Shawna Young: Investing in overlooked founders
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Shawna Young: Investing in overlooked founders
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What happens when we invest in entrepreneurs who've been overlooked by traditional venture capital?
Shawna Young, CEO of Camelback Ventures, has dedicated her career to answering that question by giving transformative support to founders from underrepresented communities.
In our wide-ranging conversation, Shawna chronicles her journey from AP science teacher in North Carolina to leader of an organization that has invested in 180+ founders across the country – not just in Silicon Valley. Her personal story illustrates Camelback Ventures' mission to identify brilliant entrepreneurs who are solving problems in their own overlooked communities.
Camelback's approach tackles a fundamental gap in the entrepreneurial ecosystem, where brilliant ideas often fizzle out not from lack of merit but from lack of access to networks and capital. Now in their tenth year of operation, Camelback continue to invest in founders from the education, fintech, and health tech spaces.
Learn more about Shawna and Camelback Ventures:
- camelbackventures.org/
- linkedin.com/company/camelback-ventures
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