# Akua Colombia Processing

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/akua-colombia-processing-s-a-s

- Industry: Financial Services
- Headquarters: Bogota, Colombia
- Website: www.akua.la/
- Total disclosed funding: $13M
- Latest round: Seed (Oct 7, 2025)
- Investors on record: 10

## About

Based in Bogota, Colombia, and founded in 2024 by CEO Carlos Mario Marín Arroyave, CTO Juan Jose Behrend, and COO Rodrigo Rodrigues, Akua Colombia Processing S.A.S., a.k.a. Akua operates as a financial technology company that focuses on providing a cloud-native acquiring processing platform tailored for payment gateways, processors, PayFacs, orchestrators, and traditional acquirers across Latin America (LatAm). In October 2025, Akua Colombia Processing S.A.S. raised USD 8.5 million in venture funding co-led by Flourish Ventures and Cathay Capital, with participation from Atlantico, Honey Island Capital, Krealo, SIMMA Capital. H20 Capital Innovation, IC Ventures, and Propel. Individual investors also participated in the round,

Akua's flagship product is its cloud-native acquiring processing platform, purpose-built for scalability and efficiency in LatAm's payment ecosystem. The platform processes multiple transactions per second and includes features like fraud prevention, advanced analytics, and granular transaction-level fee reporting. Akua's API enables rapid deployment, providing businesses with direct access to global networks through a single connection. Its AI-driven solutions optimize payment acceptance rates, reduce interchange fees, and maximize profitability.

The company will use the October 2025 funding to expand operations in Colombia and enter new markets including Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Peru, and Central America.

## Funding rounds

- Seed, Oct 7, 2025, $8.5M — Cathay Capital, Flourish Ventures, H20 Capital Innovation, Atlantico, SIMMA Capital, Krealo, IC Ventures
- Seed, Oct 21, 2024, $4.3M — Plug and Play, Propel, Flourish Ventures, H20 Capital Innovation, Rally Cap, IC Ventures

## Investors

- Plug and Play (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/plug-and-play) — Seed
- Propel (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/propel) — Seed
- Flourish Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/flourish-ventures) — Seed
- H20 Capital Innovation (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/h20-capital-innovation) — Seed
- Rally Cap (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/rally-cap) — Seed
- IC Ventures — Seed
- Cathay Capital — Seed
- Atlantico (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/atlantico) — Seed
- SIMMA Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/simma-capital) — Seed
- Krealo (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/krealo) — Seed