The Lazaridis Institute

We are increasing national prosperity by making Canadian tech entrepreneurs globally competitive.

Located in the Lazaridis School of Business and Economics on Wilfrid Laurier University's Waterloo campus, the Lazaridis Institute is rapidly becoming a global authority in the management of high growth technology companies.

What We Offer

Scale-Up Program: We support the most promising Canadian tech firms by helping them become globally competitive.

Leading Edge Research: We investigate how tech frms successfully move from start-up to stay-up to scale-up inglobal markets.

National Data Platform: We provide one-of-a-kind information on, and for, Canadian tech firms.

Tech Sales Apprenticeship: We deliver an industry-vetted "made in Waterloo Region" tech sales program.