Business Partners

The GCEC is the premier academic organization addressing the emerging topics of importance to the nation’s university-based entrepreneurship programs. It has become the vehicle by which the top, established entrepreneurship programs, as well as emerging programs, can work together to share best practices, develop programs and initiatives, and collaborate and assist each other in advancing, strengthening, and celebrating the role of universities in teaching the entrepreneurs of tomorrow.

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. 

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.

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.

The Berthiaume Center is excited to partner with more businesses, nonprofits, and other organizations to provide our students and young alumni with valuable real-world entrepreneurial experience and advice. If your organization is ready to benefit from the collective knowledge of UMass Amherst’s innovative student population and network of renowned faculty, reach out to the Berthiaume Center today.