How Activate Fellows Are Applying Deep-Tech Innovations to Reimagine Mining and Materials
Photo credit: Gus Marquez (Cohort 2023) The next generation of mining and materials will be shaped by deep-tech breakthroughs and scientific innovation. Activate Fellows are..
Bold Steps Toward Space: How Juno Propulsion Helps Fuel the Space Economy
Alexis Harroun (Juno Propulsion, Cohort 2024) What if revolutionizing rocket propulsion could unlock entirely new possibilities for space exploration? That’s one of the questions..
Geolabe's AI Satellite Tech: The Future of Accurate Methane Tracking
Claudia Hulbert (Geolabe, Cohort 2023) When it comes to mitigating climate change, much of the discussion centers on reducing CO2 emissions or trapping CO2. But methane, a..
How Virtual Communities Support Science Entrepreneurs
By Andrés Ochoa, Managing Director of the Activate Anywhere Community Activate Anywhere helps entrepreneurs in the United States turn their ideas into products and find the best..
Science on a Mission Episode Two: Catalyzing Change with Philanthropy
Our second episode of Science on a Mission focuses on philanthropy. Cortney Newell, Senior Director of Development at Activate, moderated a conversation taped at SXSW 2024 with..
Bringing Justice to Climate-Tech Innovation
By Jenna Jablonski The energy transition is gaining momentum as we shift away from fossil fuels and toward low-carbon sources to satisfy global energy demand. Societies are taking..
From Bright Ideas to Hard Lessons: Insights from My Cleantech Startup Journey
By Jeremy Pitts, Managing Director of the Activate Houston Community In the early 2000s, I worked as a mechanical engineer developing solar trackers and concentrators for a..
Subscribe to the New Activate Podcast, Science on a Mission!
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of Science on a Mission, dedicated to illuminating the journey of deep-tech innovations and innovators from lab to marketplace. This new..
Activate at SF Climate Week 2024
We had a wonderful time at SF Climate Week, where we engaged with the hard-tech community right in Activate Berkeley’s own backyard. It was great to see this event reach peak..
Why Innovators Need Community
By Jill Fuss, Managing Director of the Activate Berkeley Community Jill Fuss Managing Director, Activate Berkeley Community Without a community to back them up, founders are much..
Lessons from a Failed Juicer Startup on the Power of Entrepreneurial Community
By Dan Recht, Managing Director - Activate Boston When Juicero shut down on September 1, 2017, the news spread quickly through San Francisco’s Mission District, which was then..
Assembling an All-Star Team of Advisors: Where to Start
When it comes to achieving your goals, “Surround yourself with people who you trust, and who are there to support you and shape your success,” says Rok Sitar (Blaze Energy..