Camelback Ventures is proud to welcome our fourth cohort of the Capital Collaborative by Camelback Ventures.

From 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.

Myron 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.

Nadiyah Morris, New Orleans native, shares how she changed 13 years ago today, and how that drives her work with Camelback today.

Vanessa Luna is a 2018 Camelback Fellow and founder of ImmSchools, a nonprofit dedicated to improving schools and education communities for immigrant families. Growing up undocumented herself, she shares actionable ways to make a difference during this troubling time.

Why We Must Be Ruthless for Black Genius || In a long-form reflection on the relationship between race and education in this country, 2016 Camelback Fellow William Jackson discusses the increase in DEI work and the need for a collaborative Black community.

We've spent the last 6 months recruiting and selecting our 2018 portfolio, and we couldn't be more thrilled to introduce the thirteen 2018 Camelback Fellows. Innovative tech, arts and creative learning, four schools, first-generation leaders, and a lot of incredible women. Meet the crew. 

Four Camelback edtech founders share their best and worst decisions in the early days of their venture, sharing advice and anecdotes about how they built their team and product. 

"I wish the opportunity to build and create was available to everyone. How different would our national community be, and our world be, if everyone had their chance to contribute their genius to the greater world?"

"In 2017, I did 1:1s with over 400 people in Miami. Parents, teachers, community members -- everyone is on the same page: we all agree the system here is broken." Yannell Selman reflects on her identity as a Latinx entrepreneur, teacher, and community organizer and her path to the Camelback Fellowship.