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Alpaca

YC W19 ↗

San Francisco, US · Founded 2015 · Delaware corporation · 150 employees · 16 known investors

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Alpaca provides brokerage infrastructure APIs that enable fintechs and financial institutions to build investing applications and platforms with access to stocks, options, crypto, and other asset types. The company serves global financial institutions and retail developers across 40+ countries through developer-friendly APIs.

Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsFintechSaaSAPIInvestingInfrastructurein /alpacadb-inc-@AlpacaHQycombinator.com ↗

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W19)

YYYoshi Yokokawa
Yoshi Yokokawain𝕏Co-founder & CEO
HHHitoshi Harada
Hitoshi Haradain𝕏Founder/CTO
BJ
Ben JacksonDirector
EB
Eddie BranchaudDirector
KB
Karen BorchertExecutive Officer, Director

Investors · 16

Abstract VenturesSan Francisco
DiagramMontreal
Diagram VenturesMontreal
ElefundMountain View
Endeavor CatalystNew York · $5.5M – $200M
Horizons VenturesHong Kong · $1M – $110M
Nimble PartnersSan Francisco
Opera Tech VenturesParis · $3.2M – $16M
Oyster VenturesSan Francisco · $25K – $200K
Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K
ZillionizePalo Alto · $200K
AbstractreportedSan Francisco · $250K – $750K
Abstract VenturesreportedSan Francisco · $100K – $1M
Social LeveragereportedScottsdale · $1M – $2M
Spark CapitalreportedSan Francisco · $500K – $25M
Tribe Capital FirstlookreportedPalo Alto · $25K – $40M

Reported raises · per SEC filings

Form D private placements
▶$1.1MraisedFeb 2026 · 4 investors · Other
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Ben JacksonDirector
  • Eddie BranchaudDirector
  • Karen BorchertExecutive Officer, Director
Amount sold
$1.1M
First sale
Jan 2026
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware, 2021
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
▶$1MraisedJun 2024 · 18 investors · Other
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Karen BorchertExecutive Officer, Director
Offering amount
$2M
Amount sold
$1M
First sale
Jun 2024
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware, 2021
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗
▶$1.5MraisedMay 2022 · 16 investors · Other
Rule 506(b)
Officers, directors & promoters on the filing
  • Karen BorchertExecutive Officer, Director
Offering amount
$1.5M
Amount sold
$1.5M
First sale
May 2022
Incorporated
Corporation, Delaware, 2021
Federal exemptions
06b
Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.

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