Chris Thomas, Activate’s New Vice President of Engagement and Strategic Communications, Brings a Track Record of Innovation
Chris Thomas joined Activate in October as vice president of engagement and strategic communications. He brings a dynamic perspective to Activate, cultivated through years of..
Activate Fellows Aren't Waiting to Decarbonize the Future
By Andrew Chang, Managing Director, Activate New York COP27 concluded this week with mixed results. As global leaders continue to look for solutions to our climate crisis,..
Reasons to Give Thanks
Image by Tate Kieto | Used with permission vis the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic License While “doomscrolling” is one of the more poetic recently..
Activate Updates: October 2022
This Month's Features Reflecting on Climate Week NYC Activate Fellows are Building a Resilient Future How the U.S. is Manufacturing a Supply Chain of Innovators Last Call for..
Getting it done—together—at Climate Week NYC
By Eva Koehler, Fellowship Manager, Activate New York Climate Week NYC is billed as the biggest climate event on Earth. This year’s event, focused on the theme “Getting It Done,”..
How the United States is Manufacturing a Supply Chain of Innovators
Activate Executive Managing Director Aimee Rose By Aimee Rose, Activate Executive Managing Director This country has invested so much in me. Thanks to federal education support, I..
Always Being Prepared: How Activate Fellows are Building a Resilient Future
Photo by Ryan Parker on Unsplash Resilience, as any entrepreneur knows, is a key attribute of a successful founder. But there is a second reason that resilience is part of the..
Activate Updates: September 2022
This Month's Features Launching our search for a new CEO Applications are now open for Activate Cohort 2023! Celebrating $1B in follow-on funding for fellows Welcoming new..
The Search Begins!
We’ve launched a national search, in partnership with a global executive search firm, seeking Activate’s next CEO for a new era of impact. This week we announced the launch of our..
We've Added Three New Powerhouse Members to our Board
Activate is pleased to introduce the latest additions to our board of directors—three powerful leaders who bring exciting perspectives and rich expertise to Activate. Liesel..
One. Billion. Dollars.
Nearly a year ago we were celebrating how Activate Fellows had collectively attracted more than $370 million in follow-on funding across six years and seven cohorts. One year and..
We’re now Accepting Applications for Cohort 2023
One fellowship, infinite possibilities. The Activate Fellowship is an immersive, two-year experience that provides emerging science entrepreneurs the funding, knowledge, network,..