We’re expanding our fellowship to accelerate impact and meet growing demand.
Read MoreIt was inevitable that at some point an Activate Fellow would return to the community as an Activate staff member. But that doesn’t make it any less inspiring.
Read MorePromising results from a recent Berkeley Lab study could lead to infinitely recyclable plastic. One of the study’s co-authors, Peter Christensen, began work to commercialize the material in 2021, through FLO Materials, a startup that he co-founded with Kezi Cheng.
Read MoreAs their cohort completes the two-year fellowship, three 2020 fellows reflect on what they’ve learned about building company culture.
Read MoreCohort 2022 fellows are pursuing imperatives to permanently remove carbon dioxide, forge carbon-free manufacturing pathways, grow the bioeconomy, advance the efficiency and power of information technology, and sustainably secure minerals essential to the clean energy transition.
Read MoreBaker Hughes has acquired the startup and plans to deploy its carbon dioxide capture technology across the industrial value chain.
Read MoreBrimstone has developed a pathway to decarbonize cement, the essential material that contributes 7.5 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions each year.
Read MoreIn 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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We’ve rounded up some of the most exciting products, partnerships, and pilots that our cohort companies have launched or announced in 2021.
Read MoreWe have forged a landmark partnership with Stripe, a technology company that builds economic infrastructure for the internet, in support of Activate Fellows whose technology innovations promise to permanently remove and store atmospheric CO2.
Read MoreAfter a steep decline in 2020, emissions are surging back up, highlighting the need for permanent carbon reductions across our physical infrastructure and industrial markets.
Read MoreActivate 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..
Read MoreFor 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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