Camelback Ventures
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About Camelback Ventures
Camelback Ventures increases access to opportunity for entrepreneurs of color and women by investing in their ventures and leadership while advocating for fairness in their funding.
Focus Areas
EducationConscious TechnologyWorkforce developmentCommunity developmentPolicy & advocacyHealth & wellnessEntrepreneurial support / capacity building
Who They Fund
social entrepreneursearly-stage nonprofit organizationsfellows/early-career community leaderslocal community-focused initiatives
Funding Style
capacity building
About Camelback Ventures
Camelback Ventures centers early-stage entrepreneurs of color and women, combining unrestricted capital with coaching, curriculum, connections, and community. That mix is most visible in its 16-week Camelback Fellowship, which supports founders working on systemic inequities in education and conscious technology. The foundation also uses fiscal sponsorship, showing an interest in helping projects move before they have their own 501(c)(3) status. Its recent grants show a strong preference for startup and accelerator-style support. Nationswell received $241,250 in 2025 for the Nationswell Fellows Accelerator Program, a larger commitment than the many $40,000 grants that appear across the recent record. Camelback Ventures also funded organizations building from the ground up, including Sankofa Roots in Oakland and The Liberation Foundation in Philadelphia, both for nonprofit startup support. The pattern suggests a funder that backs early organizational formation as well as individual venture leadership. Its stated focus areas include education, conscious technology, workforce development, community development, policy and advocacy, health and wellness, and entrepreneurial support and capacity building. Across the recent grants list, the common thread is seed support for emerging leaders and projects working on local and systems-level change.
What Camelback Ventures Funds
In education, Camelback Ventures backed multiple startup efforts tied to schools and learning. The foundation gave $40,000 to Oakland Public Education Fund in 2023 for nonprofit startup support, and it also supported The Liberation Foundation in Philadelphia with the same purpose in 2025. Its conscious-technology orientation appears in the Camelback Fellowship, which is built for early-stage entrepreneurs addressing systemic inequities in education and conscious technology. The program description ties that work to coaching, curriculum, connections, community, and capital. Community-rooted and culturally specific initiatives also appear in the recent grants list. For example, Endazhi-nitaawiging in Red Lake received $40,000 in 2023 to assist in the startup of a nonprofit, while Sembrando Sentido Inc in San Juan received the same amount in 2025 for the same purpose. The record also includes professional-development support for Wise Young Builders in Washington, DC.
How Camelback Ventures Gives
Typical grants cluster at $40,000, with a lower quartile of $10,000 and a median and upper quartile both at $40,000. That means the standard award is steady rather than highly varied, even though a larger accelerator grant appears in the record. Camelback Ventures is a regular funder, makes program-related investments, and also offers fiscal sponsorship. The grants list shows activity in both 2023 and 2025, which points to repeated funding over time rather than isolated one-off awards. Unsolicited applications are accepted for the Camelback Fellowship and the fiscal sponsorship offering.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1.6M
Total Assets
$15.5M
Total Revenue
$4.2M
Total Expenses
$5.4M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $40K, with a median of $40K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$40K
75th Percentile
$40K
Geographic Reach
National22 states funded
About 0% of grants go to recipients in LA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
AARON WALKER
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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