For someone who has played an outsized role in Vancouver’s tech sector, Dennis Pilarinos has spent much of his career avoiding the spotlight. His résumé stretches from Microsoft and Amazon to Buddybuild, Apple, and now Unblocked. Along the way, he helped establish Amazon Web Services’ presence in Vancouver, built and sold a developer tools company, […]
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BC Tech Reveals Finalists for 2026 Technology Impact Awards
BC Tech has announced the finalists for its 2026 Technology Impact Awards, spotlighting dozens of companies helping shape the future of British Columbia’s innovation economy. This year’s TIAs feature 48 finalists across 11 award categories, recognizing companies at every stage of growth, from emerging startups to established anchors, as well as innovators making an impact […]
Unblocked Raises $27.5 Million Series A to Expand Code Intelligence Platform
Vancouver’s Unblocked, a software startup tackling one of the most persistent challenges in modern development — understanding code — has announced a $27.5 million Series A funding round. Techcouver named Unblocked one of ten B.C. startups to watch in 2024. The round provides fresh capital for the company to accelerate its vision of contextual code […]
10 Homegrown B.C. Startups to Watch in 2024
Capital is hard to come by. The economy is in flux. And yet B.C. entrepreneurs are finding traction amid the turmoil. Tech companies specializing in everything from capturing carbon dioxide to smart glasses, and from beauty brands to farm automation have been leading an unprecedented tech stampede for the local economy. We have much to look […]