Alpaca

Alpaca, headquartered in San Mateo, California, operates in the fintech industry, specifically within the banking and exchange sub-industry. The company, which participated in Y-Combinator’s W19 batch, employs a team of 150 professionals including developers, traders, and brokerage business specialists. Alpaca offers a developer-first API that enables trading of stocks and cryptocurrencies without commission fees. It supports advanced trading features like algorithmic trading, margin and short selling, and provides real-time market data. Alpaca’s platform includes APIs for live and paper trading, and recently introduced features such as Funding Wallets for Broker API and Local Currency Trading API for app localization. The company also launched Options for Trading API and Crypto Wallets, enhancing its offerings in the crypto space with coin pair trading for BTC, USD, USDT, and USDC. Alpaca ensures security and compliance as a member of FINRA and SIPC, and offers OAuth integration for secure API key management. The company provides SDKs in multiple programming languages, including Python, .NET/C#, Go, and Node, and has created a testing environment for developers to trial their trading strategies. Recognized for its innovative solutions, Alpaca has been named in CB Insights Fintech 250 List and Y Combinator’s Top Companies List, and has won awards at the Benzinga Fintech Awards for Best Automated Trading Software and Best API Solution. Alpaca’s mission is to democratize financial services globally, working with over 100 companies worldwide to enable their investing products.