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Kevin Callahan on the TechTO stage

Kevin Callahan

Co-founder & CEO, Uniblock

Developer ToolsTorontoOn TechTO stages since 2026

Kevin Callahan is the co-founder and CEO of Uniblock, a Toronto company whose single API routes developer requests across hundreds of blockchains and dozens of data providers. In September 2026 he announced Hopscotch Labs, an AI model router built from that routing work. He previously worked at Wattpad, Twitter and Coinbase, and has taught product management at Toronto Metropolitan University.

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First seen on the TechTO stage in 2026. Every talk is searchable — ask the archive about Kevin

In their words

raising money isn't complicated but it's very hard. So just go and do it

TechTO, Sep 2026 · watch at 12:33

It doesn't make sense to me that there's going to be 10 of those at 50 billion and there's only going to be one that Stripe owns that everybody's going to send all of their data to Stripe.

TechTO, Sep 2026 · watch at 20:34

if you move fast enough, every like, you know, 6 weeks, what you built 6 weeks prior is going to look antiquated and stupid. So just move really quickly

TechTO, Sep 2026 · watch at 25:07
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Who is Kevin Callahan?

The co-founder and CEO of Uniblock, a Toronto blockchain infrastructure company. Uniblock's about page, checked September 23, 2026, lists him as CEO & Co-Founder alongside co-founder and CTO David Liu.

What did Kevin Callahan do before Uniblock?

BetaKit reported on November 16, 2023 that he is a Coinbase and Twitter alum and an adjunct professor in product management at Toronto Metropolitan University. On the TechTO stage in September 2026 he said he joined Wattpad in 2013, before Twitter and Coinbase.

What is Hopscotch Labs?

An AI model router that Callahan announced on the TechTO stage in September 2026, grown out of Uniblock's routing product after customers asked for help with AI model costs. Hopscotch's website, checked September 23, 2026, describes one API endpoint for 150+ models with cost-tier routing.

How much has Uniblock raised?

$7.5M USD in total. Uniblock announced on March 31, 2026 a $5.2M round led by SBI Ven Capital, following a $3.1M CAD pre-seed that BetaKit reported on November 16, 2023. Callahan said on the TechTO stage in September 2026 that the latest raise took about a year and 150+ VC meetings.

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