# Activate: Product Research, Berkeley, United States

> Activate: Activate empowers entrepreneurial scientists and engineers to transform their research into world-changing products and businesses.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/startup/activate-6 (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

United States · [Product Research startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies)

# Activate

Activate empowers entrepreneurial scientists and engineers to transform their research into world-changing products and businesses.

Funding reported Last round: Venture - Series Unknown

Product Research Berkeley, United States

Company summary

- **Founded:** - not reported
- **Team:** - not reported
- **Funding reported:** $7.9M in dollars
- **Last round:** Venture - Series Unknown date not reported

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

No round for Activate has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)

## What company datasets say Activate raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **$7.9M** in dollars

Last round **Venture - Series Unknown**

## Founders and team

From Activate's own website: 2 founders, 22 on the team.

**Jared Silvia** Head of Scientific Founder Discovery & Insights

**Andrew Hsieh** Co-Founder, Liminal Insights & Activate Alumni (Cohort 2016)

- **Cyrus Wadia** Chief Executive Officer
- **Amy Fehir** Chief Development Officer
- **Dan Recht** Chief Fellowship Officer
- **Naomi Baer** Chief Operating Officer
- **Caitlin Cutter** Head of Communications & Strategic Initiatives
- **Dina Amouzigh** VP People & Culture
- **Caroline Kushel** Senior Operations Associate
- **Christopher Murphy** Controller
- **Danielle Vazquez** Government Award Manager
- **Eleana Baskouta** Major Gifts Officer
- **Ella Schwotzer** Director of Communications
- **Em Beauchamp** Director of Data Solutions
- **Greis Karapici** Senior Development Associate
- **James Stanish** Director, Development Operations
- **Jeffery Song** Fellowship Director
- **Kyle Kasinec** Data Solutions Engineer
- **Leanna Yu** Brand Associate
- **Leroy Brown** LSI Bridge Manager

And 4 more on the team.

## On 2 portfolio pages

Investors who name them

- [Echo River Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/echo-river-capital)
- [Autodesk Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/autodesk-foundation)

Each firm lists Activate on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source.

## Product Research in United States

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- [**Turing Engram Systems** San Francisco](https://millionrounds.com/startup/turing-engram-systems)
- [**Orion Labs** Nunn · founded 2019](https://millionrounds.com/startup/orion-labs-3)
- [**OT App Design** Miami](https://millionrounds.com/startup/ot-app-design)
- [**Resilient Entanglement** Denver · founded 2020](https://millionrounds.com/startup/resilient-entanglement)
- [**Swift Coat** Peoria · founded 2016](https://millionrounds.com/startup/swift-coat)

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