# Laurence Capital

> Laurence Capital is a VC fund in Waterloo backing Software, Apps and SaaS. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Waterloo, Canada
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Nov 2013
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.laurencecapital.com

Laurence Capital is a merchant bank that offers growth stage companies with capital and advisory services to develop their businesses. It assists its customers in business development, mergers and acquisitions, financings, and board and executive recruiting strategy development.Laurence Capital was acquired by Achievers in June 2015.LaurenceCapital is a Waterloo-based company that was founded by Peter Schwartz.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 50% |
| Apps | 1 | 17% |
| SaaS | 1 | 17% |
| Video | 1 | 17% |
| Social | 1 | 17% |

14 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 2 | 33% |
| Seed | 1 | 17% |
| Series B | 1 | 17% |
| Series D | 1 | 17% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Canada | 4 | 67% |
| United States | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Charcoal Group | Charcoal Group is a restaurant. Their concepts include the charcoal steakhouse, Martini's, Dels Italian Kitchen, Wildcraft Grill, Long Bar, Wildcraft Wherever Catering, The Bauer Kitchen, The Bauer Bakery & Café, Moose Winooski's, Beertown Public House, Sociable Kitchen, and Tavern. |  |  | Nov 01, 2013 |  |
| BigRoad | BigRoad understands how trucking fleets operate and the challenges facing drivers on the road. The company's smartphone app was created with the goal of making life on the road easier and more profitable for drivers, while lowering the administration and cost burden for fleet owners and operators. BigRoad's app includes such featuresas electronic logging, in app messaging, document/photo send and receive, real time navigation and traffic information. Deep analytics captured from day-to-day usage provide fleet managers with critical information to be more productive and in tune with their drivers' needs. | $549K | Seed | Dec 01, 2011 |  |
| QuickPlay Media | QuickPlay Media is the leading provider of managed service solutions for the distribution of premium video to IP-connected devices. Successfully used by the world’s largest communications and media companies, QuickPlay’s cloud-based OpenVideo platform provides the most scalable and secure way for companies to deliver engaging multiscreenentertainment experiences. For more information, please follow QuickPlay Media on Twitter at @quickplaymedia. Interested parties can also follow QuickPlay on Facebook at www.facebook.com/quickplaymedia.QuickPlay was founded in April 2004 by telecommunications executive Wayne Purboo and media executive Raja Khanna and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada with local sales offices in North America and Europe. | $12M | Series D | Jul 13, 2009 |  |
| Achievers | Achievers delivers the only true cloud-based Employee Success Platform™ that enables remarkable business success. Designed specifically to meet the complex needs of today’s changing, modern workplace, it is the most engaging software specifically designed to engage, align and recognize employees. It is software employees love to use every day inover 110 countries. Achievers' customers include Deloitte, CVS Pharmacy, ConAgra Foods and Microsoft. | $5M | Series B | May 07, 2009 |  |
| Achievers | Achievers delivers the only true cloud-based Employee Success Platform™ that enables remarkable business success. Designed specifically to meet the complex needs of today’s changing, modern workplace, it is the most engaging software specifically designed to engage, align and recognize employees. It is software employees love to use every day inover 110 countries. Achievers' customers include Deloitte, CVS Pharmacy, ConAgra Foods and Microsoft. | $3.3M | Series A | Nov 29, 2007 |  |
| Relay Ventures | Relay Ventures is a venture capital firm specializing in start-ups, seed, early-stage, mid venture, late venture, and growth capital investments.It seeks to invest in the mobile computing industry with a focus on applications and services including mobile commerce such as payments, advertising, retailing, and consumer banking; vertical andhorizontal enterprise applications; communications; social networking; location-based and location-aware applications and services such as navigation and mapping; media and entertainment; commercial services and supplies; wireless application service providers; wireless devices software; wireless networking equipment; and lifestyle and personal productivity applications for the BlackBerry and other mobile platforms.Relay Ventures also focuses on investments in mobile-related software and services and mobile eco-system sectors. It seeks to invest in mobile technology with a focus on software for mobile devices and the connected Internet.John Albright and Kevin Talbot founded Relay Ventures on January 1, 2010. It has its headquarters in Toronto in Canada, with an additional office in San Francisco and Calgary. |  |  | Dec 01, 2005 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Relay Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/relay-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Accelerator Centre](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accelerator-centre) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [GMP Securities](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gmp-securities) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [GrandBanks Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/grandbanks-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Ventures West](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ventures-west) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Laurence Capital invest in?

Laurence Capital invests primarily in Software, Apps and SaaS startups, most often at Funding Round and Seed stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Laurence Capital last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Laurence Capital closed in Nov 2013. Shizune tracks 6 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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