scaleup program highlights

designed for busy founders

You’re busy. We get it. That’s why the ScaleUp Program is designed for maximum efficiency and major impact. Find out how Canada’s best scale-ups like Symend, Vendasta, and Terramera benefited from Lazaridis ScaleUp.

personalized mentorship

No accelerator does mentor-matching better. We take the time to understand you and your company and pair you with the right expert mentors to help you navigate your challenges and opportunities. Read more about Canada’s best mentor network with world-renowned experts from Adobe, Apple, Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Salesforce, Shopify, Twitter, and more.

intensive, expert-led workshops

Learn from industry experts in multi-day, hands-on workshops and sessions covering leadership, product, people, finance, sales, marketing and global growth. See past agendas and speakers. 

priceless peer network

Founders and executives become part of a tight-knit peer group who  support  each other through the program and beyond. Join leaders from Symend, Terramera, Maple, Vendasta, Jane, Validere, and many more of Canada’s top scale-up companies.

Addressing the issues of today, keeping focus on the opportunities of tomorrow

Everyone is facing uncertainty. We can help. We’ve quickly optimized our approach to today’s environment. We’ll help you do the same. Lazaridis ScaleUp is designed to ensure you’re prepared to thrive in a world that has experienced fundamental changes in customer behavior, working models, and market dynamics.  

No Fees. No Equity.

We’re a non-profit funded by generous benefactors. Unlike other accelerators, we don’t charge fees or take equity from participating companies.

LAZARIDIS SCALEUP DURING COVID-19

Lazaridis ScaleUp has shifted in-person programming to virtual formats. We’ve brought on new resources so cohort companies can continue to access world-class expertise through webinars, topic roundtables, breakouts, private discussion groups and an inventory of digital assets. Our expert mentors have always worked remotely. These global tech leaders, VCs, and functional specialists from Silicon Valley, New York City and across Canada, continue to provide their guidance and support to Canada’s most promising tech companies.

We look forward to resuming in-person programming, and will do so as soon as restrictions ease and we can ensure the safety of our participants.