Alpaca
Brokerage-as-a-service API powering algorithmic trading and embedded investing for 100+ partners
Fintech
📍 San Mateo, CA
Founded 2015
Current Valuation
$1.0B
as of 2024-Q3
UNICORN
Alpaca offers commission-free brokerage APIs for developers, fintechs, and crypto exchanges to embed equity, options, and crypto trading. Crossed 100+ broker partners and 7M end users by 2024. Strong fit for global fintechs offering US-market access. Used as a core engine by QuantLogix.
Company Profile
Last Round
Series C — $53M (Jun 2024) · Lead: Derayah Financial
IPO Status
no imminent plans
Founders & Key People
Yoshi YokokawaHitoshi Harada
Investors
Derayah Financial · Tribe Capital · Spark Capital · Y Combinator · Social Leverage · Portage Ventures
Products
- Trading API (stocks, options, crypto)
- Broker API (white-label)
- Market Data API
Competitors
DriveWealth · Interactive Brokers (IBKR Lite) · Apex Fintech · Public.com (B2B)
FintechBrokerage APIEmbedded FinanceTrading
Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2024-Q3. Refreshed quarterly.