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Alpaca

Financial Software · San Mateo, CA · Founded 2013 · Privately Held (backing)

Developer of a modern brokerage platform designed to access financial markets with a developer-friendly application programming interface. Alpaca is based in San Mateo, CA and was founded in 2013. It was valued at $1.1 billion at its later-stage round in Jan 2026, the last priced event on record. It has raised $344 million across 1 recorded round; the latest was a $50 million Series B in Aug 2021.

PMV mark · valuation
$1.1B
Oct 2026
Priced at
its later-stage round
Jan 2026
Total raised
$343.8M
Last round
Later Stage VC (Series B)
Aug 2021

Alpaca key facts

as of Oct 2026
  • Developer of a modern brokerage platform designed to access financial markets with a developer-friendly application programming interface.
  • Alpaca is valued at approximately $1.1B as of Oct 2026, set at its later-stage round, Jan 2026; nothing has traded since, per PrivateMarketView’s mark.
  • It has raised $343.8M across 1 recorded rounds; the latest was Later Stage VC (Series B) ($50.0M) in Aug 2021.
  • Notable investors include Plug and Play Tech Center, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, Global Brain, Spark Capital, SMBC Venture Capital — 62 tracked in total.
  • Status: Privately Held (backing).
PrivateMarketView mark
MEDIUM confidence
$1.1B

Valued at $1.1B at its later-stage round, Jan 2026. Nothing has traded since.

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Alpaca funding rounds

1 rounds
Aug 2021Later Stage VC (Series B)$50.0M▮
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Alpaca valuation

Alpaca was valued at $1.1 billion at its later-stage round in Jan 2026. That is the last priced event on record: no secondary trade or institutional fund mark has moved the figure since.

How much has Alpaca raised?

Alpaca has raised $344 million in total; 1 of its rounds is on record. The largest on record was a $50 million Series B in Aug 2021.

Alpaca investors

62 investors are on record for Alpaca, including Plug and Play Tech Center, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, Global Brain and Spark Capital. By type, the record holds 17 venture capital firms and 2 family offices. The Series B in Aug 2021 drew 15 investors.

Comparable companies

Comparable financial software names by valuation on PrivateMarketView: Mesh (San Francisco) ($1 billion), Mintifi ($850 million) and Zama ($840 million).

About Alpaca

Developer of a modern brokerage platform designed to access financial markets with a developer-friendly application programming interface. The company's platform allows programmer traders and funds to trade stocks and crypto with algorithms, enabling businesses to build investing applications and embed investing into their product lineups.

Industry
Financial Software
Sector
Information Technology
HQ
San Mateo, CA, United States
Founded
2013
Employees
380
Ownership
Privately Held (backing)

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