Quantum Valley Investments
485 Wes Graham Way N2L 0A7 Waterloo, ON, Canada

Mike Lazaridis named Intelligent Community Visionary of the Year for 2103 by ICF Intelligent Community Forum Visionary of the Year Award is presented to an individual or an organization that has taken a leadership role in promoting broadband technology and applications as an essential and transformative utility in the Digital Age. Lazaridis’ historic entrepreneurial success launched a revolution that has transformed human interaction with communications and information, said ICF co-founder Lou Zacharilla. His multiple involvements with the University of Waterloo have helped it become regarded as one of the world’s greatest universities for software and engineering. However, it is his devotion to doing well and giving back [to Waterloo] that is most inspiring.

Lazaridis Moves From RIM to Quantum Computing http://www.theglobeandmail.com//video-laza/article9967355/

Mike Lazaridis’ New Quantum Leap http://www.theglobeandmail.com//mike-lazar/article9971663/

Mike Lazaridis and Doug Fregin Announce New $100M Fund for Quantum Technologies The duo who founded BlackBerry have unveiled Quantum Valley Investments, a $100 million private fund that will provide financial and intellectual capital for the further developments and commercialization of breakthroughs in Quantum Information Science. Quantum Valley Investments is headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Messrs. Lazaridis and Fregin believe that their investments and commercialization efforts will lead to new industries, jobs and value creation that will help transform the Waterloo Region into Canada's "Quantum Valley." Says Mr. Lazaridis: "Nothing you see in the classical technology world can prepare you for what you will see in the quantum technology revolution." Read press release here. http://quantumvalleyinvestments.com/media/