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Who invested in Akua

5 rounds we have observed, with the 21 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

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Funding summaryUpdated 5 Nov 2026

$16Mraised across 5 rounds since 2017, from 5 sources

$3.0MSeed$286KCrowdfunding$4.3MSeed$8.5MSeed
Latest round
Seed, $8.5MOct 2025
Led by
Flourish Ventures and Cathay Innovation
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Investors
21 (2 led)
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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

20172019202120232025
$3.0MSeed?Venture$286KCrowdfunding$4.3MSeed$8.5MSeed
First round
Seed, $3.0M
May 2017
Biggest round
$8.5M
Seed · Oct 2025
Usual gap between rounds
2.7 years
the median of 4

The rounds

  1. Oct 2025
  2. Oct 2024
  3. Oct 2023
    Crowdfunding$286K3 new

    Source recorded

  4. Jan 2020
    VentureAmount undisclosed2 new

    Source recorded

  5. May 2017
    Seed$3.0M2 new
    • Crosslink Capital/ Talis
    • Enterprise Security Syndicate

    Reported by FinSMEs

Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

Everyone who backed them

Plug and PlayAccelerator2rounds
Flourish VenturesVC firm1round, led 1
Cathay InnovationVC firm1round, led 1
Alumni VenturesVC firm1round
Crosslink CapitalVC firm1round
RepublicVC firm1round
AtlanticPrivate equity1round
Halogen VenturesVC firm1round
MomentaVC firm1round
Honey IslandVC firm1round
Flourish VenturesVC firm1round
Propel CapitalVC firm1round
AtlanticoVC firm1round
Rally Cap VCVC firm1round
KrealoCorporate VC1round
HTwentyVC firm1round
Simma CapitalPrivate equity1round
4um InvestimentosPrivate equity1round
ICVenturesVC firm1round
Crosslink Capital/ Talisno record of our own yet1round
Enterprise Security Syndicateno record of our own yet1round

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Also claim to have backed them

These 2 firms list Akua as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

Propel Venture PartnersVC firmPer its own site
Dragones Venture PartnersVC firmPer its own site

Quick answers about Akua

Who invested in Akua?

Akua's investors include Plug and Play, Flourish Ventures, Cathay Innovation, Alumni Ventures and Crosslink Capital, and 16 more on record. Flourish Ventures led its latest round.

How much has Akua raised?

Akua has raised $16M across 5 rounds since 2017. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

When did Akua last raise?

Akua's most recent round was a Seed of $8.5M in Oct 2025, led by Flourish Ventures.

What was Akua's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $8.5M in Oct 2025, is also its largest on record.

Who backed Akua first?

Akua's first round on record, in May 2017, was backed by Crosslink Capital/ Talis and Enterprise Security Syndicate.

What stage is Akua at?

Akua's latest named round is a Seed, in Oct 2025.

Where is Akua based?

Akua is based in the United States.

Who led Akua's rounds?

Flourish Ventures led the Seed in 2025.

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