Yoshi Yokokawa
Co-founder and CEO of Alpaca, a brokerage infrastructure company providing API-based trading, custody, and broker services to fintechs and developers across multiple countries.
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Mar 5, 2026 • 47min
How Alpaca built the API brokerage for 300+ global fintechs across 45 Countries, with CEO Yoshi Yokokawa
Yoshi Yokokawa, co-founder and CEO of Alpaca — builder of API-first brokerage and custody rails for fintechs. He recounts pivoting from retail apps to invisible brokerage infrastructure, scaling to 300+ partners and 9 million accounts across 45 countries. Topics include building broker APIs, adding crypto and multi-asset support, creating in-house custody and ledgers, and a thesis on finance moving on-chain.
Mar 18, 2025 • 1h 1min
Global Markets, Tesla’s Tumble & The Power of API-Driven Trading
Yoshi Yokokawa, CEO of Alpaca, leads a fascinating discussion on market chaos and the future of investing. He shares insights into Tesla's recent struggles against rising competitor BYD and the broader implications for tech stocks. The conversation dives into how AI is shaping fintech, with a spotlight on API-driven trading that democratizes access to global financial markets. Yoshi also touches on the impact of de-globalization and the thriving interest in derivatives and crypto, painting a dynamic picture of today's economic landscape.
Sep 30, 2019 • 26min
023 - Yoshi Yokokawa (CEO of Alpaca) on Financial Markets
Yoshi Yokokawa, CEO and co-founder of Alpaca, builds developer-first APIs for commission-free U.S. stock trading. He explains how Alpaca lets anyone create Robinhood-like products, plans to add crypto and niche assets, and discusses the East-to-West shift in financial power and why fintech infrastructure is becoming core to consumer platforms.
