We’re expanding our fellowship to accelerate impact and meet growing demand.
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 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.
Read MoreAntora’s three co-founders came together as Activate Fellows. Today, they are among the country’s top energy storage innovators.
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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 MoreSince joining Activate this summer as our first Boston-based executive-in-residence, Randy Allen has been laser-focused on helping fellows—and showing them why now is a great time to be a science entrepreneur.
Read MoreMatthew Alpert applied for the Activate Fellowship because he viewed entrepreneurship as a new skill that was worth acquiring, even if he was not yet convinced that he’d actually fit the mold.
Read MoreFor industry, cost is king, so creating a new, low-carbon approach to making an industrial product isn’t enough. Science entrepreneurs need to find not only the lowest and cleanest energy costs but also the best manufacturing scenario.
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 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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