Alpaca Securities - About the company
Alpaca Securities is a series D company based in San Mateo (United States), founded in 2015 by Hitoshi Harada and Yoshi Yokokawa. It operates as an Internet-first stock broker. Alpaca Securities has raised $433M in funding from investors like Portage, Y Combinator and Spark Capital, with a current valuation of $1.15B. The company has 44 active competitors, including 10 funded and 2 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Atomic, DriveWealth and WealthKernel.
Sectors and market segments that Alpaca Securities operate in
Alpaca Securities serves in the FinTech market segments.The primary business model of Alpaca Securities is:Company Details
Alpaca is a commission-free stock trading platform. It provides a platform for algorithmic trading and portfolio management. It provides Trading API for buying and selling stocks, Broker API for a suite of APIs for opening customer accounts, and more.
- Website
- alpaca.markets
- Social
- Email ID
- *****@alpaca.markets, *****@alpaca.markets
- Phone Number
- +1 **********
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2015
Location
San Mateo, United States
Stage
Series D
Total Funding
$433M in 13 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Post Money Valuation
$1.15B as on Jan 14, 2026
Ranked
3rd among 44 active competitors
Annual Revenue
£0 - £1M as on Jan 31, 2023
Employee Count
503 as on Aug 31, 2026
Legal entities associated with Alpaca Securities
Alpaca Securities is associated with 3 legal entities given below:
Legal Entity Name | Date of Incorporation | Revenue | Latest Employee Count | Documents |
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ALPACA SECURITIES LLC
CIN: 6348258 , United States, Active | Mar 15, 2017 | - | - | - |
ALPACA RECRUITMENT LTD CIN: 13164726 , United Kingdom, Active | Jan 27, 2021 | £0 - £1M (As on Jan 31, 2023) | 3 (As on Jan 31, 2023) | |
ALPACADB, INC. CIN: 5694299 , United States, Active | Feb 17, 2015 | - | 42 (As on Dec 31, 2023) | - |
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Alpaca Securities's funding and investors
Alpaca Securities has raised a total funding of $433M over 13 rounds. Its first funding round was on Oct 19, 2015. Its latest funding round was a Series D round on Jul 16, 2026 for $135M. 4 investors participated in its latest round. Alpaca Securities has 45 institutional investors and 4 angel investors.
Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Alpaca Securities:
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Filter this listDate of Funding | Funding Amount | Round Name | Post-Money Valuation | Revenue Multiple | Lead Investors | Other Investors |
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Jul 16, 2026 | $135M | Series D | - | - | ||
Jan 14, 2026 | $150M | Series D | $1.15B | - | ||
Jan 14, 2026 | $40M | Conventional Debt | - | - | - | - |
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Alpaca Securities' founders and board of directors
Founder? Claim ProfileThe founders of Alpaca Securities are Hitoshi Harada and Yoshi Yokokawa. Yoshi Yokokawa and Rohit Mulani are the CEOs of Alpaca Securities.
Here are the details of Alpaca Securities' key team members:
- Hitoshi Harada: Co-Founder & CPO of Alpaca Securities. They serve on the board of 1 company.Contact Info: 1 email address
- Yoshi Yokokawa: Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Alpaca Securities. Contact Info: 1 email address
- Rohit Mulani: Former Co-Founder of Alpaca Securities and founder of 1 other company. They are also an angel investor in 2 startups.Contact Info: 1 email address
Alpaca Securities' Board of Directors
Alpaca Securities's board has 4 active members. Hitoshi Harada, Yuki Hayashi, Tsuyoshi Yokokawa and Ikuko Osato are independent board members.Here is the list of Alpaca Securities' board of directors:
Name | Type | Representing | Status | Duration |
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Independent board member | - | Current | 9y 10m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 9y 10m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 9y 10m | |
Independent board member | - | Current | 9y 10m |
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Alpaca Securities' employee count trend
Alpaca Securities has 503 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Alpaca Securities's employee count trend over the years:
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Alpaca Securities's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Alpaca Securities include Atomic, DriveWealth and WealthKernel. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Alpaca Securities, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
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1st |  Atomic 2020, San Francisco (United States), Series C | Wealth management solutions for financial institutions | $95.2M | 66/100 | |
2nd | DriveWealth 2012, Chatham (United States), Series D | Online platform offering cloud-based API embedded investing solutions | $542M | 63/100 | |
3rd | Alpaca Securities 2015, San Mateo (United States), Series D | Internet-first stock broker | $433M | 54/100 | |
4th | WealthKernel 2015, London (United Kingdom), Acquired | Wealth management as a service for embedded investments | $20.5M | 53/100 | |
5th | Financial intelligence tools for investment management | $720M | 50/100 | ||
6th | Fintech platform that helps banks, fintech & consumers with the infrastructure to launch investment products | $378K | 41/100 | ||
7th |  1Silverbullet 2021, Mumbai (India), Seed | 1Silverbullet is creating a layer of standardization in the financial services ecosystem. Our APIs lay out a collaborative pathway that is scalable, secure, and simple in its implementation. 1Silverbullet’s platform combines streamlined access to financial services with a plug-and-play solution | $850K | 41/100 | |
8th |  InvestiFi 2020, Chicago (United States), Series B | Developer of integrated digital investing software for financial banking institutions | $20M | 38/100 | |
9th | AltExchange 2013, New York City (United States), Acquired | Provider of alternative investment reporting and management solutions | $3M | 38/100 | |
10th | Provider of stablecoin savings accounts and institutional asset deployment services | $13.5M | 31/100 |
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Alpaca Securities's Investments and acquisitions
Alpaca Securities has acquired 3 companies including Zinc.cash, Zincmoney IFSC and WealthKernel. Alpaca Securities has not made any investments as of now.Here is the list of its acquisitions:
Date of Investment/Acquisition | Type | Company Name | Founded Year | Location |
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Jan 13, 2026 | Acquisition | 2025 | - | |
Jan 13, 2026 | Acquisition | - | ||
Jul 10, 2025 | Acquisition | 2015 | London (United Kingdom) |
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Reports related to Alpaca Securities
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News related to Alpaca Securities
Filter this listMedia has covered Alpaca Securities for a total of 55 events in the last 1 year, 25 of them have been about company updates and 12 about partnerships.
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US brokerage firm Alpaca secures Singapore license approvalTech in Asia•Sep 29, 2026•Alpaca Securities
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Ondo Finance Launches In-Kind Conversion for Institutions to Tokenized StocksPR Newswire•Sep 21, 2026•Ondo, Alpaca Securities
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Alpaca Partners With Indonesia Stock Exchange to Expand Cross-Border AccessWorld Business Outlook•Sep 02, 2026•Indonesia Stock Exchange, Alpaca Securities
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Binance Launches US Stock Options with Physical SettlementThe Crypto Times•Sep 01, 2026•Binance, Alpaca Securities
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Kalshi partners with Alpaca to expand global access to its event contractsFinance Magnates•Aug 31, 2026•Alpaca Securities, Kalshi
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Thai VC Krungsri Finnovate backs three global startupsDeal Street Asia•Aug 25, 2026•Krungsri, Alpaca Securities
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Alpaca Registers as Futures Commission Merchant with CFTC and NFA to Advance Launch of Prediction MarketsGlobal Fintech Series•Aug 17, 2026•Alpaca Securities
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Alpaca Secures $435M to Expand Tokenized Brokerage InfrastructureCryptonews•Aug 06, 2026•Alpaca Securities
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Broadridge and Alpaca launch governance solution for tokenised securitiesAsset Servicing Times•Jul 20, 2026•Alpaca Securities, Broadridge
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