
Iqua attracts funding from Eqvitec
Finnish mobile communications company Iqua Inc has raised its EUR 2m first round of financing from Eqvitec
'Iqua has very quickly become one of the market leaders mobile accessories market and we will use this financing to fund further growth in new markets such as in Asia and Americas. We will also continue to recruit top talent for our product development, design and international operations. We are pleased to welcome Eqvitec to our team while we work to create pioneering technology and products,' says Juha Reima, CEO of Iqua.
Iqua has gained a very interesting market position among end users and distributors world wide and has benefited from vast convergence of mobile communication as well as from constantly rising demand for well designed mobile accessories. The market for Bluetooth enabled mobile phones is forecasted to grow from 80 million today to 470 million in 2008. This potential combined with senior management having existing contact network worldwide makes Iqua a unique company and very interesting investment opportunity,' says Juha Mikkola from Eqvitec.
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