Startup

startup: Called HootSuite, its a 370-employee company at the heart of a resurgent startup community in Vancouver, according to The Star. HootSuite is in a thriving category. It makes tools that companies around the world are using to manage their presence on social networks and VANCOUVER If you follow the money, the Northwests hottest startup is now about 220 kilometres north of Seattle. In August, HootSuite raised an eye-popping $165 million U.S. from venture capitalists who backed Facebook and Twitter. Thats 20 times more than the average Northwest startup raised last year and more that most Silicon Valley companies ever see. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.