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Lessons from Cohort 2023: Navigating and Growing from Unexpected Pivots

Celebrating the Activate New York Community’s graduating Cohort 2023 and one fellow’s non-linear journey

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Activate Welcomes 47 New Fellows to Cohort 2025

The new 2025 Cohort is powering America’s next hard tech leap

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Lessons from Cohort 2023: Shifting Mindsets from Science to Business

Celebrating the Activate Anywhere Community’s graduating Cohort 2023 and how one fellow transformed from scientist to science entrepreneur during their two-year fellowship

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Lessons from Cohort 2023: Engineering for Scale

Celebrating the Activate New York Community’s graduating Cohort 2023 and one fellow’s learnings on how to scale for impact

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Fueling Boston Innovation: Activate at ClimaTech 2025

Since Activate Boston’s first cohort in 2020, the community has supported 40 fellows, with a concentration in the Boston area and growing representation in regions like Western..

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Science Entrepreneurs Give a Look at the Future at LEEP Demo Day

This year’s LEEP Demo Day was hosted in Berkeley and organized by our partners at Cyclotron Road

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Electrified Thermal Solutions: Industry Trailblazer in Thermal Energy Storage

Activate Fellows are pioneering new possibilities in thermal energy storage. Why is this a big deal? By reimagining how we power industry—the largest global source of..

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Activate Updates: February 2025

This month, we’re celebrating groundbreaking work from our fellows—including innovations in everything from mining to battery-assisted induction cooktop ranges—while gearing up..

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Activate Updates: 2024 Annual Report

Dear Friends of Activate, In times of change, it’s vital to focus on what it takes to drive progress forward. Activate proves what is possible when we invest in science and..

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Activate Updates: December 2024

From groundbreaking collaborations to national recognition of our fellows’ impact, it’s clear that Activate Fellows are not just shaping the future of science..

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Activate Updates: November 2024

Applications for Cohort 2025 closed on October 30 and we received a record number of nearly 1,200 applicants. Additionally, our fellows surpassed another impressive..

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