June 9, 2023

Vellex Computing Co-Founder Named 2023 Activate Berkeley Fellow

BERKELEY, CA — JUNE 8, 2023 — Dr. Palak Jain, CEO and co-founder of Vellex Computing, has been named a Cohort 2023 Activate Fellow at the Activate Berkeley Community at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Cyclotron Road. Cohort 2023 includes 46 fellows selected from a record pool of 832 applications. The two-year Activate Fellowship equips science entrepreneurs with the resources, networks, and funding to bring their research to market.

Vellex is developing analog computing technology that delivers on-device AI and real-time optimization orders of magnitude faster and at a fraction of the energy cost of conventional digital approaches, with applications in robotics, satellite systems, and industrial IoT.

"We are excited to be part of the Activate Community, and look forward to scaling our technology towards high-impact solutions for our customers," said Dr. Jain.

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About Vellex Computing Vellex Computing is a Stanford-spinout analog semiconductor company developing ultra-low-power chips for AI training. Powered by a decade of research and backed by the U.S. National Science Foundation and Department of Energy, Vellex's technology delivers AI training at a fraction of the energy cost of GPU-based solutions. Vellex is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

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About Activate

Founded in 2015, Activate empowers scientists to reinvent the world by launching startups to address climate change and other global challenges. Working between government, philanthropy, universities, and the private sector, Activate transforms scientists into high-impact entrepreneurs through the Activate Fellowship, a two-year immersive experience that equips science entrepreneurs with the skills, networks, infrastructure, and funding they need to quickly and effectively bring their groundbreaking research to market. Activate is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and does not charge any fee nor equity for fellows to participate. Activate's entrepreneurial fellowship model originated at Cyclotron Road, the first DOE Lab Embedded Entrepreneurship Program (LEEP) started at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and the founding Activate partner. Activate supports fellows in communities across the U.S.: Activate Berkeley, Activate Boston, Activate New York, Activate Houston, and Activate Anywhere. Learn more at Activate.org.

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