EQO launched at the prestigious DEMO show in February 2006 and was honoured as one of the top 100 private companies in 2007 by Red Herring. EQO is headquartered in Vancouver and operates marketing/business development centers in San Francisco and London. EQO is funded by the top venture funds in Canada including Ventures West, BDC Capital and GrowthWorks Capital. As one of the top emerging applications, EQO is partnered with leading platform and handset manufacturers including Nokia, RIM, Symbian and Sun.