Activate empowers entrepreneurial scientists and engineers to transform their research into world-changing products and businesses. By supporting scientists from the very beginning of their entrepreneurial endeavors, they often find us to be the decisive... Backed by Activate Venture Partners.
About the role
The Fellowship Manager, New York, is the strategic and operational program lead for Activate's New York community, supporting a cohort of scientist-entrepreneurs. In this role, you will work closely with founders throughout their two-year Activate fellowship journey as they build breakthrough hard-tech companies in fields like climate tech, new materials, biomanufacturing, and aerospace. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- Has 4+ years of professional experience, including at least 1 year supporting scientists, research, hard tech, or entrepreneurship
- Has a passion for and experience with community building
- Is experienced with facilitating personal connections, collaborations, and mutual support within a community
- Gets the details right and takes pride in being organized and prepared
- Can smoothly manage a complex program through changing external circumstances
- Proactively collects and analyzes the data needed to drive continuous improvement and be two steps ahead of any problem
More about this role
Activate is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to turning scientific discoveries into real-world impact. Through partnerships with government, philanthropy, universities, and industry, Activate builds the cross-sector ecosystem that drives hard tech innovation—equipping scientists and engineers with world-class resources, training, and community to bring their work from discovery to deployment.
Since 2015, Activate's flagship fellowship has supported nearly 350 fellows across the United States, who have launched more than 275 companies and secured over $5.5 billion in follow-on funding. Now expanding beyond its flagship program, Activate is reaching scientists and engineers at more stages of their entrepreneurial journey across the world—multiplying the pathways from innovation to commercialization. Learn more at Activate.org .
The Fellowship Manager, New York, is the strategic and operational program lead for Activate's New York community, supporting a cohort of scientist-entrepreneurs. In this role, you will work closely with founders throughout their two-year Activate fellowship journey as they build breakthrough hard-tech companies in fields like climate tech, new materials,...
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