Alpaca

Summary active Updated Jul 20, 2026

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Location San Mateo, CA
Founded 2015
Latest Stage Series E
Total Raised $435M (incl. debt); $135M Series E equity

Investors

Tom Peterson Seed (2019)
Howard Lindzon ~2018 (2018)
Social Leverage Seed (2019)

Founders

Yoshi Yokokawa Co-Founder & CEO

About

Alpaca is a San Mateo–based agent-first, API-first prime brokerage that lets financial companies embed investing in stocks, ETFs, options, crypto, and tokenized assets into their own products 12. Co-founded and led by Yoshi Yokokawa, the company positions itself as infrastructure for both traditional financial firms and AI-native applications that transact on behalf of end users 13. On 2026-07-16 Alpaca announced a $135M equity Series E led by Peak XV, bringing its total new financing (including debt) to $435M 123.

Disclaimer: This is a lean profile built from initial round coverage and may be expanded as more information becomes available.

Funding History

Date Round Amount Lead Co-investors
2026-07-16 Series E $135M equity ($435M total incl. debt) Peak XV Elefund, Opera Tech Ventures (BNP Paribas), Unbound, Payward (debt), BMO (debt) 123

The round follows Alpaca’s January 2026 Series D, which the company said was priced at a $1.15B valuation 2.

What Investors Say

“Financial markets are becoming more connected and programmable every day, and that’s a humongous opportunity in our view.”

— Aakash Kapoor, Principal, Peak XV Partners 1

What Founders Say

“Alpaca is uniquely positioned to become the default infrastructure layer for tokenized global capital markets and AI-native financial services.”

— Yoshi Yokokawa, Co-Founder & CEO, Alpaca 13

Sources


  1. “Alpaca Raises $135 Million to Scale Agent-First Brokerage Infrastructure for Tokenized Markets and AI-Native Financial Services,” Alpaca (company blog), July 16, 2026. Accessed July 20, 2026. https://alpaca.markets/blog/alpaca-raises-135-million-to-scale-agent-first-brokerage-infrastructure-for-tokenized-markets-and-ai-native-financial-services/

  2. “Alpaca Raises $135 Million to Scale Agent-First Brokerage Infrastructure for Tokenized Markets and AI-Native Financial Services,” Business Wire, July 16, 2026. Accessed July 20, 2026. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260716033634/en/Alpaca-Raises-$135-Million-to-Scale-Agent-First-Brokerage-Infrastructure-for-Tokenized-Markets-and-AI-Native-Financial-Services

  3. Harry Slade, “Alpaca’s $135m bet on AI-native brokerage infrastructure,” FinTech Global, July 17, 2026. Accessed July 20, 2026. https://fintech.global/2026/07/17/alpacas-135m-bet-on-ai-native-brokerage-infrastructure/