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 twelve 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 12 years online, over 150,000 articles and more than 2,000 professional, paid contract writers, Suite101.com is dedicated to delivering great articles by skilled writers.

Suite101.com Media Inc. is a private Canadian company based in Vancouver, British Columbia with an office in Berlin and an international staff of 20.

Burda Digital Ventures of Munich co-owns the majority of the company with Dr. Boris Wertz of 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 and Suite101.de, two general interest online magazines. For freelance writers and journalists, these sites provide a new outlet for their work while delivering an audience of millions per month. For curious readers these sites offer authoritative articles, reviews, and expert commentary written by aspiring professional writers.