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Activate, the nonprofit organization that helps science entrepreneurs transform breakthrough ideas into advanced hard tech companies, today announced the next cohort of 47 scientists and engineers who are joining the Activate Fellowship. The 39 companies of Cohort 2025 are developing technologies across 14 industries. This new cohort represents 29 cities and nine states in the U.S., spanning Activate’s four hub communities – Berkeley, Boston, Houston, and New York – as well as Activate Anywhere, the remote-based community that includes fellows across the U.S.

Activate and The Engine, Built by MIT, today announced a strategic alliance that ensures more hard tech breakthroughs achieve commercialization. Now, Activate and The Engine will offer more programming and support along the entire pathway for early technical founders – from ideation and lab R&D, to customer pilots and commercialization. Deep tech entrepreneurs will be able to tap into more joint curriculum, training, and expert support for every stage of the founder journey. Both Activate and The Engine serve founders and teams who are developing breakthrough solutions that solve critical global issues. These entrepreneurs are building leading-edge technologies that address humanity's most pressing challenges including climate solutions, advanced manufacturing and robotics, new uses of chemistry and materials, reimagined food and agriculture, space innovations, and more.

Activate, the nonprofit fellowship where science entrepreneurs transform breakthrough ideas into advanced hard-tech companies, today announced a new funding milestone: Activate Fellows, current and alumni, have secured a cumulative $3.5 billion in funding for their companies, and over $2 billion of that has been confirmed in the last year alone. The nearly 200 companies founded with Activate’s support are developing a wide range of hard-tech solutions including climate tech, advanced manufacturing and robotics, new uses of chemistry and materials, reimagined food and agriculture, space innovations, and more.

Activate, a pioneer in hard-tech entrepreneurial fellowships, today announced that applications are open for Cohort 2025 from September 4 through October 23, 2024.

Activate, a nonprofit organization that helps scientists and engineers launch startups to bring their innovations to market, accepts its largest cohort to date, a record number of 62 new fellows with 50 groundbreaking companies, into its fellowship program. Chosen from a pool of 1,040 applicants, the Cohort 2024 Activate Fellows have been selected for their pioneering work across a range of critical sectors, including energy, transportation, manufacturing, agriculture, and national security. Their innovations encompass a variety of cutting-edge technologies aimed at reducing carbon emissions, enhancing energy-efficiency, creating sustainable alternatives to conventional industrial processes, and bolstering our country’s national security.

Activate, a leader in hard-tech entrepreneurial fellowships, today announced that applications are open for Cohort 2024, starting September 19 and closing October 17, 2023. The window to apply begins during Climate Week NYC, at the tail end of the hottest summer ever on record, where Activate Fellows and partners will be presenting hard tech solutions to our most pressing decarbonization challenges and beyond.

Activate, a leader in science innovation, is excited to announce that Cyrus Wadia has been appointed as the new chief executive officer, effective October 16, 2023. Activate transforms scientists into high-impact entrepreneurs through the Activate Fellowship, a two-year immersive experience that equips science entrepreneurs with the skills, networks, infrastructure, and funding they need to quickly and effectively bring their groundbreaking research to market.

Activate, a nonprofit that helps scientists and engineers bring their innovations to market, is proud to introduce Cohort 2023 of Activate Fellows. These 46 science entrepreneurs are turning their breakthroughs into businesses that could help industries–including manufacturing, energy, chemicals, computing, and agriculture–meet decarbonization and resiliency goals.

Activate today announced the expansion of its immersive fellowship for science entrepreneurs with the launch of the newest Activate community in Houston. By promoting the advancement of early stage science entrepreneurs, Activate looks forward to playing an important role in the region’s influential clean energy ecosystem, and accelerating Houston's role as the world’s clean energy transition capital.