baseball hero, Jackie Robinson, who said “a life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.” With this ethos, Aaron founded Camelback Ventures, aiming to address the inequities of entrepreneurship by providing coaching, capital, and connections to underrepresented entrepreneurs.

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David Lopez

David Lopez

Camelback Alum

Shakeia Kegler

Shakeia Kegler

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Kelli Saulny

Director of strategic partnerships

Aaron Walker

Aaron Walker

Founder and CEO

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