Activate Houston 2026 Meet the Cohort
Join us to celebrate the launch of Activate Houston's 2026 Cohort and discover the breakthrough technologies they're building to solve some of the world's biggest challenges.
C26 Fellows will be announced in mid-July. In the meantime, learn more about our ambitious C25 Fellows shaping Houston's hard-tech ecosystem.
C26 will be announced mid-July! Until then, learn more about our C25 cohort:
Biosimo: Enabling the chemical industry's net-zero transition by replacing fossil-based essential chemicals with identical quality ones made from bio-ethanol
Brightlight Photonics: Replacing tabletop laser systems with chip-scale titanium:sapphire lasers—bringing lab-grade performance to quantum technologies, diagnostics, and advanced manufacturing in a package that’s 100x smaller and cheaper
Deep Anchor Solutions: Compact anchor making offshore energy viable in new and remote markets worldwide by enabling faster, cheaper deployment of floating renewables
FlowCellutions: Chemistry-agnostic diagnostics for grid-scale batteries
KIRA: Reimagining desalination expanding access to clean water and decarbonizing industries from oil and gas to agriculture
Lift Biolabs: Replacing costly purification tools with buoyant protein reagents making therapeutic manufacturing more affordable while also enabling biotech to scale
Semion: Transforming pest control by restoring crops’ natural defenses with plant-based compounds, reducing chemical use and environmental impact, and offering farmers more sustainable and resilient ways to protect their crops
This event is a part of Houston Energy and Climate Startup Week