Ethical intelligence.Ethical intelligence.Meaningful performance.
We create AI systems that scale faster, cost less, and deliver durable ROI.
Our Services
What we deliver
Acqua designs and integrates AI systems that scale,
remain governable, and deliver measurable results.
AI Essentials: Team Training
Interactive programs from 3 hours to 5 days. Your teams leave with practical AI skills, a shared vocabulary, and clear ethical guardrails.
Explore AI EssentialsAI Building: Production Workflows
We deliver production-ready AI workflows in 4 weeks—transparent, compliant, and built to last. No fragile POCs.
Discover AI BuildingAI Compass: Strategy & Governance
AI maturity diagnostic, prioritized roadmap, and governance framework. Ensure your AI investments deliver ROI with compliance built in.
Request free AI auditOur clients
We love working with leaders that take AI seriously
Put people at the centre
They use AI to expand what their teams can do — not to replace them.
Think in systems, not quick fixes
They invest in AI that compounds value over time, not one-off pilots.
Operate in the real world
They need AI that holds under real constraints — regulation, legacy systems, organisational complexity.
From Fortune 500 companies to innovative startups, we help organisations transform with AI.
About us
Ethics as a performance multiplier
We are humanists building technology that serves people and the planet. We design and implement high performing AI systems using ethics as an engineering discipline.
Founded by systems architects who won the world's first public Hyperloop tender and scaled SaaS platforms to millions of daily users, Acqua was built to solve a structural problem: AI systems that hallucinate, destroy value, and cost more than they deliver — the opposite of what AI was supposed to be.
We combine frontier AI engineering and innovation strategy+management into a unique methodology to AI implementation where ethics is embedded at design time for performance, compliance, and sustainability. Our core R&D mission: prove that systematic ethical AI doesn't just protect organisations, it outperforms the alternative.
Why organisations choose Acqua
We prove that ethical constraints produce superior economic outcomes — not despite the rigour, but because of it.
- Ethics embedded at architecture level — not bolted on as compliance theatre
- Reusable AI components (Commons) that lower cost and accelerate delivery with every engagement
- Outcome-based pricing: we tie our fees to your results, not our hours
Who we are
We are techno-humanists who refuse technology without purpose.
Founded by builders who worked on complex systems—from Hyperloop to global software platforms—we believe the best technology serves human ambition, not the other way around.
When AI enhances human capability instead of replacing it, performance improves and trust follows. This conviction shapes everything we build.
A curated global ecosystem—all aligned with this approach.
Proof, not promises
Selected results
Leaders lacked a shared framework for understanding and governing AI across the organisation.
Tailored training programmes delivered to EXCOMs of €3.5bn organisations and early-stage startups alike.
Organisations needed AI-native features and products built for production, not just proof-of-concepts.
Production systems deployed—including energy consumption reduction platforms across Latin America.
Repetitive tasks and scattered data were consuming teams' time and eroding operational focus.
30+ production workflows deployed, freeing teams to focus on high-value work.
Our principles
Our design principles
Every system we build is guided by these core values.
Engineered Responsibility
Audit trails, privacy-by-design, and explicit constraints built into every system.
Data Sovereignty
GDPR and AI Act compliance from the start, ensuring your data stays under your control.
Built for Longevity
Agile delivery, cost-optimized, stress-tested systems that evolve with your needs.
Multi-Model Resilience
Continuity through diversified model strategies, reducing dependency on any single provider.
Technology
Built on proven technology
We leverage the best tools and platforms to deliver robust, scalable AI solutions.
