24 Sep 2025 2025 Technology Impact Awards Startup Award – Top 3 Finalists Selected
VANCOUVER, B.C. September 24, 2025 – From a shortlist of 10 finalists, the BC Tech Association (BC Tech) has selected the top 3 companies in the running for the #2025TIAs Company of the Year Startup Award.
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Insporos is revolutionizing the way we grow our food, produce our seeds, and breed our plants. Up to 50% of the seeds planted in our greenhouses will never go on to become mature, yielding plants, due to issues like low germination or vigour, plant abnormalities, or seed-borne disease. The Insporos technology provides a solution. Insporos analyzes each individual seed using our proprietary hardware to gather unique data and processing this data with AI to find defective or diseased seeds and sort them out before planting. This conserves these valuable resources and improves efficiency in our greenhouses by allowing growers to focus their time and energy on growing quality, healthy plants.
Hosted at the Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Vancouver offices, the 10 finalists for the Company of the Year Startup award pitched live on Sept 24th to a panel of industry judges. FireSwarm, Glüxkind and Insporos were announced as the top finalists, securing their spot in the final round at the TIAs, where the winner will be crowned on October 23rd.
Dan Box, GM/VP of EA Ventures, sponsor of the Startup of the Year award, reflected on the night, “Partnerships like this one matter. By coming together to spotlight BC’s most promising startups, we’re not just celebrating their success — we’re helping to build the future of tech right here in our province. The passion on display at Pitch Night was truly inspiring.”
“There’s nothing more energizing than a room full of entrepreneurs pitching their big ideas. It’s an honour to host this event and support these entrepreneurs as they chase their big ideas, and we’re excited to cheer them on at the TIAs Gala next month,” said Mark Longo, Vancouver Managing Partner and Co-Chair of Osler’s Emerging and High Growth Companies Group.
“This year’s Startup Award finalists represent the very best of BC’s tech ecosystem – bold ideas, unstoppable ambition, and the drive to make a global impact,” said Jill Tipping, CEO of BC Tech. “We are incredibly proud to celebrate these entrepreneurs and are committed to helping startups scale and turn today’s bright ideas into the anchor companies of tomorrow.”
The final winner of the Company of the Year Startup award will be announced at the TIAs gala to be held on October 23rd, 2025 at Parq Vancouver. Tickets can be purchased online here.
About the BC Tech Association
BC Tech is the largest member-led technology non-profit in British Columbia, and we’re dedicated to turning startups and scaleups into the anchor companies of tomorrow. Our work supports members to grow and diversify their talent pool, acquire new customers, access capital and accelerate their scaleup journey. Technology is a key industry for BC’s future and builds resiliency in every industry. Today, every company is a tech company.
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