Startups
Company providing trading infrastructure raises $150m for expansion, M&A
Alpaca Chief Product Officer Hitoshi Harada, left, and CEO Yoshi Yokokawa co-founded the company in 2015. (Alpaca)
RYOTARO YAMADA
January 15, 2026 05:30 JST
PALO ALTO, U.S. — American fintech company Alpaca has joined the ranks of unicorns with a $1 billion-plus valuation, it was learned Wednesday, in what appears to be the first such achievement by a U.S. company founded by Japanese nationals.
