Robinhood Bets Again on a Public Venture Capital Fund

The trading platform raised $200 million for a second publicly traded vehicle to let ordinary investors buy into privately held start-ups.

RVII opened at $22.50 after pricing 8 million shares at $25 each, giving retail investors access to early-stage startups

Robinhood's second venture fund debuts, drawing retail money into private markets  Reuters

Aug 13 : Robinhood's second venture fund debuted on Thursday, giving retail investors access to early-stage startups that have traditionally been out of reach for all but venture capital firms and wealthy investors.The fintech company raised $225.5 million in the initial public offering of Robinhood Ventures Fund II, w

A handful of elite Bay Area schools have enlisted parent-donors from Sequoia, Lightspeed, and Battery to steer small pools of donated capital into early-stage startups. With massive IPOs back en vogue, schools are lining up for what could come next.