
Yoshi Yokokawa
Co-Founder and CEO
Alpaca
About Yoshi
Yoshi Yokokawa is the Co-Founder and CEO of Alpaca, a global brokerage infrastructure platform powering over seven million accounts across 40 countries. A serial entrepreneur with a background in financial services and AI, Yoshi previously founded an image-recognition company that was acquired by Kyocera Communication Systems. Under his leadership, Alpaca has become a category-defining provider of developer-first APIs for stocks, options, fixed income, and crypto. In 2025, Yoshi was selected as an Endeavor Entrepreneur in recognition of his visionary leadership and impact on global financial innovation.
Areas of Expertise
- Market Infrastructure
- Capital Markets
- AI
- Digital Assets