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Emily Melzer

Ladte Diagnostics

Winner of 2023 Western Massachusetts Health Technology Challenge, Latde is developing a low-cost antibiotic susceptibility test that will be accessible to disadvantaged communities in the U.S. and around the world

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Western Massachusetts Health Technology Challenge

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Finalists Selected for Berkshire Sustainability Challenge

iBerkshires | October 4, 2022

MA Business Roundtable CEO Joins Lever Board of Trustees

iBerkshires | June 8, 2022

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Tom + Susanna Sharpe

“The only way we could keep growing this way would be to significantly increase the volume of our clients,” says Tom. “Part of our COVID experience was pausing and saying, ‘Is that the direction we want to go with Mungy?’”

Angela Dixon

“In some cases, people simply don’t trust financial institutions,” Dixon said. “Sometimes there’s a ‘that’s not for me,’ feeling. We need to provide people with what they say they need, not what we think they need.”

Shainoor Khoja

“We’ve had lots of opportunities to speak to different people, different stakeholders, where we’ve really fine-tuned who our first customer is on both sides of the pond,” Khoja said.

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Ways to engage with LEVER

BECOME A DONOR

Lever is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) corporation. We rely on grants and philanthropic support to help us serve entrepreneurs and strengthen our regional ecosystem. All contributions to Lever are deductible under section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code.

BECOME AN INVESTOR

Lever is both an investor and a deal syndicator. We invest in companies that will benefit our region through job and wealth creation. We invest in a range of verticals and company stages.Learn more >

Entrepreneurs

We support entrepreneurs however we can. We offer mentorship, workspace, and referrals to our network of experts. For advanced entrepreneurs we offer incubation services and in some cases, equity funding.

Our Innovators

Emily Melzer

Ladte Diagnostics

Winner of 2023 Western Massachusetts Health Technology Challenge, Latde is developing a low-cost antibiotic susceptibility test that will be accessible to disadvantaged communities in the U.S. and around the world

News + Events

Western Massachusetts Health Technology Challenge

Current Challenge

Finalists Selected for Berkshire Sustainability Challenge

iBerkshires | October 4, 2022

MA Business Roundtable CEO Joins Lever Board of Trustees

iBerkshires | June 8, 2022

Our Impact

Entrepreneurs Supported

Companies we helped launch

Companies we helped grow

Paid internships facilitated

Innovator Stories

Tom + Susanna Sharpe

“The only way we could keep growing this way would be to significantly increase the volume of our clients,” says Tom. “Part of our COVID experience was pausing and saying, ‘Is that the direction we want to go with Mungy?’”

Angela Dixon

“In some cases, people simply don’t trust financial institutions,” Dixon said. “Sometimes there’s a ‘that’s not for me,’ feeling. We need to provide people with what they say they need, not what we think they need.”

Shainoor Khoja

“We’ve had lots of opportunities to speak to different people, different stakeholders, where we’ve really fine-tuned who our first customer is on both sides of the pond,” Khoja said.

Ways to engage with LEVER

BECOME A DONOR

Lever is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) corporation. We rely on grants and philanthropic support to help us serve entrepreneurs and strengthen our regional ecosystem. All contributions to Lever are deductible under section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code.

BECOME AN INVESTOR

Lever is both an investor and a deal syndicator. We invest in companies that will benefit our region through job and wealth creation. We invest in a range of verticals and company stages.Learn more >

Entrepreneurs

We support entrepreneurs however we can. We offer mentorship, workspace, and referrals to our network of experts. For advanced entrepreneurs we offer incubation services and in some cases, equity funding.

ANGEL NETWORK

The Lever Angel Network (LAN) connects accredited investors with high-growth startups in Western Massachusetts.Learn more >

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