Activate Info Session: Support for Science Entrepreneurs
Is Activate right for your next step?
We’re excited to be co-hosting this information session with Activate, designed to help scientists and engineers assess whether the Activate fellowship is the right fit as they move their research toward commercialization!
You’ll hear directly from the Activate team about the program, have an opportunity to ask questions, and get a look at how Greentown supports a community of 280+ startups— from prototyping space, a machine shop, wet lab facilities, to connections to investors and corporate partners, all within the world’s largest community of climatetech and energy startups.
Activate will share a brief overview of:
What they look for: research areas and eligibility requirements
What they offer: funding, mentorship, and community
How they help founders make meaningful progress: from de-risking technology to reaching key outcomes
Upcoming deadlines: so you can plan your application
This session is open to researchers, founders, and anyone curious about turning deep tech into real-world impact. We hope to see you there!
ABOUT ACTIVATE
At Activate, we believe that groundbreaking science has the power to change the world—but only if it reaches the people and places that need it most. That’s why we’re creating a new model for innovation: one that empowers scientists and engineers to lead, connects them with the resources to succeed, and transforms bold ideas into real-world solutions.
Activate's two-year U.S. fellowship program transforms scientists and engineers into founders, empowering them to reinvent the world by bringing their research to market.
We provide early-stage science entrepreneurs with funding, technical resources, and unparalleled support from a network of scientists, engineers, investors, commercial partners, and fellow entrepreneurs.
ABOUT GREENTOWN LABS
With locations in Somerville, MA, and Houston, TX, Greentown Labs is the world’s largest climatetech and energy incubator, offering entrepreneurs the resources, community, and network they need to develop, deploy, and scale groundbreaking new technologies. Greentown’s Boston incubator is home to 100,000 square feet of purpose-built innovation space, including prototyping labs, a machine shop, flexible wet lab space, office and event space, and more, paired with software and business growth resources, a robust network of corporate partners, investors, mentors and advisors, and a supportive community of fellow startups. Greentown is home to more than 300 startups and has supported more than 700 since its founding in 2011; these startups, with a survival rate of 88 percent, have collectively created more than 16,600 jobs and raised more than $12.5B in funding.