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Activate

Activate

Berkeley, Californiaactivate.org

Overview

Activate is a non-profit organization that runs a two-year fellowship program to support scientists and engineers in transforming their research into commercial ventures in the hard-tech sector.

Year Founded

2015

Portfolio Companies

15

Investments

CompanyDateStageLead
Flux XIINov 2025SeedCo-investor
Prospect GrowthJul 2025AcceleratorCo-investor
EELi TechnologyJul 2024AcceleratorCo-investor
Mithril Technologies, Inc.Jul 2024AcceleratorLead
Coflux PurificationJul 2024AcceleratorCo-investor

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HeadquartersBerkeley, California
Year Founded2015

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