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Known for these resultsRole100%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 100% of these rows — the rest have no title at all, mostly 2019–2023. Those rows stay in the result and are counted as Unknown, never as No.Bio50%Bio coverage: 50% of these founders have a bio on their YC profile. Every bio-derived facet (ex-company, school, credentials, discipline) is Unknown for the rest.Ex-company0%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 0% of these rows have at least one match.School0%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 0% of these rows have at least one match.
- Hitoshi HaradaFounder/CTO · AlpacaW19Fintech · San Francisco
- Yoshi Yokokawa@iyoshyoshiFounder/CEO · AlpacaW19Fintech · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Hitoshi HaradaAlpacaFounder/CTOWinter 2019FintechSan Francisco, United States150—Yoshi YokokawaAlpacaFounder/CEOWinter 2019FintechSan Francisco, United States150https://x.com/iyoshyoshi
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Yoshi Yokokawa
Founder/CEO·Alpaca
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CEO
Team size150
BatchWinter 2019
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusActive
StageGrowth
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.
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
No notable employer or school mentioned in the bio.
Credentialsnone mentioned
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
First YC company on record
COMPANY CONTEXT
Alpaca
API-first stock and crypto brokerage platform
IndustryFintech
Websitealpaca.markets/
Team size150
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchWinter 2019
Co-foundersHitoshi Harada
