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Finalists Share Visions of a Better Future
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Finalists Share Visions of a Better Future

In early March, Cohort 2022 finalists made their final pitches to the Activate community. At stake for the finalists: the chance to dig in deep as they launch their startups with the financial, educational, research, technical, and network support of the Activate Fellowship.

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Why Decarbonizing Industry Can’t Wait
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Why Decarbonizing Industry Can’t Wait

After a steep decline in 2020, emissions are surging back up, highlighting the need for permanent carbon reductions across our physical infrastructure and industrial markets.

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These Tomatoes are Fighting Climate Change
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These Tomatoes are Fighting Climate Change

Activate Fellows Joshua McEnaney and Jay Schwalbe spent much of last summer toiling in a research farm in Fresno, piloting their startup Nitricity’s approach to decarbonizing nitrogen fertilizer. The harvest produced very positive results—and a big batch of salsa..

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Raymond Weitekamp Can’t Stop Inventing
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Raymond Weitekamp Can’t Stop Inventing

For a young deep-tech startup, polySpectra has an impressive customer list, including Fortune 500 firms and government agencies. But its CEO Raymond Weitekamp won’t consider the company successful until it becomes the go-to 3D printing provider for engineers, designers, and inventors. To make that happen, the Activate alumnus is getting creative and building a community.

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