Alpaca

Alpaca is a fintech company based in Silicon Valley that offers an API-first brokerage platform. Founded in 2015, it enables developers and financial institutions to provide stock and crypto trading services to their customers. The company is headquartered in San Mateo, California, and has raised over $170 million in funding from notable investors like Y Combinator and Spark Capital. Alpaca's platform features commission-free stock and ETF trading, options trading, and crypto trading, along with fixed income products and IRA accounts. It supports algorithmic trading through software development kits in various programming languages, including Python and Node. The company has a global reach, powering over 7 million brokerage accounts in more than 40 countries and serving a diverse clientele of financial institutions and fintechs. Alpaca's mission is to democratize access to trading infrastructure, making financial services available to everyone.