# Alpaca

> Alpaca is a developer-first brokerage infrastructure company providing APIs and a self-clearing custody platform that lets fintechs, banks and trading apps embed access to US stocks, options, crypto and fixed income for customers in 40+ countries. Often called the AWS of finance, it powers more than 300 financial institutions and millions of brokerage accounts globally.

- **Founded:** 2015
- **Headquarters:** San Mateo, California, United States
- **Founders:** Yoshi Yokokawa (Co-Founder & CEO), Hitoshi Harada (Co-Founder & CPO)
- **Team size:** ~260 employees
- **Products:** Broker API, Trading API, Market Data API, Crypto Trading, Fixed Income
- **Notable:** Crossed unicorn status with a $1.15B valuation in January 2026, Scaled to 300+ fintech partners across 40+ countries, Built one of the few global self-clearing broker-dealer platforms accessible via API

## Products & services

- **Broker API** — End-to-end brokerage-as-a-service for fintechs, neobanks and wealth platforms - account opening, KYC, funding, trading, custody and clearing.
- **Trading API** — Developer-first API for commission-free trading of US stocks, ETFs, options and crypto, used by algorithmic traders, quants and bot builders.
- **Market Data API** — Real-time and historical market data feeds for equities, options and digital assets.
- **Crypto Trading** — Spot crypto trading and custody integrated under the same brokerage rails.
- **Fixed Income** — Access to bonds and fixed-income instruments through the same unified API.

## Achievements

- Crossed unicorn status with a $1.15B valuation in January 2026
- Scaled to 300+ fintech partners across 40+ countries
- Built one of the few global self-clearing broker-dealer platforms accessible via API
- Yoshi Yokokawa named an Endeavor Entrepreneur
- Raised from a rare coalition of Citadel Securities, Kraken, BNP Paribas and MUFG

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Closed a $150M Series D led by Drive Capital at a $1.15B valuation, plus a $40M credit line.
- **2025** — Expanded options trading and crypto custody coverage across global partners.

## Links

- Website: https://alpaca.markets
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/alpacamarkets
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/AlpacaHQ
- GitHub: https://github.com/alpacahq
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_QGP6WixhTPGyypS4XuTmA
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alpaca.markets/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/alpacahq

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Last updated: 2026-05-30