Orrick Advises Fintech Startup Alpaca in $1.75 Million Round

February.01.2017

Orrick advised San Mateo, California-based fintech startup Alpaca on a $1.75 million venture round. Round participants included D4V, Monex Ventures, MUCAP of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and Eric Di Benedetto, a leading artificial intelligence (AI) and Fintech angel investor, in addition to existing and angel investors.

Founded in February 2015, Alpaca is a fintech AI startup building AI and database technology in financial trading. The funds from the venture round will be used to accelerate the development of AlpacaScan, a platform that helps casual traders discover trade ideas.

The Orrick team advising Alpaca included partners Edward “Ted” Johnson and Joseph Perkins and associate Ben Spitz.

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Joseph Perkins Partner, Technology Companies Group, Blockchain and Virtual Currency

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Joseph Perkins Partner

Silicon Valley

In the fast-paced and unprecedented blockchain and cryptocurrency markets, Joseph helps companies develop innovative and comprehensive legal strategies to achieve their goals of bringing to market disruptive and transformative technologies. From DAO and NFT creation, general corporate and fundraising strategies, to navigating complex and changing regulatory regimes, Joseph has become a go-to advisor for companies in the blockchain and virtual currency ecosystem.

As a member of Orrick’s Technology Companies Group, Joseph assists cutting-edge technology companies and investors with general corporate counseling, private venture capital financing, and M&A services. Joseph has had the opportunity to work with some of the most iconic companies in Silicon Valley, advising on corporate strategy and fundraising matters.

Joseph also leads Orrick's international Technology Companies practice connecting Silicon Valley with Japan. He represents a number of technology companies and investors based in Japan, bringing his Silicon Valley experiences to assist founders and corporate venture capital funds. Joseph is fluent in Japanese and retains a strong connection to Japanese companies and our Tokyo practice.