# Laurier Start-up Fund

> Laurier Start-up Fund is a VC fund in Waterloo backing Sensor, Sports and Fitness. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Waterloo, Canada
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jan 2020
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/laurier-startup-fund/
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/laurier
- Website: https://students.wlu.ca/work-leadership-and-volunteering/entrepreneurship/programs/startup-fund.html

Laurier Start-up Fund is a VC fund in Waterloo focused on Sensor and Sports. Laurier Start-up Fund fills a gap in the Toronto-Waterloo Tech Corridor for tech companies seeking seed-stage funding. The fund was created in 2014.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sensor | 1 | 33% |
| Sports | 1 | 33% |
| Fitness | 1 | 33% |
| Big Data | 1 | 33% |
| Hardware | 1 | 33% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nicoya Lifesciences | Nicoya is a provider of advanced analytical instruments for the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. | $7.3M | Series A | Jan 14, 2020 |  |
| Nicoya Lifesciences | Nicoya is a provider of advanced analytical instruments for the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. | $2M | Seed | Jan 29, 2018 |  |
| TritonWear | TritonWear builds the world’s most accurate sports wearable and the only one that provides personalized, AI-based auto-coaching driven by an individual's data. By addressing the largest problem plaguing the projected $15B fitness and sports wearables market - inaccurate data and no actionable feedback - TritonWear has taken a unique positionin the market. | $1M | Seed | Aug 16, 2016 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [MaRS Investment Accelerator Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mars-investment-accelerator-fund) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Garage Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/garage-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [University of Waterloo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/university-of-waterloo) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Angel One Network](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angel-one-network) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BDC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bdc-2) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [China Canada Angel Alliance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/china-canada-angel-alliance) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Laurier Start-up Fund invest in?

Laurier Start-up Fund invests primarily in Sensor, Sports and Fitness startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Laurier Start-up Fund last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Laurier Start-up Fund closed in Jan 2020. Shizune tracks 3 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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