Alpaca

Fintech · US · alpaca.markets

API-first brokerage infrastructure for embedded investing, founded by Japanese entrepreneurs and based in the USA.

Founders

Yoshi Yokokawa (Japan · ♂) — A former US/Japan investment banker who, after Lehman's collapse, built a computer-vision AI startup acquired by Kyocera, then in 2017 founded Alpaca to make API-first brokerage infrastructure for global fintechs.
Hitoshi Harada (Japan · ♂) — A Keio-trained engineer and PostgreSQL contributor who led big-data architecture at Pivotal, then co-founded Alpaca as CTO/CPO to build its global brokerage API platform.

Shares the most investors with (number = shared investors):

Date	Round	Amount
Jan 2026	Debt Alongside its Series D, Alpaca secured a $40 million credit line.	$40M
Jan 2026	Series D Plus Alpaca closed a $150 million Series D led by Drive Capital at a $1.15 billion valuation to scale its brokerage APIs worldwide.	$150M

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