Luis Ortiz, CEO and co-founder of Infinite Harvest Technologies, walked into the room the way people who know exactly where they are going tend to walk. No extra rounds. No careful softening of words. Just clarity.
I know how Colombians tend to navigate conversations. Words are chosen carefully, meaning arrives slowly, and directness can feel impolite. I find it frustrating. Luis was different. He said what he needed to say, and he said it clearly. For someone from Colombia, that stood out immediately. It also told me everything I needed to know about him as a founder.
He had the qualities I have seen in every unicorn founder who came through our alumni network. He knew what he wanted. He knew where he was going. That was not performance. It was orientation.
He came to us through the NEA, our Newcomer Entrepreneur Accelerator program for newcomers growing a technology company in Canada. By the time we introduced him to Niagara through the Hamilton-Niagara Bootcamp, it was already clear that Luis was not testing ideas. He was growing a company.
Infinite Harvest Technologies converts food and crop waste into insect-based protein using Black Soldier Fly Larvae. The technology closes a loop that most supply chains ignore. Organic waste from food producers becomes a sustainable feed ingredient for aquaculture and pet food.
The company operates in Colombia and Chile. In Ontario, over 170 greenhouse members have expressed interest in deployment. Luis is also pursuing IP protection through Elevate-IP and carbon lifecycle analysis backed by IRAP. The next phase targets the broader North American market.
New consumers are looking at sustainable feed for their pets and for the fish they eat. Infinite Harvest Technologies is building the ingredient supply that makes that possible at scale.
When we were building GSA Ventures, one of our first tasks was to identify the strongest companies already in our community. We needed founders who understood what they were building, had the resilience to keep going, and could deploy early capital with discipline.
Luis was almost an obvious answer. Still, being a first-time fund manager meant I had to be careful. I took my time. GSA Ventures ended up writing the last cheque of his pre-seed round. It was also our first cheque ever. I had followed this company long enough to understand it. We were ready to stand behind it.
He had built and failed before. That matters more than it is given credit for. Founders who have only succeeded do not always know what is actually working for them.
Since joining our programs, Luis has not sat still. He has mentored other founders. He has pitched in front of investors and in front of sales prospects, two very different performances, and he does both well. He has helped others sharpen how they present and how they tell their stories.
He developed a strong relationship with our partners in Niagara. He keeps showing up. That is not a small thing in a community where attention is short and most people are always on to the next thing.
The full story of Infinite Harvest Technologies is still being written. What Luis has built with this company is real. What he has built through his history as an entrepreneur, including the parts where things did not work, is a kind of asset that does not show up on a cap table. He carries it into every room he enters.
I cannot wait to see what the next phase looks like. For him and for the company.
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