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5 days ago | vantechjournal.com | William Johnson

Your browser does not support the audio element. 🗞️ Hey everyone —Web Summit Vancouver is still weeks away, but the afterparty invites are already stacking up. This week, we’re sharing the city’s best unofficial events, mixers, and secret gatherings—plus how you might score a spot. Also inside: a $20M Series A from a rising devtools startup, a $110M climate tech fund close, mental health tech going national, and the B.C. business community’s growing frustration with Ottawa.

1 week ago | vantechjournal.com | William Johnson

If you were at #VTJTalks last month, you already got the scoop. Dennis Pilarinos, CEO of Unblocked and former founder of buddybuild, previewed the big news during his fireside chat with our community. Now it’s official: Unblocked has raised a USD $20 million Series A. The round is led by B Capital, with participation from Radical Ventures and Artisanal Ventures.

1 week ago | vantechjournal.com | William Johnson

Image supplied by Safe Software Safe Software is entering a new phase of growth — and it’s betting that the future of enterprise data lies at the intersection of spatial computing, real-time access, and artificial intelligence. The Surrey-based company, known for its flagship no-code data integration platform FME, is unveiling two major product innovations this week at its annual user conference in Seattle.

1 week ago | vantechjournal.com | William Johnson

🗞️ Big moves in startup land this week: Vancouver Startup Week is nearly here, and Clio—the city’s $4B legaltech unicorn—is taking the spotlight. We’ve got the full scoop on who else is involved, including how to get discounted tickets. Plus: UBC’s Investor Showcase reveals 17 rising ventures, a major biotech merger takes flight, and UniUni brings robots into the last-mile delivery game.