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Science on a Mission Episode Two: Catalyzing Change with Philanthropy

Our second episode of Science on a Mission focuses on philanthropy. Cortney Newell, Senior Director of Development at Activate, moderated a conversation taped at SXSW 2024 with..

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Bringing Justice to Climate-Tech Innovation

By Jenna Jablonski The energy transition is gaining momentum as we shift away from fossil fuels and toward low-carbon sources to satisfy global energy demand. Societies are taking..

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From Bright Ideas to Hard Lessons: Insights from My Cleantech Startup Journey

By Jeremy Pitts, Managing Director of the Activate Houston Community In the early 2000s, I worked as a mechanical engineer developing solar trackers and concentrators for a..

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Activate Updates: April 2024

This Month's Features How Does Community Support Innovators? Introducing Activate’s Science on A Mission Podcast Dispatch from SF Climate Week Plus Activate Fellow wins Ecosystem..

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Subscribe to the New Activate Podcast, Science on a Mission!

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of Science on a Mission, dedicated to illuminating the journey of deep-tech innovations and innovators from lab to marketplace. This new..

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Activate at SF Climate Week 2024

We had a wonderful time at SF Climate Week, where we engaged with the hard-tech community right in Activate Berkeley’s own backyard. It was great to see this event reach peak..

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Why Innovators Need Community

By Jill Fuss, Managing Director of the Activate Berkeley Community Jill Fuss Managing Director, Activate Berkeley Community Without a community to back them up, founders are much..

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Activate Updates: March 2024

This Month's Features Fellow Companies' Follow-On Funding Soars to $2B Milestone with Boost from DOE Awards Assembling an All-Star Team of Advisors Breaking Ground: Lessons from a..

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Lessons from a Failed Juicer Startup on the Power of Entrepreneurial Community

By Dan Recht, Managing Director - Activate Boston When Juicero shut down on September 1, 2017, the news spread quickly through San Francisco’s Mission District, which was then..

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Assembling an All-Star Team of Advisors: Where to Start

When it comes to achieving your goals, “Surround yourself with people who you trust, and who are there to support you and shape your success,” says Rok Sitar (Blaze Energy..

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Activate's Rising Stars: Fellow Companies' Follow-On Funding Soars to $2B Milestone with Boost from DOE Awards

This week saw an announcement from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)'s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) that the administration was awarding $6B to transform..

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