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  1. Doug Fregin is a Canadian entrepreneur and engineer. He is best known as the co-founder of Research In Motion (now known as BlackBerry) alongside his childhood friend, Mike Lazaridis . Early life and education.

  2. Jun 6, 2023 · Learn about Doug Fregin, the childhood friend of Mike Lazaridis who co-founded Research in Motion or RIM, the company behind BlackBerry smartphones. Find out where he is now, how he retired from RIM, and what he is doing with Quantum Valley Investments.

  3. www.forbes.com › profile › douglas-freginDouglas Fregin - Forbes

    Mar 1, 2010 · Douglas Fregin is a self-made billionaire who cofounded Research In Motion with Mike Lazaridis in 1984. He retired from the company in 2007 and was involved in designing the early wireless technology and selecting the materials for the BlackBerry.

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  5. May 8, 2023 · Did Mike Lazaridis and Doug Fregin have a falling out? During infighting reminiscent of the definitive movie of the genre, The Social Network , the company's success causes a fissure to form between Doug and Mike.

  6. Research In Motion Limited was founded in March 1984 by Mike Lazaridis and Douglas Fregin. At the time, Lazaridis was an engineering student at the University of Waterloo while Fregin was an engineering student at the University of Windsor.

  7. Feb 26, 2012 · BlackBerry Limited (formerly Research In Motion) is a mobile communications company. Founded in 1984 by Mike Lazaridis and Doug Fregin in Waterloo, Ontario, the company released its first device — a pager capable of email — in 1999.

  8. May 9, 2023 · Creating BlackBerry. The story of the BlackBerry begins in 1984, 15 years before the first smartphone bearing that name was released. That was when Mike Lazaridis and Douglas Fregin founded ...