Energy Storage Was Already Hot and Just Got Hotter: Antora Energy Raises $50M, Focusing Its Thermal Battery on Decarbonizing Industry
Antora’s three co-founders came together as Activate Fellows. Today, they are among the country’s top energy storage innovators. Images of solar farms and massive turbines evoke..
Graph Foundation Grants Cohort 2021 Fellows $60M to Advance Security, Efficiency of Blockchain and Web3
Semiotic AI co-founders Sam Green and Ahmet Ozcan will use the grant over eight years to developed zero-knowledge proofs and deep reinforcement learning, which enable trustless..
2021 by the Numbers
By just about any measure, 2021 was a remarkable year at Activate. Despite the many logistical challenges and uncertainty wrought by the ongoing pandemic, we doubled our..
For Activate Fellows, 2021 Was the Year of Pilots, Products, and Partnerships
As anyone who pays the slightest attention to startups knows, venture capital is on a tear right now. And Activate Fellows are seizing the moment—particularly the uptick in..
Looking Back, and Forward, as the DEIB Committee Begins Year Two
DEIB at Activate Our Commitment to DEIB Support for Black Lives November marks one year since we convened a committee focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion at Activate. In..
Meet Our Stellar Team of Managing Directors
We’ve been building. Fast. Collaborating with New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and Columbia University we’ve just launched Activate New York as..
Introducing: Activate New York
We are excited to announce that Activate is collaborating with New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and Columbia University to launch our Activate..
Applications for Cohort 2022 Are Open
We’re expanding our fellowship to accelerate impact and meet growing demand. Since our founding in 2015, the Activate Fellowship has been an immersive, two-year experience that..
AeroShield Offers a Clear View to Better Buildings
The United States can’t slow climate change without changing how we heat, cool, and power our buildings. Thankfully, a growing cadre of Activate Fellows is on the job. Join them..
Stripe Climate to Purchase up to $500,000 in Carbon Removal from Fellows' Startups
We are excited to announce today a landmark partnership with Stripe, a technology company that builds economic infrastructure for the internet, in support of Activate Fellows..
From Berkeley to Boston to Anywhere
As Activate Boston hit the one-year mark, we took stock of what we’ve learned and gained from scaling the fellowship and landed on a bold next move: Activate Anywhere. Activate is..
Meet Karen Krause-Bencal, Strategic Partnerships Manager, Defense & Electronics
A powerhouse mentor to Activate Fellows, she’s also helped us tap into Boston’s vibrant startup ecosystem at the intersection of defense, fedtech, and energy innovation. Karen..