Activate is an accelerator and venture capital firm. Based in Berkeley, California, United States. The known portfolio counts 9 companies, including Vycarb, Alva Energy, Biosimo, Found Energy, Loamist and Wild Microbes.
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Who to pitch at Activate
Activate portfolio companies (9)
- Vycarb
- Alva Energy
- Biosimo
- Found Energy
- Loamist
- Wild Microbes
- Semion
- CalWave Inc
- Cypris Materials
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About Activate
The firm's listing covers sectors Climate, Hardware, Healthcare and Real Estate, and focus areas Advanced Materials, Biotech, Carbon and Clean Energy; known deals cluster at Growth, Late-Stage and Pre-Seed.
Of the 8 people on file at Activate, Aakrit Vaish (Founder) and Cristina Escoda (Managing Director) are listed as the contacts to approach first.
Across the known portfolio, 20 co-investors appear alongside Activate, including ACTivate Capital, Gigascale Capital and Venture Capital (venture-capital-list).
Frequently asked questions
What is Activate?
Activate is an accelerator and venture capital firm based in Berkeley, California, United States, with a known portfolio of 9 companies. The portfolio comes from public investment records rather than from the firm, so deals that never surfaced publicly are not in it.
What does Activate invest in?
Listed sectors include Climate, Hardware, Healthcare and Real Estate; listed focus areas include Advanced Materials, Biotech, Carbon and Clean Energy. Those tags come from the portfolio attached to the firm, so they describe what has been backed rather than a stated mandate for what comes next.
What stage does Activate invest at?
The known deals of Activate include Growth, Late-Stage and Pre-Seed rounds. Check that against your own round before reaching out: stage mismatch is the most common reason a well matched sector still goes nowhere.
Who should I pitch at Activate?
2 of the 8 people on file at Activate are listed as contacts for the firm. All 8 have their own profile page.
How do I contact Activate?
Any email address on file for the firm is masked on this page and readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The 8 people attached to the firm have their own pages, each showing whether an address is on file for them.
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