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Activate Fellow News: March 2026

This past month, Activate Fellows and alumni didn't just make progress—they continued to make history. Across cohorts and sectors, progress is accelerating—early pilots are..

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Moments that Matter: Every Electric for Every NYC Household

Celebrating the turning points that define our current and alumni fellows’ journeys.

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Moments that Matter: Moving from Promise to Proof

Soctera’s market-beating result—and the build phase that follows.

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A Window into the Future—AeroShield Now at the Smithsonian

At Activate's inception, our founders had big dreams for what fellows could achieve with our support. Ten years later, these science entrepreneurs have surpassed what any of us..

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Moments that Matter: Juno Propulsion’s Technology Is Headed to Space

Celebrating the turning points that define our current and alumni fellows’ journeys.

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Moments that Matter: Scaling Up Solutions for Clean Water

Celebrating the turning points that define our current and alumni fellows’ journeys.

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Moments that Matter: Enabling the Impossible through Biology, AI, and Community Collaboration

Celebrating the turning points that define our current and alumni fellows’ journeys.

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Moments that Matter: From Local Waters to Global Impact

Celebrating the turning points that define our current and alumni fellows’ journeys. Garrett Boudinot is the founder and CEO of Vycarb, a startup developing the tools for..

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Finding Fulfillment: From Military Service to Hard-Tech Entrepreneurship

Today on Veteran’s Day, we are honoring two current Activate Fellows who served in the U.S. military before beginning their journeys as hard-tech entrepreneurs: Jason Hoffman-Bice..

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Activate Alumni Are Ready to Support the Next Generation of Science Entrepreneurs

Activate’s new mission emphasizes community—and our alumni are an essential part of that.

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Activate Welcomes 47 New Fellows to Cohort 2025

The new 2025 Cohort is powering America’s next hard tech leap

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Visolis: Industry Trailblazer in Sustainable Aviation Fuel

When we say Activate Fellows are reinventing the world, we mean it. One example is sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). While the global aviation industry uses 100 billion gallons of..

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