About EQ Holdings
EQ Holdings is a family office founded in 1989. It is primarily based out of Edina, United States. As of Aug 2026, EQ Holdings has invested in 3 companies. It primarily invests in Series B round in United States based companies. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure. Its latest investment was a $10.3M Series B round in Infinite on Aug 29, 2018, which also saw participation from Chicago Ventures and David Sommers.
A lot of funds co-invest with EQ Holdings, with names like Dave Galvin sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
EQ Holdings has a team of 7 people including 4 partners.
Key Metrics
Founded Year
1989
Location
Edina, United States
Portfolio Companies
Sectors of Investment
Stages of Investment
Series B & Unattributed
Locations of Investment
EQ Holdings' List of All Investments
EQ Holdings has a portfolio of 3 companies. Their most notable investments include Infinite and InfiniteIO.Their portfolio spans across and United States. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure, Healthcare, across Series B, Unattributed stages. Here is the list of all investments by EQ Holdings:
1. Infinite
InfiniteIO provides a storage monitoring and management solution for the cloud. The products offered by the company are Hybrid Cloud Tiering and Metadata Accelerator. Hybrid Cloud Tiering optimize the storage space by moving cold or inactive data to any cloud storage to save money and extend the life of existing IT assets. Metadata Accelerator improves the performance of the storage space by reducing storage latency.
Key facts about Infinite
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Austin (United States)
- Stage: Deadpooled
- Total Funding till date: $10.3M
- Employee Count: 1 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Chicago Ventures, PV Ventures and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Aug 29, 2018, $*****

2. InfiniteIO
Infinite io is a storage controller for distributed storage systems for an enterprise. Their product NSC- 110 which is flash optimized, intelligently managed data between distributed storage. It moves inactive data to low-cost storage and increases the performance of hot data by providing it from in-built flash storage, all these policies can be set by IT admins. Its the 1st company to launch a network based storage controller. It is the 1st network based storage controller. Founded in 2014, it was incubated at Jon Brumley Texas Venture Labs. Pricing starts at $50K and varies by configuration.
Key facts about InfiniteIO
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Austin (United States)
- Stage: Deadpooled
- Total Funding till date: $18.1M
- Employee Count: 11 - 50 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: Chicago Ventures, PV Ventures and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Aug 29, 2018, $*****
3. Crystal Star
Health and wellness brand offering natural nutritional supplements for men and women. It offers proprietary blends for women's sexual health, hormones, breast and uterine health, and men's health.
Key facts about Crystal Star
- Founded Year: 1978
- Location: Golden Valley (United States)
- Stage: Funding Raised
- Employee Count: 15 as on Jun 30, 2026
- Investors: EQ Holdings
- Latest Funding Round: Unattributed, Feb 22, 2018, $*****
EQ Holdings' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Its most recent first time investment was in Infinite.EQ Holdings' Investments by Stage
EQ Holdings has made 2 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $11M and 1 investment in Unattributed stage.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series B | 2 |
Unattributed | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
EQ Holdings' Investments by Sector
EQ Holdings has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Enterprise Infrastructure and Healthcare. Notably, it has invested in 3 Tech companies, 2 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 2 Software companies and at least 1 company focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 2 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 2 |
Healthcare | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
EQ Holdings' Investments by Geography
EQ Holdings has made most investments in United States (3).EQ Holdings' recent investments
EQ Holdings has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by EQ Holdings:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 29, 2018 | United States | Series B | 9593 | [+8] | |
Aug 29, 2018 | United States | Series B | 7466 | [+7] | |
Feb 22, 2018 | United States | Unattributed | 6966 | - |
Team profile of EQ Holdings
EQ Holdings has a team of 7 members including 4 Partners and 1 Principal located in United States. EQ Holdings' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in EQ Holdings:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Minneapolis | - | ||
Partner | Minneapolis | - | ||
Partner | Minneapolis | - | ||
Partner | Minneapolis | - | ||
Principal | Minneapolis | - |
Co-investors of EQ Holdings
Over the past 8 years, 11 investors have co-invested in EQ Holdings's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before EQ Holdings: Chicago Ventures has invested before EQ Holdings.
- Top Co-investors of EQ Holdings: 10 investors entered a company along with EQ Holdings. These include investors like Dave Galvin (2 companies).
Recent News related to EQ Holdings
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Former Motorola CEO, VCs and Austin Angel Investors Back infinite io’s $10.3M Series BAmerican Inno•Aug 29, 2018•InfiniteIO, Chicago Ventures, EQ Holdings, PV Ventures and 6 others
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infinite io Raises $10.3M Series BCitybizlist•Aug 03, 2018•Infinite, Chicago Ventures, Dougherty & Company, EQ Holdings and 7 others
