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Activate’s new CEO, Cyrus Wadia, featured on climate-tech focused podcast
Activate's new CEO, Cyrus Wadia, spoke with journalist Molly Wood on her climate-tech-focused podcast, Everybody in the Pool. During the show, Wadia shared his passion for..
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Parenting and Pioneering in STEM Innovation
Parenting and entrepreneurship are both transformative and highly demanding journeys, and many Activate Fellows embark on them simultaneously. How do they balance both? How do the..

Activate Updates: December 2023
This Month's Features COP28: To Meet Climate Targets, We Need Science Entrepreneurs Introducing Breaking Ground: A Blog Series by Activate Managing Directors Plus Activate Fellow..

A Note to the Boston Climate-Tech Community as We Enter Adulthood
By Dan Recht, Managing Director - Activate Boston You can start the story of the Boston climate-tech ecosystem in a lot of ways, but I begin with the founding of the MIT Energy..

COP28: To Meet Climate Targets, We Need Science Entrepreneurs
By Matt Price, Co-Founder and CFO at Activate I just returned from COP28, the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, held this year in..

Activate Updates: November 2023
This Month's Features Q&A with Activate’s new CEO How one fellow is helping farmers build more resilient cows Plus Activate Fellow wins Ecosystem news Job opportunities This..

Catie McVey Is Helping Cattle Farmers Build More Resilient Cows
By Jenna Jablonski Catie McVey (Cohort 2023, DairyFIT) is from Alamance County, North Carolina, which was once home to over 100 dairies. When McVey left for grad school, only..

Activate Updates: October 2023
This Month's Features Two New Managing Directors Mentor Fellows and Nurture Ecosystems Experiencing Climate Solutions in New York City Plus Activate Fellow wins Ecosystem news Job..

Activate Updates: September 2023
A Special Message from Activate Board Chair Liesl Schindler Friends and colleagues, On behalf of the Activate board and team, we are thrilled to announce the appointment of..

Activate Updates: August 2023
This Month's Features One Activate Fellow’s Journey From Scientist to Founder to Venture Capitalist Experiencing Climate Solutions in New York City Plus Activate Fellow wins..

Meet Josué López: An Activate Success Story
Josué López (Cohort 2020) is modeling a new kind of success story as the first Activate Fellow alum to become a venture capitalist. An MIT-trained electrical engineer and..

Activate Updates: July 2023
This Month's Features How to really invest in founders’ success Introducing Dan Recht, Managing Director, Activate Boston Plus Activate Fellow wins Ecosystem news Job..