January 2023 Summaries

Quantbase is a YC-backed investment company that simplifies the process of turning investment research into an investable strategy for financial companies and individuals with an audience. Founded in 2021 by Thomas Stewart, Som Mohapatra, and Allen Calderwood, Quantbase aims to decrease the barrier to entry for firms and creators who want to become investment managers without dealing with fund operations. The company has partnered with Alpaca Broker API to make its experience seamless, allowing partners to offer their strategies through a full brokerage experience and clients to invest in these strategies with ease. Quantbase works closely with investment managers to generate quantitative portfolios from their data or create factor-based long-term portfolios, and provides a user-friendly investing experience for investors who can sign up and go through the onboarding process without lockups. Alpaca, a developer-first embedded financial technologies platform, has partnered with Quantbase to offer its services and supports the company's mission to make investment strategies accessible to more people.

Woodstock is a social US stock trading app that allows Japanese investors to invest in the US market with as little as 1,000 yen. The app offers over 500 US stocks and ETFs, interactive Twitter-like functionality for beginner investors to learn from the community, and a platform to share investment portfolios with friends. Woodstock aims to empower the next generation of investors by providing a safe environment for asset-building and financial market education. The company is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, and has partnered with Alpaca, a developer-first embedded financial technologies platform, to offer JPY-based US stock investing experience.

Weltio is a technology wealth management platform that offers Latin American investors the opportunity to invest in U.S. stocks, ETFs, and cryptocurrencies. Weltio was founded in September 2021 by David Abusaid and George Marvin with the goal of providing an enjoyable experience for middle-class investors in Latin America. The company's mission is to empower investors through efficient and effective wealth management tools, while maintaining core values such as efficiency, compromise, inclusivity, and honesty. Weltio partners with Alpaca Broker API to offer a seamless investing experience, leveraging Alpaca's suite of brokerage, custody, and post-trade solutions. This partnership allows Latin American investors to invest directly in U.S. stock exchanges with minimal requirements, including no minimums for trading US stocks or ETFs, and fractional share options starting from as little as $1 USD.

In 2022, Alpaca achieved significant milestones, including launching five new products for its Broker API and Trading API users, expanding its international footprint with the acquisition of a Japanese broker-dealer, and receiving recognition from prominent industry lists such as Y Combinator's Top Companies and CB Insights' Fintech 250. The company also won an award for Best Automated Trading Software at the Benzinga Global Fintech Awards and expanded its global community to over 13,000 members through its developer slack channel. Alpaca aims to continue being community-led in 2023 and deliver versatile products with infrastructure stability and unparalleled support to its members.