2025 TOP 10 FINALISTS
2025 TOP 10 FINALISTS
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DAYY
Photonics
DAYY Photonics develops advanced light source solutions that power innovation across defense, semiconductor, and medical markets. As a deep-tech company, they design and manufacture high-brightness, broad-spectrum photonic devices with unmatched reliability and performance. Their technology enables critical applications in laser systems, optical sensing, and imaging, serving high-reliability customers who demand cutting-edge solutions.
Haztrack
HazTrack aims to enhance the industrial sector through advanced sensor technology, improving efficiency and sustainability. Our flagship product, HazTracker, empowers oilfield production chemical companies with real-time data on tanks and pumps, streamlining operations and enabling swift responses to equipment issues.
With HazTrack, providers eliminate manual tank checks, expedite inventory consolidations, and reduce lost sales caused by pump failures.
PataBid
PataBid develops AI-powered estimating software that helps contractors bid electrical and mechanical work faster, smarter, and more accurately. Their flagship platform, Quantify, streamlines takeoffs, integrates real-time material pricing, and helps contractors create accurate estimates with reduced waste — supporting smarter construction practices. Serving contractors of all sizes, PataBid enables the industry to save time, reduce errors, and win more jobs by combining innovation, speed, and precision for today’s competitive construction market.
possibility
Neurotechnologies
Possibility Neurotechnologies’ mission is to radically expand access to communication, independence, and participation. Their flagship product, Think2Switch™, is a mobile app that transforms off-the-shelf EEG headsets into simple, affordable brain-computer interfaces, enabling users with physical disabilities to control smart devices and express themselves using only their thoughts. No movement, no speech, no technical expertise required. Co-designed with users, Think2Switch™ is built for everyday life and driven by a core belief: participation and inclusion are human rights, not privileges.
Symbiotic
AI
Symbiotic AI is a Canadian Digital Health company that develops scientifically backed artificial intelligence-enabled clinical decision support solutions that improve health care decisions. Symbiotic AI empowers physicians and patients with the right information, at the right time, their solutions enhance heart health outcomes and facilitate confident healthcare decisions.
Tarkka
Tarkka Manufacturing Solutions designs and manufactures advanced wheelchair seating systems that cut evaluation-to-delivery (E2D) time from months to a single bedside session. Serving full-time wheelchair users with complex needs, their system enables clinicians to deliver seating that improves posture, prevents injuries, and reduces costs on the spot. Using recyclable carbon fiber and proprietary Sit to Fit™ shaping technology, Tarkka sets a new standard of comfort, safety, and efficiency in complex rehab.
Taste the
City
Taste the City simplifies discovering new culinary experiences through digitally guided tasting routes. Their platform removes friction—no reservations, no guessing what to eat, no waiting for bills—making exploring local restaurants effortless, fun, and efficient. By encouraging walkability, street vibrancy, and community engagement, we help locals and visitors connect with the city while supporting restaurants and promoting sustainable, urban culinary culture.
tutred
Tutred instantly connects students with the right tutor, saving hours of wait time, while using AI to automate up to 95% of teaching overhead spent on lesson planning, homework and quiz creation, grading, and student profiling. Tutred’s first-of-its-kind AI Co-Tutor also enhances every live lesson by listening in the background and generating interactive real-time problems, examples, solutions, and diagrams that tutors can summon, making learning faster, more personalized, and highly engaging.
VRCore
Education
VRCORE Education is a Virtual Reality Free-Roam Field Trip company. We bring the Magic School Bus into schools. Up to 40 students can explore the International Space Station (partnered with NASA & the ISSNL), Atoms and Molecules, Career Exploration (partnered with Lethbridge Polytechnic, LPS, and CPS), and Space together in the school gymnasium.
VL
Energy
VL Energy delivers AI-powered emissions monitoring software that helps industrial companies reduce costs, meet regulatory requirements, and advance toward net-zero goals. Their Efficient and Secure Predictive Emissions Monitoring System (ES-PEMS) uses real-time data and machine learning to replace traditional hardware-based systems. VL Energy specializes in sectors including oil and gas, power generation, and heavy industry, empowering them to optimize performance, ensure compliance, and reduce environmental impact through scalable, cost-effective digital solutions.