North House, a new 8,000-square-foot coworking hub for early-stage founders, has opened in a Mount Pleasant space owned by Hootsuite co-founder Ryan Holmes — a full floor in Hootsuite’s headquarters that the company previously occupied.
Operated by the League of Innovators (LOI), North House is designed to give Vancouver’s earliest-stage startups a centralized, affordable place to build and scale. The space features flexible desks, meeting rooms, phone booths, and programming aimed at connecting founders with mentors, talent, and investors.
Sunday’s sold-out 200-person launch event featured The Lean Startup author Eric Ries, Hootsuite founder Ryan Holmes, and SmartSweets founder Tara Bosch. Bosch, an LOI alumni from Batch 1, sold SmartSweets for $400 million in 2020.
“Vancouver benefits from a strong pipeline of founders and high-growth startups, but these teams still need a central place to build and learn from those who have done it before,” said Rob Ironside, Executive Director at LOI. “North House is where anyone can find, partner with, or invest in ambitious early-stage founders — and where new founders can learn from experienced ones.”
North House has already secured more than ten resident startups, with dozens more on the waitlist.
“North House combines workspace, community, and access into one home for early-stage founders,” added Joel Hansen, LOI’s Head of Marketing. “Bringing leaders like Eric Ries, Ryan Holmes, and Tara Bosch together on day one signals our focus on building a strong, connected founder community in Vancouver.”
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