Robinhood

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Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD), fintech company, founded November 2013, headquartered in Menlo Park, California. It pioneered commission-free retail trading of stocks, options, futures, and crypto, and now offers retirement accounts, Robinhood Gold, and Robinhood Strategies managed portfolios. In early 2026 it launched Robinhood Ventures Fund I (NYSE: RVI), a publicly traded fund giving retail investors access to private companies like OpenAI, Stripe, and ElevenLabs.

Key facts

Founded

November 2013

Founders

Vlad Tenev, Baiju Bhatt

Employees

2900

Sectors

fintech

Website

robinhood.com

Mission

Democratize finance for all by giving everyone access to markets, wealth-building tools, and digital assets—regardless of account size or background.

Recent activity

• Jun 2026press
  BTIG initiated coverage of Robinhood with a Buy rating. mboum.com
• Jun 2026product
  Robinhood Securities received approval to serve as an IPO underwriter, a significant expansion of its capital markets role. CEO Vlad Tenev confirmed the status publicly. mboum.com
• Jun 2026press
  Robinhood reported May 2026 operating data, continuing its monthly disclosure cadence. Full details available via GlobeNewswire. globenewswire.com
• Apr 2026press
  Robinhood scheduled its Q1 2026 earnings call for April 28, 2026, with Chairman & CEO Vlad Tenev and CFO Shiv Verma presenting results after market close. smallbusinessesinthenews.com
• Apr 2026product
  Robinhood was named as brokerage and initial trustee for Trump Accounts alongside BNY, a government-backed initiative to expand retail investment access for younger Americans. linkedin.com
• Feb 2026press
  January 2026 operating data showed 27.2 million funded customers (up 7% year-over-year), $324.4 billion in total platform assets (up 59% year-over-year), and equity trading volume of $227.3 billion (up 57% year-over-year). Event contracts volume hit 3.4 billion. smallbusinessworldjournal.com
• Dec 2025press
  Robinhood CIO Stephanie Guild told CNBC the firm expects a positive but sub-double-digit stock market return in 2026, with market leadership broadening beyond large-cap tech. crypto.news
• Jun 2026press
  CEO Vlad Tenev appeared on CNBC's Squawk on the Street to discuss the acquisition of Canadian cryptocurrency firm WonderFi, the state of prediction markets, and Trump Accounts. cnbc.com
• May 2026product
  Robinhood received in-principle approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore, marking a step forward in the company's international expansion plans. robinhood.com
• May 2026investment
  Robinhood Ventures Fund I (NYSE: RVI) closed an investment in OpenAI. RVI is Robinhood's NYSE-listed closed-end fund giving retail investors exposure to private companies. robinhood.com
• Apr 2026product
  Robinhood reported Q1 2026 financial results. The company also launched the IPO of Robinhood Ventures Fund I (RVI), a NYSE-listed closed-end fund offering retail investors access to a portfolio of private-market companies. investors.robinhood.com
• Mar 2026product
  Net Deposits for March 2026 include results from TradePMR following its acquisition. Robinhood also updated its brokerage High-Yield Cash program to fund growth in margin lending. investors.robinhood.com

Key people

Named individuals at the firm. We don't expose direct email or phone — use their LinkedIn for outreach.

• Vlad Tenev · Chairman & CEO
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• Johann Kerbrat · Executive (Crypto / GM)
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• Stephanie Guild · Chief Investment Officer
• Baiju Bhatt · Co-founder
• Jason Warnick · CFO
• Steve Quirk · Chief Brokerage Officer

Sources

• Press Releases | Robinhood Markets, Inc.
• Home - Robinhood Newsroom
• Robinhood Ventures Fund I
• Robinhood | LinkedIn
• Johann Kerbrat - Robinhood | LinkedIn
• Robinhood - 2026 Company Profile | Tracxn
• https://www.cnbc.com/video/2026/06/02/watch-cnbcs-full-interview-with-robinhood-ceo-vlad-tenev.html
• https://investors.robinhood.com/news-releases/news-release-details/robinhood-reports-first-quarter-2026-results
• https://mboum.com/quotes/HOOD
• https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/06/09/3309323/0/en/Robinhood-Markets-Inc-Reports-May-2026-Operating-Data.html
• https://www.smallbusinessesinthenews.com/article/903196987-robinhood-markets-inc-to-announce-first-quarter-2026-results-on-april-28-2026
• https://www.smallbusinessworldjournal.com/article/893853394-robinhood-markets-inc-reports-january-2026-operating-data
• https://crypto.news/robinhood-projects-positive-2026-retail-trading-cools/

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