Nucleate Activator
Biotech & Life Sciences · Run by Nucleate
The facts
All fields verified Jul 21, 2026- Terms model
- Equity-freeProvides support with no cash invested and no equity taken.
- Investment
- Not publishedFree, equity-free ('The program is free and we do not take equity') nonprofit company-formation program for academic founders; provides no cash investment, hence investment_amount null. Runs across 16 regions including Bay Area, Boston, Chicago, LA, Michigan, New Haven, NY, San Diego, Seattle, Texas, plus a Global Virtual track; city/state null because it is multi-city. DEADLINE/STATUS NOTE: Program page (fetched July 2026) lists October 20 application deadline for most US chapters (one reference says Oct 21); year inferred as 2026 from the live current-cycle page. Program length not stated (roughly an academic year; ~5-10 hrs/week), so null.
- Equity taken
- Not publishedFree, equity-free ('The program is free and we do not take equity') nonprofit company-formation program for academic founders; provides no cash investment, hence investment_amount null. Runs across 16 regions including Bay Area, Boston, Chicago, LA, Michigan, New Haven, NY, San Diego, Seattle, Texas, plus a Global Virtual track; city/state null because it is multi-city. DEADLINE/STATUS NOTE: Program page (fetched July 2026) lists October 20 application deadline for most US chapters (one reference says Oct 21); year inferred as 2026 from the live current-cycle page. Program length not stated (roughly an academic year; ~5-10 hrs/week), so null.
- Program length
- Not published
- Format
- Hybrid
- Location
- Not published
- Cohorts per year
- 1
- Cohort size
- Not published
- Stage focus
- pre-company academic teams with proof-of-concept data, pre-significant equity funding
- Sub-vertical
- academic biotech company formation
- Demographic focus
- Not published
- Backers
- Not published
- Notable alumni
- Not published
Terms notes: Free, equity-free ('The program is free and we do not take equity') nonprofit company-formation program for academic founders; provides no cash investment, hence investment_amount null. Runs across 16 regions including Bay Area, Boston, Chicago, LA, Michigan, New Haven, NY, San Diego, Seattle, Texas, plus a Global Virtual track; city/state null because it is multi-city. DEADLINE/STATUS NOTE: Program page (fetched July 2026) lists October 20 application deadline for most US chapters (one reference says Oct 21); year inferred as 2026 from the live current-cycle page. Program length not stated (roughly an academic year; ~5-10 hrs/week), so null.
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Application windows
Applications close Oct 20, 2026.
Verified Jul 21, 2026Source
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