about us

What's in a name? Suite101.com's  door is open to the curious novice looking for a "101" intro to any of our 400 topics, but it's also a meeting place for over 24 million readers each month who ask 101 burning questions.

We aim for the ground-floor appeal our name implies, spiced with an eclectic mix of topical commentary and candid advice.  In short, the genuine article.

With 13 years online, 230,000 articles and more than 4,000 professional, paid contract writers, Suite101 is dedicated to delivering great articles by skilled writers. In doing so, we aim to create opportunities for writers at every stage of their careers.

Suite101.com Media Inc. is a private Canadian company based in Vancouver, British Columbia with offices in Berlin and an international staff of 29.

Burda Digital Ventures of Munich co-owns the majority of the company with Dr. Boris Wertz of Vancouver venture capital investors W Media Ventures and Nexopia.com. Burda Digital Ventures is the venture capital arm of Hubert Burda Media, a 1.5 billion dollar company in business for over 110 years and publishing over 250 magazines in 28 countries worldwide.

Suite101.com Media Inc operates Suite101.com, Suite101.de, Suite101.fr and Suite101.net, which reach over 24 million readers each month in English, German, French and Spanish. For freelance writers and journalists, these sites provide a new outlet for their work while delivering an audience of millions each month. For curious readers these sites offer authoritative articles, reviews, and expert commentary written by professional writers.