Alpaca

Total raised$120.0M
StageSeries D
Hiring pace42 roles / 90d
Founded2017
Team size51-200
HQSan Mateo, California
IndustriesFinTechSaaSAPITradingFinancial Services

About Alpaca

Alpaca is an API infrastructure and licensed financial services company that enables developers and businesses to offer stock and crypto investing to their end-customers. Its mission is to provide financial services to everyone on the planet. Alpaca works with more than 100 companies across the globe to enable their investing products. It maintains a globally distributed team of developers, traders, and brokerage specialists, with 150+ members across multiple countries including the USA, Canada, Hungary, Japan, Brazil, Spain, the Philippines, Nigeria, the UK, and more. Alpaca has raised over $120 million in funding and is a fast-growing Series B fintech company, backed by investors including Portage Ventures, Spark Capital, Tribe Capital, Social Leverage, Horizons Ventures, Unbound, SBI Group, Eldridge, Positive Sum, Elefund, and Y Combinator.

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Culture & values

Alpaca has a globally distributed workforce across many countries including the USA, Canada, Hungary, Japan, Brazil, Spain, Philippines, Nigeria, UK, and more.

The team comprises developers, traders, and brokerage specialists, indicating cross-functional collaboration.

Alpaca is enthusiastic about open source contributions and community building.

Alpaca aims to make a global difference in financial services and technology by impacting local communities.

Life at Alpaca

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