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Alpaca

Active · API-first stock and crypto brokerage platform

WebsiteYC profile

Why it ranks

How the rank works
17signal of 100 · rising 3
  • team of 150Team size · YC's directory+11.3
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • hiringHiring · Titles (titles.fru.dev), YC+2

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About Alpaca

Alpaca is an API infrastructure and licensed financial services company that allows developers and businesses to offer stock and crypto investing to their end-customers. We work with more than 100 companies across the globe to enable their investing products, and our mission is to provide financial services to everyone on the planet. Alpaca’s globally distributed team consists of developers, traders, and brokerage business specialists and backed by a group of well-capitalized investors including Portage Ventures, Spark Capital, Tribe Capital, Unbound, Social Leverage, Horizons Ventures, Y Combinator as well as highly experienced industry angel investors and founders. We are also very tech-enthusiastic with notable track records in open-source and startup communities.

YC batch
W19 · Winter 2019
Status, per YC
Active
Category
Developer tools
Team size
150
Location
San Francisco, CA, USA; San Mateo, CA, USA; Remote
Checked
13h ago

YC tags: Developer Tools, Fintech, API, Investing, Infrastructure

Alpaca in W19: 194 companies, 27% AI

Alpaca: questions

Which YC batch was Alpaca in?

Alpaca was in Y Combinator's Winter 2019 batch (W19).

Is Alpaca still active?

Y Combinator lists Alpaca as active.

Where is Alpaca based?

Alpaca lists San Francisco, CA, USA; San Mateo, CA, USA; Remote as its location on YC's directory.