With over 40 years of experience in technology, corporate leadership, and venture capital investment, he founded LifeQ, South Africa's top independent provider of biometrics and health information obtained from wearable devices

Laurence Olivier is the CEO and co-founder of LifeQ, a South African-based technology company that specializes in wearable health technologies. He obtained his bachelor's degree in electronic engineering from the University of Pretoria in 1980. Additionally, he holds a Bachelor's in Advanced Finance and Strategic Marketing and a Diploma in Data Metrics from the University of South Africa in 1984 and 1986, respectively.

He established LifeQ in 2014 with Franco du Preez and Riaan Conradie to empower people to better understand their health and well-being. By harnessing its sensors, LifeQ provides commercial-grade, near-clinical health information feeds that generate health and wellness solutions for consumers, businesses, and clinical applications. 

The company’s innovative solutions have attracted major brands such as Tag Heuer, Louis Vuitton, Hublot, Montblanc, Fossil Group, Samsung, Suunto, Xiaomi, and Motorola, resulting in numerous partnerships.

"LifeQ offers a 24/7 lens into the body, generating actionable health insights from personal wearable devices and assisting in screening for disease and illness and uncovering its root cause," said Olivier in February 2023. 

In April 2023, the tech entrepreneur launched the first phase of LifeQ's virtual, personalized, preventive, and real-time care platform at the Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) in Chicago. That same month, the company was selected as one of the 40 African start-ups participating in the first edition of the Africa Unicorns program.

Besides LifeQ, Olivier is a partner at venture capital firms 4Di Capital and Veritas Venture Partners. He also serves on the boards of Transatlantic Venture Management, Global Nutrition & Health, and the University of Pretoria, among others. From 2006 to 2009, he served on the boards of the Atlanta Venture Forum and the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta.

Melchior Koba