3x founder

Yoshi Yokokawa

Co Founder & CEO at Alpaca (YC W19) | If You’re Launching Investing Apps or Algos, We Should Talk

Co-founder

Alpaca· Winter 2019 🇺🇸 San Mateo, California, United States

in LinkedIn 𝕏 @iyoshyoshi

2025Endeavor Entrepreneur· Endeavor

Founder · since 2004

Company

Endeavor

Role

Endeavor Entrepreneur

current

Stage

—

no public source

Raised

—

no public source

Based

Japan

current

Founder / co-founder — the company's markEmployee / research role

Source: LinkedIn work history

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Alpaca

API-first stock and crypto brokerage platform

Winter 2019

Experience

Career

Alpaca
Co-founder
Co Founder & CEO · San Francisco Bay Area · 2017 – Present
2017
Endeavor
Endeavor Entrepreneur · Japan · 2025 – Present
2025
Ikkyo Technology
Co-founder
Co-Founder · Kobe, Hyogo, Japan · 2013 – 2017
2013
Software development company
Managing Partner · Greater Chicago Area · 2012 – 2013
2012
Proprietary Day Trader
Forex Trader · Greater Chicago Area · 2010 – 2013
2010
Nomura
VP - Structured Finance / Alternative Products · Tokyo, Japan · 2008 – 2010
2008
Lehman Brothers
Associate - Securitized Products / Alternative Products · Tokyo, Japan · 2005 – 2008
2005
Lehman Brothers
Founder
Intern - Pension Fund Sales / Alternative Fund Products · Tokyo, Japan · 2004
2004

Bio

Yoshi is a co-founder & CEO of @AlpacaHQ alpaca.markets. Before Alpaca, he led a couple of other tech startups that focused on deep-learning and enterprise businesses. Before startups, he was a VP in securitized products at Lehman and Nomura followed by being a full-time day-trader.