Number of Portfolio Companies 26
Number of Exits 
Unlock for free
  • Primary Job Title Founder & GP
  • Primary Organization 
    LOI Venture
  • Investor Type  Investment Partner, Individual/Angel
  • Number of Exits 

Ryan Holmes is the CEO and Founder of HootSuite. Thought leader, dog lover and serial entrepreneur, he has redefined the face of social media - bringing Twitter, Facebook and other social networks out of the dorm room and into the boardroom.

Holmes has grown HootSuite from a lean startup to a global leader in social media with 8 million users,

including 79 of the Fortune 100 companies. A college drop-out, he started a paintball company and pizza restaurant before founding Invoke Media, the company that developed HootSuite in 2009.

Today, Holmes is an authority on the social business revolution, quoted in The New York Times and Wall Street Journal and called upon to speak at TEDx and SXSW Interactive Conferences. An angel investor and advisor, he mentors startups in Canada and around the world. Through HootSuite University, Holmes partners with major universities to deliver social media coursework to the next generation of business leaders.

Number of Investments 28
Ryan Holmes has made 28 investments. Their latest investment was Pre Seed Round - Go Oil on Nov 1, 2022, when Go Oil raised
$300K
.
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Nov 1, 2022
Go Oil
Pre Seed Round - Go Oil
$300K
Sep 1, 2022
Blossom Social
Angel Round - Blossom Social
CA$750K
Dec 31, 2021
Kiwi Grocery
Pre Seed Round - Kiwi Grocery
CA$1.3M
Nov 4, 2021
Surf
Seed Round - Surf
$2.2M
Apr 20, 2021
Go Oil
Pre Seed Round - Go Oil
$300K
Mar 31, 2021
Truss
Yes
Seed Round - Truss
CA$825K
Jan 11, 2021
SoleSavy
Seed Round - SoleSavy
$2M
Jan 18, 2018
Pioneer Square Labs
Series B - Pioneer Square Labs
$15M
Sep 27, 2017
Klue
No
Seed Round - Klue
$4M
Oct 19, 2016
HigherMe
No
Seed Round - HigherMe
$1.5M
Number of Partner Investments 2
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Investor Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Sep 23, 2023
Frenter
LOI Venture
Pre Seed Round - Frenter
$1.7M
Dec 15, 2021
WFHomie
LOI Venture
Seed Round - WFHomie
$1.5M
Number of Exits 
Unlock for free
Ryan Holmes has exits. Their most notable exits are ShareShedPrompt.ly, and Immediately.
  • ShareShed Rent outdoor adventure gear off of locals
  • Prompt.ly Prompt.ly is a mobile platform that enables independent service providers to carry out scheduling, promotional, and payment activities.
  • Immediately Helping salespeople spend more time selling
  • Guiides Guiides.com is a community marketplace for discovering your next outdoor adventure and booking local guides to take you there.
  • Food.ee Food.ee is a fun and simple service which delivers meals, snacks, cakes and alcohol to your office.
  • Chalk Chalk helps K-12 schools to act on real-time academic insights from curriculum and instruction
  • BrightFunnel BrightFunnel generates predictive, actionable revenue insights for B2B marketers.
  • Allay Allay is the operating system for benefits brokerage firms to easily create, underwrite, and recommend self insured health plans.
Number of Current Jobs 5
Number of Past Jobs 4
Ryan Holmes has 5 current jobs including Founder & GP at LOI Venture, Chairman and Co-founder at Hootsuite, and Co-Founder at OW.LY. Additionally, Ryan Holmes has had 4 past jobs including CEO at Hootsuite.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Hootsuite
CEOJan 2010Jun 2020
Invoke
Founder / CEO20102010
memelabs
Co - FounderAug 2006
OW.LY
Team Member
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 11
Number of Past Board & Advisor Roles 2
Ryan Holmes holds 11 board and advisor roles including Advisor / Investor at Procurify, Member of the Board of Directors at Payfirma, and Advisor at Braze.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Control
AdvisorJan 2015Jun 2018
Summify
AdvisorOct 19, 2010Feb 2012
Ryan Holmes studied at University of Victoria.
Number of News Articles 379
Funding RoundNov 1, 2022
Go Oil raised $300,000 / Pre Seed from Dario Meli and 2 other investors
Funding RoundSep 1, 2022
Blossom Social raised CA$750,000 / Angel from Brandon Beavis and 3 other investors
Funding RoundDec 31, 2021
Kiwi Grocery raised CA$1,300,000 / Pre Seed from Accelerate Fund and 7 other investors
Funding RoundNov 4, 2021
Surf raised $2,200,000 / Seed from Aventrock Ventures and 6 other investors
NewsJul 14, 2021
Funding RoundApr 20, 2021
Go Oil raised $300,000 / Pre Seed from Dario Meli and 2 other investors
Funding RoundMar 31, 2021
Truss raised CA$825,000 / Seed from E-Fund and 2 other investors
Funding RoundJan 11, 2021
SoleSavy raised $2,000,000 / Seed from Bedrock and 8 other investors