This past month, Activate Fellows and alumni didn't just make progress—they continued to make history. Across cohorts and sectors, progress is accelerating—early pilots are scaling, teams are reaching global markets, and lab-based innovations are moving into real-world impact. Here’s a roundup of the latest milestones across the Activate community:
MAJOR FELLOW MILESTONES
FELLOW FUNDING & PARTNERSHIPS
FELLOW AWARDS
- Every Electric (Andrew Wang & Richard May, Cohort 2024) won the Con Edison Smart Usage Partner Rising Star Award.
- Intero Biosystems (Charlie Childs, Cohort 2025) has been named to the 2026 Merck Digital Science Studio.
- Sublime Systems (Leah Ellis, Cohort 2020), Tandem PV (Colin Bailie & Chris Eberspacher, Cohort 2016), and Fervo Energy (Tim Latimer & Jack Norbeck, Cohort 2018) were listed in TIME’s America’s Top GreenTech Companies of 2026. Fervo Energy has been ranked #1 on the list.
- Noon Energy (Chris Graves, Cohort 2018) is a TOP 10 finalist in the Energy Tech Challengers' Energy for AI track.
- Carbon Infuse (Diandian Zhao, Cohort 2024) was selected for the Go Build 2026 cohort with Greentown Labs, Amazon, and the Global CO2 Initiative.
- Supercarb (Hitesh Manglani, Cohort 2024) has been selected for the 2026 cohort of the BEAM Circular Accelerator in partnership with gener8tor.
- Nitricity (Jay Schwalbe & Josh McEnaney, Cohort 2020) has been selected for the 2026 THRIVE Top 50 AgTech Report by SVG Ventures-THRIVE.
- Elateq (Lily Rajic, Cohort 2024) has been accepted into Xylem’s Partnerships Accelerator program for Cohort 2026.
- Icarus Quantum (Poolad Imany, Cohort 2024) won the Global Tech Insider award as the most innovative quantum interconnect company.
FELLOW FEATURES
FELLOW EVENTS
This month’s milestones highlight the steady progress happening across the Activate community—from early breakthroughs to scaled deployment. As more fellows bring their technologies into the market, we’re continuing to see what that momentum looks like across industries and real-world applications.
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