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Activate
Accelerating scientific discoveries to drive innovation.
About Activate
Activate is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to turning scientific discoveries into real-world impact. Through partnerships with government, philanthropy, universities, and industry, Activate builds the cross-sector ecosystem that drives hard tech innovation—equipping scientists and engineers with world-class resources, training, and community to bring their work from discovery to deployment. Since 2015, Activate's flagship fellowship has supported nearly 350 fellows across the United States, who have launched more than 275 companies and secured over $6.5 billion in follow-on funding. Now expanding beyond its flagship program, Activate is reaching scientists and engineers at more stages of their entrepreneurial journey across the world—multiplying the pathways from innovation to commercialization.
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Signals from Activate
12 published signals
People
Activate hired Jake as fast as possible.
Reported by Daniel Recht
Presence & Recognition
Activate Houston is hosting the 2026 Cohort event on September 15 at the Ion to introduce the newest Activate Fellows.
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Presence & Recognition
Activate is hosting the 2026 Boston Meet the Cohort event on October 6th from 5 to 8 pm at the Engine.
Reported by Joshua Martin
Presence & Recognition
Activate opened applications for the Activate Fellowship in less than two weeks.
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Presence & Recognition
Activate is hosting an upcoming webinar to find the right fit among its five communities.
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Presence & Recognition
Activate is hosting a webinar featuring staff and current fellows from each of its five communities.
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Presence & Recognition
Activate Boston Managing Director Joshua Martin is joining a panel on turning breakthrough research into a market-ready company with Osage University Partners, Fine Structure Ventures, and Rho.
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Research & Knowledge
Activate published a field report on Reinvent Science detailing how bench scientists can delegate well plate planning to Claude to save money and save time.
Reported by Daniel Recht
Presence & Recognition
Activate Fellows spotlighted VERDE Biomaterials validating its process that transforms organic waste into advanced materials at 500x its original lab-scale throughput.
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Presence & Recognition
Activate Fellows highlighted the ABQ-Net project, the first open-access quantum network in the United States, featuring Tensora and Qunnect.
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Presence & Recognition
Activate Fellows highlighted Still Bright and SiTration, Inc. being selected by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation as two of nine projects sharing $162M to recover critical minerals.
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Presence & Recognition
Activate Fellows highlighted Coastal Assembly, PBC becoming an associate member of Maldives Association of Tourism Industry as it works to restore coastlines in the Maldives.
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