Celebrating Ten Years of Supporting Hard-Tech Fellows
When Activate was founded, there was little support for early-stage entrepreneurs in hard tech. Ten years later, Activate has supported 296 fellows and stayed true to its..
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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
Activate Welcomes 47 New Fellows to Cohort 2025
The new 2025 Cohort is powering America’s next hard tech leap
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
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
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..
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
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..
Knowledge is power in deep tech, so start asking better questions
By Ioana Knopf, Activate Fellow, Cohort 2023
Activate Updates: April 2025
This month, Activate traveled around the world to broaden the possibilities of hard-tech innovation. Thanks to our domestic and international partners, Activate hosted and..