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Alpaca
Alpaca provides developer-first trading APIs and brokerage infrastructure that allow businesses, fintechs, and developers to build financial applications, execute algorithmic trades, and embed investing services for stocks, options, and cryptocurrencies. The platform offers end-to-end brokerage solutions, market data, and tools for multi-leg options, securities lending, and cash management.
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Alpaca at a glance
Alpaca is a fintech company headquartered in United States. It has raised at least $152.5M across the 3 funding rounds on record. Its most recent funding round, Series D, raised $150M in January 2026. Xcout tracks 4 named people at Alpaca, including Karen Borchert (CEO). Xcout recorded 440 job postings from Alpaca in the last 90 days, naming tools such as Claude Code, Cursor, HubSpot.
Alpaca leadership
- Karen BorchertCEO
- Karen BorchertExecutive Officer
- Ben JacksonDirector
- Eddie BranchaudDirector
Alpaca funding rounds
At least $152.5M raised across the 3 rounds on record. Every round on record:
| Date | Round | Amount | Investors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series D | $150M | 13 named | |
| SEC Form D filing | $1M | — | |
| SEC Form D filing | $1.5M | — |
Who invested in each round, lead investors, valuations and the co-investor graph — open the full funding history →
Hiring at Alpaca
Xcout recorded 440 job postings from Alpaca in the last 90 days, from a hiring record Xcout has kept since June 2026.
Tools named in Alpaca's job postings
The weekly hiring trend, the roles and locations behind it — see Alpaca's hiring signals →
Hiring vs the trend
Based on 285 job postings in the last 8 weeks (10 Aug – 4 Oct 2026), compared with 81 startup financial services companies.
This describes a hiring pattern — how often Alpaca’s job postings ask for AI skills, and how that changed against the previous 8 weeks, ranked among its peers. It says nothing about the company’s products or performance.
Signed-in members see the AI-skill share and its change with peer percentiles, role mix, posting momentum and advertised US pay against the market.
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Tech stack
Alpaca competitors
A few of Alpaca's closest competitors — see the full list of competitors and alternatives →
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More on Alpaca in Xcout Intel
- 4 named people with titles, LinkedIn and board committees
- 3 funding rounds with the investors in each, and who they co-invest with
- Weekly hiring history and the mix of roles behind it
- The full competitor set, tracking, exports and API access