Hootsuite says could go public sooner after Shopify IPO success

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By Euan Rocha and Alastair Sharp VANCOUVER/TORONTO (Reuters) – The successful initial public offering of Shopify could prompt Hootsuite, another promising Canadian tech startup, to tap public markets sooner rather than later, its chief executive said on Thursday. Ottawa-based Shopify’s shares rose as much as 69 percent in the e-commerce software maker’s U.S. debut on Thursday, giving it a $2 billion-plus valuation.

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Hootsuite says could go public sooner after Shopify IPO success