The Lazaridis Institute

Housed in the Lazaridis School of Business and Economics at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Canada, the Lazaridis Institute combines scholarly research, real-world market analysis, and industry best practices to identify obstacles to global competitiveness and optimize the management of high-growth technology companies.

What we offer

Lazaridis ScaleUp – As Canada’s premier scaleup accelerator, Lazaridis ScaleUp supports high-potential, rapidly growing Canadian tech companies achieve global success.

Executive Development – The Lazaridis Institute offers Growth Through People, programming on best practices in people operations for founders, owners, managers, executives, and human resources professionals.

Academic Research – By investigating key issues facing technology firms as they transition from startup to scaleup, the Lazaridis Institute helps companies navigate the challenges of rapidly growing a global business in Canada.