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

ScaleUp 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 in global markets.

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