Camelback Ventures

The earliest years of a child’s life are among the most critical and often the most unsupported.

In New Orleans, Melanie Richardson (2017 Camelback Fellow) is changing that.

As Co-Founder of Training Grounds, Melanie and her team created the We Play Center — a space where children learn through child-led play while parents learn alongside them about language development, physical development, and how to support their child’s growth.

And the impact shows.

This is Built To Innovate — Camelback Ventures’ monthly series going inside the lives and work of our Fellows to show what’s possible when founders from histocially overlooked communities are invested in, believed in, and given room to build.

Every story is a blueprint. Every founder is proof.

Melanie is Episode 2. A new Fellow drops every month.

➡️ Watch her full story — link in bio.