Our Sponsors
Doug and Diana Berthiaume
Doug and Diana Berthiaume helped establish the Berthiaume Center for Entrepreneurship with a $10 million gift in 2014. Their continued support has had an invaluable impact on the Center, and on Isenberg as a whole.
Amherst Innovative Living
Amherst Innovative Living is a property management firm based in Massachusetts, dedicated to managing and elevating the finest residential communities in the region.
UMass Amherst Office of the Provost
The Office of the Provost is responsible for ensuring excellence in the academic mission of the University in the areas of education, discovery, and public service.
Jeff Glassman, "Darn It!"
Darn It! Inc. is a family-run apparel distribution and refurbishment business, founded by Jeff Glassman in 1996.
Norman "Bud" Robertson
Robertson retired as SVP of Finance and Administration and CFO at Progress Software, where he oversaw financial operations, investor relations, and key administrative functions including HR, legal, IT, and facilities. With over 30 years in senior finance roles at public and private tech companies, he now serves as a member of Launchpad Venture Group, an angel investing organization.
Eric Kagan
Eric Kagan is an investor and mentor focused on real estate and startup/early-stage ventures. He is the principal of KGN Holdings, which invests in and develops real estate and supports companies at various stages of growth. He is also a managing partner of SierraMaya360, a venture capital firm that provides seed, angel, and early stage capital to entrepreneurs around the globe. He serves as an advisor to several portfolio companies and is also heavily involved with a variety of philanthropic ventures.
Our Community Partners
Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers (GCEC)
The GCEC is the leading academic organization focused on advancing university-based entrepreneurship. It brings together top and emerging programs to share best practices, develop initiatives, and collaborate in strengthening the role of universities in educating future entrepreneurs.
Hult Prize
The Hult Prize challenges young people to solve the world’s most pressing issues through social entrepreneurship. Every year, one team receives $1M in funding to make their idea a reality.
Forge
FORGE is a 501(c)3 nonprofit on a mission to help innovators navigate the journey from physical prototype to commercialization and impact at scale.
Lever
Since its 2014 launch, Lever has led the development of the Berkshire region’s entrepreneur ecosystem.
Maroon Ventures Partners Fund
Fostering the growing spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship, Maroon Venture Partners Fund I, LP is a for-profit venture fund that invests in early-stage companies linked to UMass Amherst. Investments range from $50,000 to $200,000 and are often a venture’s initial outside equity funding.
Valley Venture Mentors
Located in Springfield, MA, Valley Venture Mentors (VVM) supports transformational development for high-growth and high-scalable startups that change the face of the economy in Western Massachusetts.
The Alchemy Fund
Alchemy creates competitive ventures between tech hubs in the Pioneer Valley of Western MA/CT and Southern VT/NH. Alchemy’s innovation is to combine local ingredients into national-quality ventures: They take talented founders, help them upgrade their business model, add differentiating technology, provide seed funding, and assign veteran executives as coaches.
EforAll Pioneer Valley
In 2018, SPARK Holyoke joined forces with EforAll to create an even stronger entrepreneur ecosystem for entrepreneurs in the local area. Located in the heart of downtown Holyoke, the EforAll Pioneer Valley team offers a free, one-year Business Accelerator program, community pitch contests, and more.
Connect With Us
Incubator Space: 301/302 Bartlett Hall
Executive Offices: Business Innovation Hub N175
UMass Amherst
Amherst, MA 01003
berthiaume@umass.edu
Main line: 413-545-9482
Operations, Space and Student Engagement: 413-545-9283
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The Berthiaume Center supports the Entrepreneurship Club and the Social Entrepreneurship Club.