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General Information

Websitehootsuite.com
Blogblog.hootsuite.com
Twitter@HootSuite
CategoryConsumer Web
Emailmedia@hootsuite.com
Employees280
Founded11/08
DescriptionSocial Media Management System

Offices

HootSuite Media, Inc.
5 East 8th Avenue
Vancouver, V5T4S8, CAN

People

CEO
Co-Founder
Co-Founder
CRO
CTO
CFO
VP Community
VP Business Development
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Former People

Board Director
VP Marketing

Acquisitions

Seesmic, 9/12
Geotoko, 10/11
What the Trend, 9/11
TwapperKeeper, 9/11
TwitterBar, 4/11
Swift App, 3/10

Funding

TOTAL $21.9M
FUNDING TOTAL $21.9M
Series A, 12/09
Blumberg Capital
Hearst Ventures
Geoff Entress
$1.9M
Venture Round, 3/12
OMERS Ventures
$20M
DEBT TOTAL $3M
Debt, 9/11
Millennium Technology Value Partners
Blumberg Capital
Hearst Ventures
Geoff Entress
$3M

Competitors

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HootSuite

HootSuite is a social media management system for businesses and organizations to collaboratively execute campaigns across multiple social networks from one secure, web-based dashboard. Launch marketing campaigns, identify and grow audience, and distribute targeted messages using HootSuite’s unique social media dashboard.

Streamline team workflow with scheduling and assignment tools and reach audiences with geo-targeting functionality. Invite multiple collaborators to manage social profiles securely, plus provide custom reports using the comprehensive social analytics tools for measurement. Key social network integrations include Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and new Google+ Pages, plus a suite of social content apps for YouTube, Tumblr, MailChimp, Flickr, and more.

Learn more at http://www.hootsuite.com

Recent Milestones

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    HootSuite — ChattBack Integrates With HootSuite to Help Businesses Catch Negative Tweets Before They Happen (4/30/13)
    Posted 5/6/13 at 9:49am via marketwire.com
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    HootSuite — HootSuite Continues Global Expansion with Apps for Tencent Weibo, VK.com and Russian Language Version (4/25/13)
    Posted 4/26/13 at 2:56pm via marketwire.com
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    HootSuite — HootSuite Opens 2013 Q1 With Accelerated Growth (4/4/13)
    Posted 4/26/13 at 2:57pm via marketwire.com
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    HootSuite — WWE @WrestleMania 29 Event Chooses HootSuite as Social Media Command Center Provider (4/2/13)
    Posted 4/26/13 at 3:03pm via marketwire.com
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    HootSuite — HootSuite Launches Assignment Tool to Help Distributed Enterprise Stakeholders Manage Social Media (3/19/13)
    Posted 4/26/13 at 3:02pm via marketwire.com
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    HootSuite — Former Yammer Executive, Dee Anna McPherson, Joins HootSuite as Vice President of Marketing (3/13/13)
    Posted 4/26/13 at 3:01pm via marketwire.com
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    HootSuite — HootSuite Launches Developer Program, Offers Recurring App Revenue Share and More (3/11/13)
    Posted 4/26/13 at 3:00pm via marketwire.com
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    HootSuite — HootSuite Boosts Social Media Management System with Premium Salesforce.com, Statigram and YouTube Apps (3/9/13)
    Posted 4/26/13 at 2:59pm via marketwire.com
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    HootSuite — HootSuite Launches New Integration with Twitter's Promoted Products (2/20/13)
    Posted 4/2/13 at 8:47am via marketwire.com
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    HootSuite — HootSuite Reaches 5 Million Users (10/18/12)
    Posted 4/2/13 at 8:47am via hootsuite.com
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    HootSuite — HootSuite Conversations Real-time Collaboration Tool Added to Social Media Management System (9/26/12)
    Posted 4/2/13 at 8:47am via marketwire.com
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    HootSuite — HootSuite Acquires Competitor Seesmic (9/6/12)
    Posted 4/2/13 at 8:47am via marketwire.com
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    HootSuite acquired Seesmic. (9/5/12)
    Posted 9/6/12 at 2:57am via venturebeat.com
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    HootSuite — HootSuite Extends Google+ Pages to All Users (7/18/12)
    Posted 4/2/13 at 8:47am via hootsuite.com
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    HootSuite — HootSuite Opens Office in London, England (7/17/12)
    Posted 4/2/13 at 8:41am via londonandpartners.com
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    HootSuite — Hootsuite Is Raising $50M At A $500M Valuation (5/3/12)
    Posted 5/3/12 at 7:12pm via techcrunch.com

Videos

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HootSuite Social Analytics Release

Added: 9/7/12
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HootSuite Adds Advanced Facebook Management Tools

Added: 9/7/12
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HootSuite iPhone Update: Translation, Facebook, Geo-location, Landscape and more

Added: 9/7/12
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HootSuite for Android and iPhone - Robots Need Love Too

Added: 9/7/12
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HootSuite Acquires Location-Based Marketing Tool: Geotoko

Added: 9/7/12
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HootSuite Teams - Organize Your Social Business

Added: 9/7/12
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Social Media is Sweet: A HootSuite Story

Added: 9/7/12
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Social is Sweet: A HootSuite Story (short)

Added: 9/7/12
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Social Business Studies: Seagate

Added: 9/7/12
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Introducing Hootlet with AutoSchedule

Added: 9/7/12
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HootSuite Conversations, The Internal Communication Tool

Added: 11/8/12
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Hop on the #HootBus ~ HootSuite Adds More Languages for International Owls

Added: 11/8/12

Screenshots

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Above: HootSuite Social Media Dashboard
Uploaded: 4/12/12
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Products

HootSuite Enterprise
HootSuite Free
HootSuite Pro
HootSuite Solution Partner Program
HootSuite University
HootSuite for Android
HootSuite for BlackBerry
HootSuite for Keitai
HootSuite for iPad
HootSuite for iPhone

Sources

  1. HootSuite acquires Seesmic, Seesmic customers to be transitioned to HootSuite (venturebeat.com) [edit]
  2. HootSuite Acquires Location-Based Marketing Tool Geotoko (blog.hootsuite.com) [edit]
  3. HootSuite acquires What the Trend to protect you from social media faux pas (thenextweb.com) [edit]
  4. HootSuite Raises $3M From Hearst And Others, Buys Twitter Data Analysis Tool TwapperKeeper (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  5. HootBar! HootSuite Buys Firefox Add-On TwitterBar (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  6. HootSuite acquires developer Swift App to bolster its Android efforts (venturebeat.com) [edit]
  7. HootSuite Raises $1.9 Million For Social Media Dashboard (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  8. SEC Watch: Social Media Dashboard HootSuite Raises $3 Million (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  9. Omers takes $20m Stake in Hootsuite (techcrunch.com) [edit]
  10. HootSuite acquires developer Swift App to bolster its Android efforts (marketwire.com) [edit]
    Twitter Blog (blog.twitter.com) [edit]
    Mashable (mashable.com) [edit]
    The Next Web (thenextweb.com) [edit]
    Build Apps for HootSuite with App Directory (thenextweb.com) [edit]
    HootSuite Releases iPad App for Social Media Management (mashable.com) [edit]
    HootSuite Adds Facebook Analytics to Its Social Media Dashboard (thenextweb.com) [edit]
    HootSuite in the Public Service ~ Approved for US Federal Agencies (blog.hootsuite.com) [edit]
    HootSuite for Android Adds Facebook Support (techknots.com) [edit]
    HootSuite5 Arrives with HTML5 Including Geo-search, Themes, Google Analytics and Native Re-Tweets (blog.hootsuite.com) [edit]
    Team Collaboration ~ HootSuite Releases Tools for Agencies and Groups (blog.hootsuite.com) [edit]
    HootSuite University Starts May 1st! ~ Get Pro-Certified (blog.hootsuite.com) [edit]
    Hootsuite’s Mobile Apps Are Now Free (mashable.com) [edit]
    HootSuite iPhone Adds Foursquare, iOS4 and Custom Prefs (blog.hootsuite.com) [edit]
    Constant Contact and HootSuite Partner to Social-ize Email Marketing (blog.hootsuite.com) [edit]
    HootSuite Reaches 1 Million Users [INFOGRAPHIC] (mashable.com) [edit]
    Vancouver's HootSuite wins social technology award (vancouversun.com) [edit]
    Vancouver's HootSuite wins 'Best Social Media Management Tool' at the Mashable Awards (techvibes.com) [edit]
    HootSuite Launches An Affiliate Program (thenextweb.com) [edit]
    HootBar! HootSuite Buys Firefox Add-On TwitterBar (techcrunch.com) [edit]
    ¡Ululando en español! ~ Hoot in Spanish with Translated #HootSuite (blog.hootsuite.com) [edit]
    #HootSuite Offers Choice of URL Shorteners ~ From Libya to Liechtenstein (blog.hootsuite.com) [edit]
    2011 WSA Award in e-Business and Commerce category (wsis-award.org) [edit]
    #HootSuite Reaches 2 Million Owl Milestone and Releases #Infographic (blog.hootsuite.com) [edit]
    HootSuite Raises $3M From Hearst And Others, Buys Twitter Data Analysis Tool TwapperKeeper (techcrunch.com) [edit]
    HootSuite Raises $3M From Hearst And Others, Buys Twitter Data Analysis Tool TwapperKeeper (techcrunch.com) [edit]
    HootSuite acquires What the Trend to protect you from social media faux pas (thenextweb.com) [edit]
    Mashable: HootSuite Integrates LinkedIn Company Pages & Groups (mashable.com) [edit]
    Google+ Pages Can Now Be Managed With Third-Party Apps (mashable.com) [edit]
    HootSuite Expands App Directory, Offers More Social Media Tracking (readwriteweb.com) [edit]
    HootSuite adds support for Constant Contact, Summify and Formulists (marketwire.com) [edit]
    What the Trend-A HootSuite Media Company-Analyzes Top Trending Topics on Twitter for 2011 (marketwire.com) [edit]
    HootSuite Adds Constant Contact, Summify and Formulists to Social Media Management System (marketwire.com) [edit]
    HootSuite Reaches Three Millionth Signup Milestone for Social Media Management Dashboard (marketwire.com) [edit]
    HootSuite and Syracuse University Deliver Courseware for New Generation of Social Media Professionals (marketwire.com) [edit]
    HootSuite Adds Support for Digg, Trendspottr, and InboxQ and Opens API for Social Media Management System (marketwire.com) [edit]
    HootSuite Launches Solution Partner Program (marketwire.com) [edit]
    Hootsuite Is Raising $50M At A $500M Valuation (techcrunch.com) [edit]
    Mayor Boris Johnson welcomes leading social media company HootSuite in London (londonandpartners.com) [edit]
    HootSuite Extends Google+ Pages to All Users (blog.hootsuite.com) [edit]
    HootSuite Conversations Real-time Collaboration Tool Added to Social Media Management System (marketwire.com) [edit]
    HootSuite Acquires Seesmic to Continue Growth in Social Business (marketwire.com) [edit]
    HootSuite Reaches 5 Million Users, 1.3 Billion Messages Sent ~ Infographic (blog.hootsuite.com) [edit]
    HootSuite Launches New Integration with Twitter's Promoted Products (marketwire.com) [edit]
    HootSuite Continues Global Expansion with Apps for Tencent Weibo, VK.com and Russian Language Version (marketwire.com) [edit]
    HootSuite Opens 2013 Q1 With Accelerated Growth (marketwire.com) [edit]
    HootSuite Boosts Social Media Management System with Premium Salesforce.com, Statigram and YouTube Apps (marketwire.com) [edit]
    HootSuite Launches Developer Program, Offers Recurring App Revenue Share and More (marketwire.com) [edit]
    Former Yammer Executive, Dee Anna McPherson, Joins HootSuite as Vice President of Marketing (marketwire.com) [edit]
    HootSuite Launches Assignment Tool to Help Distributed Enterprise Stakeholders Manage Social Media (marketwire.com) [edit]
    WWE @WrestleMania 29 Event Chooses HootSuite as Social Media Command Center Provider (marketwire.com) [edit]
    ChattBack Integrates With HootSuite to Help Businesses Catch Negative Tweets Before They Happen (marketwire.com) [edit]
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