The Lazaridis Institute at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo is looking for 10 companies to join its next cohort of the Lazaridis ScaleUp program, which helps promising Canadian companies to increase their revenues. 

Through the program, selected teams receive the mentorship and support they need to succeed at a global level, organizers said in a statement. The program is free and entrepreneurs are not required to give up equity.

Organizers said the program matches founders and their teams with experts who have led such successful ventures as Shopify, LinkedIn, Apple, Nest, the Fogarty Institute, and the Gap.

“Canadian companies are building global businesses, and so many of these success stories are ScaleUp alumni,” said Kim Morouney, Managing Director of the institute. “Forty-one ScaleUp companies have raised $2 billion in the past five years.”

Lazaridis ScaleUp alumni companies include QRA and Spring Loaded Technology of Halifax and  Mysa and BreatheSuite of St. John’s.

Funded by BlackBerry co-founder Mike Lazaridis and housed in the Lazaridis School of Business and Economics, the 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, the statement said.

The next cohort runs from November 2022 through October 2023. Applications close August 15. You can apply here.