Aqua LinkedIn · May 2026
Aqua highlighted Oaktree Asset-Backed Income Fund’s launch with $400M+ in initial commitments, positioning it as an example of wealth-channel packaging for institutional alternatives.
The Operating System for Alternative Investments
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Overview
Aqua is a New York-based financial services company building TAIP (Turnkey Alternative Investment Platform), a unified operating system for alternative assets in the wealth channel. It helps RIAs, broker-dealers, multi-family offices, fund managers, and related partners manage end-to-end alternative investment workflows, including subscriptions, reporting, access vehicles, and 1031 DST marketplace activity.
Primary product
AIX / TAIP — an end-to-end alternative investment operating system for the wealth channel.
Founded
2020
Headquarters
New York City, United States
Team size
1-10
Industry
Financial Services
Sub-industry
Alternative investments / wealthtech / fintech
Offices
New York City, United States
Business model
B2B platform software
marketplace
fee-based fund administration
transaction / access-vehicle fees
Funding
People & investors
Leadership
Co-Founder and CEO
Co-Founder and CTO
Head of Special Projects
Head of Operations / GTM
Head of Growth
Head of Destination DST
Head of Strategic Partnerships
Work & culture
Public-facing messaging emphasizes a process-driven, compliance-heavy, enterprise-ready culture focused on eliminating patchwork workflows, reducing NIGO rates, and creating one source of truth for alternatives operations.
Compensation
Public job listings on YC show six open roles with posted base or total compensation ranges from $100K-$400K, including engineering, product, GTM, and account executive roles. The company also publicly promotes a high-ownership, founding-team hiring posture.
Product & market
Pricing
Public pricing is not fully disclosed. Aqua has said feeder funds can be offered at 35 bps of committed capital per year, inclusive of fund expenses, and earlier described its PE-access model as transaction/return-cycle based rather than a traditional SaaS fee only.
Differentiators
- —Unified TAIP-native operating system for alternatives
- —0% NIGO subscription workflow positioning
- —One data model across asset classes and vehicle structures
- —End-to-end subscription, reporting, and investor portal workflows
- —On-demand SPV and feeder fund launch
- —1031 DST marketplace access
- —White-labeled investor portal
- —Enterprise-ready compliance and security
- —150+ integrations
- —Lower-fee feeder fund positioning (35 bps)
Technology
unified data model
API-driven synchronization
document intelligence
data normalization
unified investor portal
integrated reporting engine
on-demand SPV and feeder fund workflows
DocuSign-based digital workflows
enterprise integrations
SOC-2 compliant security
Customers
RIAs
independent broker-dealers
multi-family offices
fund managers
wealth service providers
wealth managers
financial advisors
asset managers
qualified intermediaries
regional banks
credit unions
trust companies
Competitors
CAIS
iCapital
Opto Investments
Mercer
Blackstone
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
Approximately $1M-$2M ARR (public estimate: about $1.4M in 2024)
Estimated monthly visits
2.1K
Traffic estimate as of May 2026
Latest news
Aqua LinkedIn · May 2026
Aqua pointed to Franklin Templeton × Lexington’s FLEX fund as proof that wealth-channel demand for PE secondaries is structural and can scale quickly.
Aqua LinkedIn · Apr 2026
Aqua discussed Hamilton Lane’s HLCIF interval fund launch and its strong initial commitment levels, using it as a market signal for private-credit distribution.
Aqua LinkedIn · Mar 2026
Aqua announced Joseph Ujobai joining the company to lead strategic partnerships, targeting regional banks, credit unions, and trust companies.
TechCrunch · Nov 2021
TechCrunch covered Aqua’s launch-era seed round, product concept, and early partnership with Permira, framing the company as a two-sided marketplace for private equity access.
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