HyperIQ leadership (l-r): Graham Wood; Phil Wilson; Josh Walker
Mobile development continues to expand in Minnesota and a new merger will accelerate that trend.
Hyper IQ, a firm led by Phil Wilson (one of Minnov8’s co-founders and long time contributors) has entered into an agreement to merge with Wood Apps, LLC, a firm run by Josh Walker and Graham Wood. The combined firm will enjoy a larger customer base, broader array of skills, and a deeper knowledge about mobile platforms overall.
Congratuations to this new firm and best of luck to Phil, Josh, Graham and their team.
Mobile Development Firm Hyper IQ Grows on Heels of Merger
Minneapolis based mobile firm merges with Wood Apps to more than double size.
Minneapolis, MN – Mobile development firm Hyper IQ has entered into an agreement that results in a merger with Wood Apps, LLC. The joining of the two companies, specializing in Mobile Application and related web design and development, establishes a partnership between Hyper IQ’s Phil Wilson and Josh Walker along with Wood Apps’ Graham Wood. The combining of the two firms more than doubles the size of the staff and it’s payroll. The expanded Hyper IQ and its team will come together in its headquarters at CoCo in the historic Grain Exchange building in Minneapolis.
Hyper IQ President, Phil Wilson, noted, “I’m so excited to be coming together with Graham Wood and his team. We’ve worked together on many projects and it’s such a natural evolution. Josh, Graham and I share a common vision to provide high quality mobile development and customer service.” Wilson goes on to say, “When I consider the level of the talent now under our roof, it’s almost an embarrassment of riches.”
Wood Apps Founder, Graham Wood said, “We’ve worked along side Hyper IQ on many projects and I’m looking forward to taking advantage of the business sense and operations management skills that Phil Wilson and his team will provide.” He also said, “It’s also exciting to be combining our team with Josh Walker and the Hyper IQ engineers, allowing us to deliver the amazing mobile applications that can only be built by a team of highly talented developers.”
Josh Walker added, “This is a very exciting time, not only because I will assume a partnership position, but also because we’ll be emphasizing Hyper IQ as a great place to work, learn and grow. Phil, Graham and I share so many of the same values and vision. I look forward to continued growth as a company, and as individuals.”
About Hyper IQ
Founded in 2009, the Hyper IQ name was adopted in June 2013. Phil Wilson, the Director of Operations since late 2012, purchased the assets of the company from its owners in May of this year. Hyper IQ, Incorporated boasts a list of clients and collaborations that include BuzzFeed, Best Buy, CaringBridge and other Fortune 500 companies. Hyper IQ concentrates on building mobile and related web applications.
Wood Apps History
Wood Apps was founded in late 2010 by Graham Wood and his wife as a side gig developing iOS apps on nights and weekends while working a day job as a software engineer in the aerospace industry. Less than one year later Graham was able to leave his day job and do iOS consulting full time. By mid 2012 Wood Apps was up to 3 developers, and in 2013 they added a 4th member to the team. In 2014 discussions began internally on how to grow beyond a small family branded business comprised solely of developers to an established company that could take on some large scale projects, and partnership discussions could not have come up at a better time.
Phil Wilson assumes the title of President and Co-Founder, Graham Wood becomes Vice President of Technology and Co-Founder, while Josh Walker is named Vice President of Mobile Technology and Co-Founder. The merger is effective immediately.
CONTACT:
Phil Wilson
612-743-7860
phil@hyper-IQ.com