Aquafondo

Name

Aquafondo

Legal name

Aquafondo - Fondo de Agua para Lima y Callao

Website

https://aquafondo.org.pe

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water Conservation and Watershed Management Services

NAICS

Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (22131)

SIC

Water Supply (4941)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAGAE

Marine & Freshwater Conservation

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Environmental & Conservation Organizations

Keywords

• Water conservation services
• Watershed management
• Nature-based solutions
• Corporate water stewardship
• Water fund platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Lima

HQ country

Peru

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Corporate Partner Contributions: Aquafondo mobilizes resources from private sector companies through its Water Responsible Company (Sello EHR) program, where companies contribute to water conservation projects in exchange for recognition and sustainable water management certification.
2. International Development Funding: The organization receives support and funding from international organizations, development banks, and foreign cooperation agencies for water security and climate adaptation projects.
3. Government Partnerships: Collaboration with Peruvian government agencies (MINAM, ANA, SUNASS) and participation in public investment programs for watershed restoration and water quality improvement.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

Aquafondo is a nonprofit water fund platform that mobilizes resources from private companies, government agencies, and international organizations to conserve, protect, and restore the Chillón, Rímac, and Lurín river watersheds that supply Lima and Callao. It delivers nature-based solutions through amunas rehabilitation, qochas construction, and bofedales preservation, alongside water-stewardship certification via its Water Responsible Company (EHR) Seal.

Product overview

Aquafondo operates as a multi-program platform for water conservation and management, not a traditional product company. The organization offers an integrated portfolio of nature-based solutions and environmental programs centered on the Siembra de agua – SbN (Water Seeding) core program, which includes sub-products Amunas, Qochas, Bofedales, and the UNESCO Ecohydrology Demonstration Site. Supporting programs include Educación Climática (with Aquagol, Semillero de guardianes del agua, Formación de líderes en SbN, and Semillero de Inversión Pública), Eficiencia Hídrica (with Sistemas de riego tecnificado and Proyecto Nexus), Water Access (with Reúso de agua tratada and Acceso a agua segura), and Gobernanza (with Consejo de recursos hídricos). The Sello Empresa Hídricamente Responsable and its associated Red de Empresas Hídricamente Responsables provide corporate water responsibility certification and networking. An internal Sistema AQF platform supports institutional operations. Together, these programs form a comprehensive watershed management approach combining ancestral practices with modern conservation science.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Siembra de agua – SbN (Water Seeding – Nature-based Solutions) Nature-based solutions program that rehabilitates amunas (ancestral infiltration systems), qochas (high Andean reservoirs), and bofedales (high mountain wetlands) to recharge aquifers and strengthen water reserves in the Chillón, Rímac, and Lurín river watersheds. Delivered in partnership with farming communities, corporate sponsors, and government agencies.
• Sello Empresa Hídricamente Responsable (Water Responsible Company Seal) Recognition program that certifies companies demonstrating sustainable water management practices. Companies participating in the seal contribute to watershed conservation projects and gain visibility for their water stewardship, with the program currently expanding from Peru to Chile and Argentina.
• Educación Climática (Climate Education) Education and capacity-building program that trains leaders, youth, and communities in water stewardship through sub-initiatives including Aquagol (sport and water culture), Semillero de guardianes del agua (water guardian seedbed), Formación de líderes en SbN (SBN leadership training), and Semillero de Inversión Pública (public investment seedbed).
• Eficiencia Hídrica (Water Efficiency) Program that strengthens food security through technified irrigation systems and sustainable practices, including the Nexus Project integrating water, energy, and food security for comprehensive resource management in agricultural communities.
• Water Access Program that develops projects providing safe and continuous access to drinking water in schools and communities and promotes the safe reuse of treated wastewater for various applications, implemented with partners such as Agua Segura and GRUNDFOS Perú.
• Gobernanza (Water Governance) Program developing political, social, economic, and administrative processes to regulate and manage water resources, including the Water Resources Council (Consejo de recursos hídricos) as a stakeholder concertation platform for agreeing on water management solutions.
• Ventana de Investigación (Research Window Scholarship) Scholarship competition funding research projects on Nature-Based Solutions and Natural Infrastructure at the UNESCO Ecohydrology Demonstration Site in San Pedro de Casta, with funding up to S/ 4,500 per project. Organized in partnership with UNESCO and INAIGEM.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 15 million cubic meters of water potentially infiltrated to aquifers annually
• +8 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

25 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ACADES (Asociación Chilena de Desalinización y Reúso)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 March 2026Chilean Association of Desalination and Reuse, key partner for launching the Water Responsible Company Seal in Chile at the ACADES 2026 Congress.
• AWUAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 March 2026Strategic partner supporting the launch of Water Responsible Company Seal in Chile and promoting regional exchange on water management best practices.
• The Nature Conservancy (TNC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational environmental organization and founding partner of Aquafondo, providing technical expertise and global best practices for watershed conservation and nature-based solutions.
• BackuscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor Peruvian beverage company and key corporate partner. In 2025, rehabilitated 20.32 km of amunas with infiltration potential of over 2 million m³, and maintained 51 km of previously rehabilitated infrastructure.
• The Coca-Cola CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal beverage company supporting hydrological monitoring and maintenance of amunas rehabilitated in 2022 and 2024 in the Lima watersheds, ensuring continuity and good operating condition.
• CBC PerucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMining company operating the Public Investment Seedbed program with Aquafondo for five consecutive years, registering 30 new project ideas on Invierte.pe platform with communities in Chaclla and Chauca-Callahuanca.
• Autoridad Nacional del Agua (ANA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPeru's National Water Authority, the government agency responsible for water resource management. Collaborates with Aquafondo on water governance, quality monitoring, and inter-institutional coordination.
• Ministerio del Ambiente (MINAM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPeru's Ministry of Environment, partnering on environmental policy, climate change adaptation, and the Ventana de Investigación scholarship competition for water research.
• Sunass (Superintendencia Nacional de Servicios de Saneamiento)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational sanitation services regulator partnering on the ECOS Index (Economic Index of Commerce and Services Based on Drinking Water Consumption) and joint dialogue events on water sustainability and economic development.
• UNESCOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnited Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, supporting the Ventana de Investigación scholarship competition and recognizing the San Pedro de Casta watershed as a UNESCO Ecohydrology Demonstration Site.
• INAIGEM (Instituto Nacional de Investigación en Glaciares y Ecosistemas de Montaña)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational institute for research on glaciers and mountain ecosystems, partnering on the Ventana de Investigación scholarship competition and scientific studies in Andean watersheds.
• Global Water Partnership South America (GWP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional water partnership supporting the expansion of the Water Responsible Company Seal to Chile and providing platform for regional knowledge exchange on water management.
• Lincoln Institute of Land PolicycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational land policy institute partnering on the Future Scenarios for Water Resilience in the Santa Eulalia Sub-basin project, developing strategies for water security toward 2050.
• CARE PerúcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational development organization participating in the Santa Eulalia multi-stakeholder forum on water resilience and future scenarios.
• SABAVIDAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal organization participating in multi-stakeholder dialogue on water governance and sustainable development in Santa Eulalia.
• SENAMHI (Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología del Perú)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational meteorology and hydrology service, participating in water resilience forums and providing scientific data for watershed planning.
• Pavco WavincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWater infrastructure company maintaining technified irrigation systems and applying WASH4WORK and VWBA-A2 methodologies to measure water benefits.
• Agua SeguracoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSafe water organization implementing school water access projects, providing safe and continuous drinking water for over 480 schoolchildren in partnership with GRUNDFOS Perú.
• GRUNDFOS PerúcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWater pump technology company partnering on school water access initiatives, providing technical expertise and equipment for safe water systems.
• Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultilateral development bank participating in ECOS Index presentation event, supporting water sector analysis and sustainable water management in Latin America.
• Cámara de Agua de Argentina (ACADES)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArgentine Chamber of Water, strategic partner for the 2nd LATAM Event bringing together companies from Peru, Chile, and Argentina to share corporate water management experiences.
• Grupo GEAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPeruvian sustainability consultancy and ally organization supporting water fund initiatives.
• SPDA (Sociedad Peruana de Derecho Ambiental)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPeruvian Environmental Law Society, ally in environmental governance and sustainable development advocacy.
• UCSUR (Universidad Científica del Sur)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity partnering on training future professionals committed to water security through MOOT Ambiental environmental competition and academic collaboration.
• MINAGRIcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMinistry of Agriculture and Irrigation, collaborating on agricultural water efficiency, technified irrigation, and watershed management programs.

Scale indicators20 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Water For People: International WASH NGO working in Latin America on sustainable water access, sanitation, and hygiene programs in schools and communities. Comparable to Aquafondo's Water Access program with Agua Segura and GRUNDFOS but with a development rather than conservation focus.
• WaterAid: International NGO focused on safe water access and WASH programming in schools and communities globally. While WaterAid's primary mission is water access rather than watershed conservation, Aquafondo's Water Access program (school safe-water partnerships with Agua Segura and GRUNDFOS) operates adjacent functions.
• Forest Trends: International nonprofit that develops ecosystem service markets and water benefit accounting methodologies (including VWBA, the framework Aquafondo applies). Forest Trends is an enabler of the corporate watershed investment model that Aquafondo operationalizes through the EHR Seal.
• 2030 Water Resources Group: Multi-stakeholder partnership hosted by the World Bank Group that convenes governments, companies, and civil society to address water resource scarcity. Aquafondo's multi-stakeholder platform model for Lima is conceptually parallel to 2030 WRG's collective-action approach.

Direct peers

• The Nature Conservancy (TNC): TNC is Aquafondo's founding partner and the global pioneer of the water fund model. TNC operates water funds across Latin America and globally using the same nature-based solutions approach to watershed conservation and corporate water stewardship partnerships.
• Fondo de Agua de Costa Rica: Costa Rican water fund that mobilizes corporate and donor funding for watershed protection and Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) — operating a similar water fund model to Aquafondo in the Central American isthmus, with nature-based solutions and corporate stewardship.
• FONAG (Fondo para la Conservación del Agua de Quito): Ecuador's flagship water fund for the Quito watersheds, FONAG operates the same multi-sectoral water fund model as Aquafondo — mobilizing public and private resources for watershed protection and conservation through nature-based solutions and stakeholder partnerships.

Broad incumbents

• WWF (World Wildlife Fund): Global conservation organization with extensive freshwater programs, including watershed protection, corporate water stewardship (e.g., WWF Water Risk Filter), and engagement with multinationals on water security — closely aligned with Aquafondo's corporate partner engagement model.
• Wildlife Conservation Society: International wildlife and habitat conservation NGO with Latin America programs targeting freshwater ecosystems and working with corporate and government partners on landscape-scale conservation comparable to Aquafondo's multi-stakeholder platform.
• Conservation International: Global environmental NGO with significant freshwater and watershed programs across Latin America, including nature-based solutions and corporate partnership models that overlap with Aquafondo's mandate for freshwater conservation at scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/aquafondolima
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@aquafondo
• Facebookfacebook.com/aquafondo
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aquafondo
• Instagraminstagram.com/aquafondo

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Aquafondo