Vellex Computing Co-Founder Named Cohort 2023 Fellow in Activate Berkeley
Dr. Palak Jain, CEO and co-founder of Vellex Computing, was announced as a Cohort 2023 Activate Fellow in the Activate Berkeley Community at Berkeley Lab’s Cyclotron Road.
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA — Dr. Palak Jain, CEO and co-founder of Vellex Computing, was announced as a Cohort 2023 Activate Fellow in the Activate Berkeley Community at Berkeley Lab’s Cyclotron Road. Founded in 2015, the two-year Activate Fellowship provides support for entrepreneurial scientists to move their breakthrough technologies from ideas to scalable solutions. The 46 Activate Fellows in Cohort 2023 were selected from a record pool of 832 applications. Vellex Computing has been developing grid-on-a-chip, a fundamentally new mixed-signal computing chip for accelerating grid computing applications. “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.
About Vellex Computing
Vellex Computing is developing grid-on-a-chip, a fundamentally new mixed-signal computing chip for accelerating grid computing applications. Founded in 2020 as a spin-off from Stanford University, Vellex Computing is based in San Luis Obispo, California and Delhi, India. Vellex’s patented technology enables a faster and lower cost pathway for interconnecting solar and renewable energy resources with the grid. For more information, visit www.vellex.io.
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.
Vellex Computing Named as Semifinalist in the American-Made Solar Prize
The American-Made Solar Prize, a multimillion-dollar competition funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and administered by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), has selected 20 teams to advance as semifinalists in Round 6 of the prize, including Vellex Computing.
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA — The American-Made Solar Prize, a multimillion-dollar competition funded by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and administered by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), has selected 20 teams to advance as semifinalists in Round 6 of the prize, including Vellex Computing. Each team won $50,000 in cash prizes and is eligible to continue to the next phase of the competition, which is designed to energize U.S. solar innovation.
Vellex Computing has been working on Grid-on-a-Chip, a fundamentally new mixed-signal computing chip for accelerating grid computing applications. “We are thrilled to receive this support from the American-Made Solar Prize which will enable our company to support and accelerate the ongoing proliferation of low-cost, reliable, and clean solar energy on the U.S. electric grid,” said Dr. Palak Jain, CEO and Co-Founder of Vellex Computing.
In the next phase of the competition, teams will advance with the assistance of members of the American-Made Network to develop their innovations in a way that addresses real challenges in the solar market. Vellex Computing will continue working to substantially advance their technology solution toward a viable and promising proof of concept, which they will discuss with a panel of industry experts at the Set! Demo Day virtual event in spring 2023.
About Vellex Computing
Vellex Computing is developing Grid-on-a-Chip, a fundamentally new mixed-signal computing chip for accelerating grid computing applications. Founded in 2020 as a spin-off from Stanford University, Vellex Computing is based in San Luis Obispo, California and Delhi, India. Vellex’s patented technology enables a faster and lower cost pathway for interconnecting solar and renewable energy resources with the grid. For more information, visit www.vellex.io.
About the American-Made Solar Prize
The American-Made Solar Prize is a multimillion-dollar prize competition designed to energize U.S. solar innovation through a series of contests that accelerate the entrepreneurial process from years to months. Competitors leverage the American-Made Network, our innovation engine of more than 300 organizations, including world-class experts at the U.S. Department of Energy’s 17 national labs, clean tech accelerators, incubators, universities, facilities, and more. The Solar Prize is directed and administered by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office. Learn more.