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We Launched a New Hard Tech Entrepreneurial Program for Growing Ecosystems

Building the community that

drives science into impact

Activate Fellows set a high bar for innovation and impact.

Fellow Success Stories


A proven model. Built to scale. Our annual impact report introduces you to the people behind the innovations that will change what our future looks like for the better.

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294
Fellows Supported

$5.5B
follow-on funding raised by Fellows

3,000
Jobs Created

Where scientists become leaders of world-changing ventures.

Activate's flagship fellowship program was the first fellowship for entrepreneurial scientists—providing the mindsets, skills, networks, and support needed to turn breakthrough hard tech into real-world impact.

Through Activate’s expanded global programming, we’re supporting science entrepreneurs at every stage of their journey, offering the most comprehensive programming in the space.

We support scientists throughout the founder journey.

10 Years of Supporting Hard Tech Fellows
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Insights and Innovations

Latest Activate Stories

Enter: FRVO
Fellow Highlights

Enter: FRVO

Fervo Energy’s IPO represents a new era for clean energy and an unprecedented milestone for the Activate community

From the Activate Fellowship to the World's Largest Energy Storage Projects
Fellow Highlights

From the Activate Fellowship to the World's Largest Energy Storage Projects

Hard tech is graduating from promising to proven—and Activate Fellows are at the center of the shift.

Activate BRIDGE Japan Program: Connecting Science Across Global Borders

Activate BRIDGE Japan Program: Connecting Science Across Global Borders

At Activate, our work of building the community that drives science into impact goes beyond borders. We empower scientists and engineers to bring...

Bridging science with entrepreneurship

Where hard tech is transformed into real world impact