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Alpaca Raises $150 Million at $1.15 Billion Valuation to Scale Brokerage Infrastructure

Alpaca says the funding will accelerate its push for global regulatory footing.

Overview

  • Drive Capital led the Series D, and co-founder Chris Olsen is joining Alpaca’s board.
  • The company also secured a $40 million line of credit to support expansion.
  • Management says proceeds will go toward expanding infrastructure, securing licenses in key markets, and advancing tokenization to connect TradFi with on-chain rails.
  • Alpaca reports partnerships with more than 300 organizations across 40-plus countries and says annual recurring revenue exceeds $100 million.
  • The API-first platform offers self-clearing custody for stocks, ETFs, options, crypto, and fixed income, has memberships with OCC, FICC and Nasdaq, and reports powering most tokenized U.S. equities and ETFs.