# Aqua

> Turnkey Alternative Investment Platform (TAIP) software for wealth managers and fund sponsors to operate private-markets programs end to end.

## Why it is interesting

Arthur Ventures–led $15M Series A (Sep 9, 2026; $18.8M lifetime) funds a pivot from consumer alts marketplace to adviser/sponsor infrastructure — the ops layer behind discovery, not another access marketplace.

## Profile

- **Latest funding:** Series A — $15M (September 2026)
- **Latest known valuation:** Not publicly disclosed
- **Total disclosed equity funding:** $19M
- **Stage:** series-a
- **Status:** private
- **Industries:** N/A
- **Coverage:** full
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-13
- **Latest funding investors:** Arthur Ventures, Alumni Ventures

## Key facts

- $15M Series A led by Arthur Ventures (Sep 9, 2026); $18.8M total lifetime
- Company-reported: $3.6B annual transaction volume; ~8,000 advisers; ~170,000 end clients (denominators not fully reconciled)
- YC S21; seed included Gradient Ventures and Y Combinator

## Funding history

- Series A · $15M · September 2026
  Source: Https://www.finsmes.com/2026/09/aqua-raises-15m-in-series-a-funding.html
- Seed · $3.8M · 2021
  Source: Https://fintech.global/2026/09/10/aqua-raises-18-8m-to-build-alternatives-infrastructure/

## Related articles

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/2026-aqua-15m-series-a-arthur-ventures-taip
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/2026-september-9-12-investment-news-perry-wint-aqua-faze-ivex

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**Last updated:** September 13, 2026

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