Comments on: EQO Retools For MySpace, Social Nets

By: VoIP Startup EQO Slashes Workforce by 65%* - GigaOM

VoIP Startup EQO Slashes Workforce by 65%* - GigaOM — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:11:47 +0000

[...] execution strategy. In August 2006, EQO got into a bit of a tiff with Skype. The company then refocused on social networks but it seems even that strategy didn’t go anywhere. The company raised another $9 million in [...]

By: Different IMs For Different Folks - GigaOM

Different IMs For Different Folks - GigaOM — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:24:14 +0000

[...] the world? If I remember correctly, EQO started off by offering mobile access to Skype, but later changed its game after being ignored by [...]

By: Katie Fehrenbacher

Katie Fehrenbacher — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 23:08:32 +0000

Bob, Thanks for the info. I confirmed with EQO that they raised $2 million at that time, and they say they also raised an additional amount to bring the total funding to 4 million in Canadian dollars, which is $3.58 million in today's U.S. dollars. I'll update the story. -- KF

By: Bob

Bob — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 19:59:16 +0000

Eqo raised $2M in January 2005, as a company called "Neltura Technology". They evidently changed their name to eqo in 2006. This press release confirms the date and the amount of the raise was disclosed at the time, but has since been obscured. They've got to be running on fumes by now.

By: Nick Hawkins

Nick Hawkins — Mon, 21 Aug 2006 18:51:19 +0000

Mad props for using "raison d’être" in an article.