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Firevault: 2025 Tech Trailblazers Shortlist

We’re proud to announce that Firevault Limited has been shortlisted for the 2025 Tech Trailblazers Awards, recognised in the Firestarter category. For a young…

We’re proud to announce that Firevault Limited has been shortlisted for the 2025 Tech Trailblazers Awards, recognised in the Firestarter category. For a young company built on the conviction that offline-first protection is the future, this is a milestone we’re incredibly grateful for.

It marks our first official industry endorsement, and more importantly, it signals a shift: global recognition that some data is too critical, too sensitive and too valuable to remain online.

Offline isn’t old-fashioned. Offline is safer.

And this nomination proves the conversation is moving.

Why the Tech Trailblazers Awards Matter

The Tech Trailblazers Awards exist to spotlight startups and younger companies operating up to Series C funding. Unlike traditional awards that reward scale, Tech Trailblazers recognises innovation, disruption and early impact. It’s built for businesses who are trying to reshape the future rather than rely on the past.

Categories span almost every major area of modern technology: AI, Cybersecurity, Networking, Storage, FinTech, Cloud, Big Data, Sustainability and more. The awards are judged by a global panel of industry leaders, analysts, founders, investors and technologists each with deep knowledge of their field.

Winners are decided through expert judging and public voting, giving both industry voices and the wider community a say.

A Message from the Tech Trailblazers Team

Rose Ross, Founder and Chief Trailblazer of the Tech Trailblazers Awards, shared:

“2025 has been another big year for the Awards with a large number of very high-quality entrants, making the judges’ work incredibly rewarding. This year’s finalists really do represent a selection of the most promising startups and scaleups across the globe. The Tech Trailblazers team wish all the finalists the very best of trailblazing luck.”

We’re honoured to be included.

Thank You to the Judges and Their Roles

A heartfelt thank you to the experts who reviewed our entry. Here is the full list, including roles:

Mohit Agrawal – Research Director, AI & IoT, Counterpoint Research Joe Baguley – CTO EMEA, VMware Gerald Brady – Managing Director, SVB Network, SVB Financial Group Steve Brooks – Industry Analyst & Editor, Enterprise Times Steve Broadhead – Founder & Director, Broadband-Testing Labs Michael Burkitt – CTO, Launchpad Europe Dave Cartwright – Head of IT Security, Leading Financial Services Organisation Teresa Cottam – Founder & Chief Analyst, Telesperience Ian Ellis – Co-founder, OperAngels Chris Evans – Consultant & Blogger, Architecting.IT Marty Foltyn – Hands-On Lab Program, SNIA Stephen Foskett – Gestalt IT, Tech Field Day Ian French – Channel Mentor & Entrepreneur Bertrand Garé – Editor, L’Informaticien Martin Glassborow – Blogger, Storagebod Andrew Gomarsall MBE – Chairman, n2s James Governor – Co-founder, RedMonk Chris Holscher – Analyst Relations Consultant, B2B Tech Brian Honan – CEO, BH Consulting Ben Kepes – Principal, Diversity Limited Julian Levy – Operating Partner, Redline Capital Justin Lodge – Technology Strategy, Architecture & Planning Tracy Monday MCIM – Director, Xeocom Elina Rayberg – Principal, Valar Ventures Raj Samani – EMEA Strategy Advisor, Cloud Security Alliance Andrew Seldon – Editor, Hi-Tech Security Solutions Sarb Sembhi – Director, Incoming Thought Enrico Signoretti – Senior Consultant, Juku Consulting Jennifer Steffens – CEO, IOActive Dr Jacqui Taylor – CEO, FlyingBinary Arjan Timmerman – Co-founder, Tech Unplugged Justin Warren MBA, GAICD – Founder & Principal Analyst, PivotNine

Your expertise, time and assessment mean a lot.

2025 Tech Trailblazers Awards — Full Shortlist

Below is the complete shortlist across all award categories.

AI Trailblazers

Adonis – adonis.io AgileBlue – agileblue.com

Air Aware Labs – airawarelabs.com

AutoScheduler – autoscheduler.ai

Baya Systems – bayasystems.com

Cynomi – cynomi.com

FoxyAI – foxyai.com

Intrepid Fox – intrepidfox.ai

Squint – squint.ai

StackBob – stackbob.ai

Big Data Trailblazers

Air Aware Labs – airawarelabs.com

Diliko – diliko.ai Vcinity – vcinity.io

Cloud Trailblazers

Datamotive – datamotive.io

Geyser Data – geyserdata.com

KB Technology – dolium.ai

Spacelift – spacelift.io

KB Technology – dolium.ai

Minimus – minimus.io

Chronosphere – chronosphere.io

Hopper Security – hopper.security

Diversity

Air Aware Labs – airawarelabs.com

Bee-Able Technology – bee-able.com

Cyber Sisters – cybersisters.org

Female CxO of the Year

Kamya Elawadhi – Chief Client Officer, Doceree Inc.

Elizabeth Nammour – CEO & Founder, Teleskope

Becky Reisinger – Chief Experience Officer, Aspida

Mel Suntal – Founder & CEO, Axonall

Barbara Tallent – CEO, Atsign

FinTech Trailblazers

Alpaca – alpaca.markets

Aspida – aspida.com Chest – joinchest.com

Connamara Technologies – connamara.tech

Inclined – inclined.com

Intrepid Fox – intrepidfox.ai

Lendflow – lendflow.com

Plumery – plumery.com

Sydecar – sydecar.io

Firestarter Trailblazers

Air Aware Labs – airawarelabs.com

Axoflow – axoflow.com

Cybermindz – cybermindz.org

Firevault – firevault.com

GreenFlip – greenflip.homes

Hopper Security – hopper.security

Leil Storage – leil.io

Pillar Security – pillar.security

StackBob – stackbob.ai Versori – versori.com

Male CxO of the Year

Sailesh Kumar – CEO, Baya Systems

Balázs Scheidler – CEO, Axoflow Inc.

Vin Vomero – Co-founder & CEO, FoxyAI

Sameer Zaveri – Chief Revenue Officer & Co-founder, Datamotive

Networking Trailblazers

Atsign – noports.com

Minimus – minimus.io

OberaConnect – oberaconnect.com

Quantum Foundry – quantumfoundry.ai

Quantum Trailblazers

Quantum Foundry – quantumfoundry.ai

QuSecure – qusecure.com

Security Trailblazers

Atsign – noports.com

Cybermindz – cybermindz.org

Darwinium – darwinium.com

Databahn – databahn.ai

Goldilock Secure – goldilock.com

NetRise – netrise.io

Oasis Security – oasis.security

Silent Push – silentpush.com

StackBob – stackbob.ai Teleskope – teleskope.ai

Storage Trailblazers

Datamotive – datamotive.io

Geyser Data – geyserdata.com

Leil Storage – leil.io

Object First – objectfirst.com

Sustainable Tech Trailblazers

Air Aware Labs – airawarelabs.com

AXONALL – axonall.com

GreenFlip – greenflip.homes

Metafoodx – metafoodx.com

How to Vote for Firevault

If you believe offline-first security should be the standard – not the exception – your vote genuinely supports our mission.

👉 Vote for Firevault in the Firestarter category:

https://techtrailblazers.com/tech-trailblazers-awards-2025-shortlist

Vote for Firevault

Anyone can vote, and it takes less than a minute.

What This Means for Firevault

This nomination validates the work we’re doing, the risks we’re taking and the belief that protecting the world’s most sensitive data starts by disconnecting it.

For directors, investors, HNW clients, founders, lawyers and high-risk individuals who rely on Firevault, this is proof that offline-first solutions aren’t niche they are the future.

Thank you to everyone who has supported Firevault so far.

We’re only just getting started.

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