States Step up to Fund Innovation and the Transition to a Sustainable Future
In pursuing our mission of empowering brilliant minds to solve some of the biggest challenges in our collective history, Activate works with various entities, including the U.S...
Activate Anywhere is Nurturing Talent Across the U.S.
Activate Anywhere is disrupting innovation with its distributed model—and building a strong community of innovators across the United States. Talented innovators are everywhere,..
Activate Updates: May 2023
This Month's Features The Risks of Grief & Anxiety About Climate Change Three Co-Founders' Intimate Experiences with Tragedy Activate Anywhere is Nurturing Talent Across the U.S...
Four Crucial Reframes for Fundraising in Deep Tech
The pathway for deep-tech founders is different. Here’s what they should consider when raising capital—straight from experts in VC and climate tech. Experts in venture capital and..
Grief & Anxiety About Climate Change–Renée Lertzman Offers Help
Graphic by Nicole Kelner Climate change is impacting more than weather, biodiversity, and travel. It’s impacting our humanity, and that’s especially true of young people. In a..
Activate Updates: April 2023
This Month's Features The Emotional Weight of Entrepreneurship Advice from the World's Most Powerful Women Plus Activate Fellow wins Ecosystem news Job opportunities The Practice..
The Practice of Self-Care
Graphic by Nicole Kelner Many successful entrepreneurs are creative thinkers who can maintain intense, seemingly inexhaustible focus on their mission. They are willing to operate..
Mentoring from the World's Most Powerful Women at the Forbes 30/50 Summit
What advice do the world’s most iconic women have for the next generation of innovators? By Jenna Jablonski We’ve all pondered the popular ice-breaker question, “If you could have..
Activate Updates: March 2023
This Month's Features Announcing Activate Houston Celebrating Women in Science Entrepreneurship Dispatch from ARPA-E Summit Plus Activate Fellow wins Ecosystem news Job..
Women in Science Entrepreneurship, “Follow your passion and find the support you need to succeed”
Despite significant progress in recent decades, women continue to face unique challenges in science. According to a 2021 report by UNESCO, only 33 percent of researchers worldwide..
Activate Celebrates Its New Community With New Friends and Old at the ARPA-E Innovation Summit
Washington, DC weather is as fickle as the region’s groundhogs. On the first day of the Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E) conference, the temperature evened out in..
Ready for Launch: Announcing the Activate Houston Community
We are thrilled to announce Activate’s expansion to Houston, the emerging capital of the global clean energy transition. The new Activate Houston Community joins a growing..