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..
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..
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..
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..
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..
Activate Updates: February 2024
This Month's Features Activate x Invested In Climate SXSW Podcast Series Plus Activate Fellow wins Ecosystem news Job opportunities Cyrus Wadia Appears on Invested In Climate On a..
Activate’s CEO Appears on Invested in Climate Podcast
Established in 2015 at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Activate has carved a unique niche in the ecosystem of climate change innovation. By offering a fellowship..
Activate’s CEO Appears on Invested in Climate Podcast
Established in 2015 at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Activate has carved a unique niche in the ecosystem of climate change innovation. By offering a fellowship..
Activate Updates: January 2024
This Month's Features Parenting and Pioneering in STEM Innovation Cyrus Wadia on Everybody in the Pool with Molly Wood Plus Activate Fellow wins Ecosystem news Job opportunities..
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..