Alpaca

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Total raised$120.0M
StageSeries D
Hiring pace54 roles / 90d
Founded2017
Team size51-200
HQSan Mateo, California
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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.

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