Introduction to the Activate Fellowship & Fellow AMA
You've done the science. Now comes the harder part.
The gap between a breakthrough in the lab and a technology that actually changes the world doesn't close on its own. It takes a different set of skills, a different kind of support, and the time to build without burning out your runway before you start.
Join us for a live info session on the Activate Fellowship — a two-year program designed specifically for scientists and engineers who are ready to commercialize transformative hard tech.
You'll hear directly from the Activate team about what the fellowship offers: full-time funding so you can focus entirely on your venture, expert mentorship, and access to a national community of science entrepreneurial leaders working on some of the most urgent problems facing people and planet. Then, current Activate Fellows will take your questions live — on the transition from researcher to founder and on what the journey really looks like.
Applications open this fall. Learn more and sign up for updates at activate.org/apply.
This session is for you if: You're a scientist or engineer with a hard-tech idea and a drive to see it deployed at scale — whether you're still deep in the lab or already exploring what commercialization looks like.
Fellows/Panelists:
Albert Kumar (Carbide Radio, Cohort 2025)
Becca Segel (FlowCellutions, Cohort 2025)
Chris Thomas (RETRN, Cohort 2025)
Lily Rajic (Elateq, Cohort 2024)
Theo Mouratidis (Hyperion Transport Systems, Cohort 2024)