Alpaca
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Alpaca (operating as AlpacaDB, Inc., with broker-dealer subsidiary Alpaca Securities LLC) is a US-based API-first brokerage infrastructure company founded in 2015, providing commission-free equities and crypto trading APIs to fintechs and institutions. This page concerns the brokerage-API company, not the unrelated DeFi lending protocol 'Alpaca Finance.' Alpaca has raised over $300 million across multiple funding rounds and was most recently valued at $1.15 billion; its regulated subsidiary was fined $300,000 by FINRA in 2026 over alleged trade-reporting and supervisory failures spanning 2020–2025.
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Timeline(4 events)
2015
Alpaca founded (some sources cite 2017 as the founding year; discrepancy unresolved).
Alpaca About page / company profilesAugust 2021
Alpaca raises $50 million Series B funding and announces a cryptocurrency trading offering.
Alpaca blog / TechCrunch2025
Alpaca raises approximately $150 million Series D funding led by Drive Capital, reaching a $1.15 billion valuation.
City A.M. / FinTech FuturesMarch 2026
FINRA settlement reported: Alpaca Securities LLC fined $300,000 and censured over alleged trade-reporting failures (April 2021–June 2025) and supervisory deficiencies (December 2020–February 2026).
fxnewsgroup.com report on FINRA AWCDecision Log
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generated: 11/6/2026, 12:23:30 AM
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