Robinhood
Robinhood Markets, Inc. is a financial services company. It offers retail brokerage, crypto, advisory, digital banking and private markets access. Vladimir Tenev and Baiju Bhatt founded it in April 2013.
Leadership
Vlad Tenev, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Vlad Tenev is a Bulgarian-American entrepreneur and the co-founder, Chairman, and CEO of Robinhood.
Key facts
- Founded
- April 18, 2013source
- Co-founders
- Vladimir Tenev and Baiju Bhattsource
- Series F funding
- May 2020; $280 million, led by Sequoia Capital, at a pre-money valuation of $8.3 billionsource
- SEC settlement
- December 2020; paid $65 million to settle SEC accusations about payment for order flowsource
- Chairman, CEO and President
- Vlad Tenevsource
WYDE coverage of Robinhood
WYDE Newsroom has published 4 articles about Robinhood, from Jul 1, 2026 to Sep 12, 2026. Robinhood is the subject of 4 stories. The most recent is Revolut and Block Cleared US Bank Charters, AI Proved Fermat and Navier-Stokes, and the CLARITY Act Hits the Senate Monday. Over 65,400 Meals..
Revolut and Block Cleared US Bank Charters, AI Proved Fermat and Navier-Stokes, and the CLARITY Act Hits the Senate Monday. Over 65,400 Meals.
Revolut and Block clear OCC bank paths, Wyoming puts its stablecoin reserves onchain, AI checks proofs of Fermat and Navier-Stokes, the CLARITY Act hits the Senate, and creators can now get paid to end hunger.
Sep 12, 2026 · 5 min read · Subject of the story
Crypto & DeFiAMC Fights Robinhood Over Stock Tokens It Says Are Not Real Shares
Adam Aron wants Robinhood to halt tokens that track AMC's price, while Robinhood says they are separate securities issued offshore, not company stock.
Sep 11, 2026 · 2 min read · Subject of the story
WYDE WeeklyThe rails went public, Wall Street rang the NYSE bell, and Swift and Kelce sent $26M to food banks. 60,000 meals.
WYDE Weekly: Securitize's NYSE debut, Open USD's 140 firms, a $400M Ponzi plea, a 53-million-egg food-bank settlement, and Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's $26 million.
Jul 3, 2026 · 7 min read · Subject of the story
Crypto & DeFiRobinhood Launches Robinhood Chain and Brings DeFi Yield Into Its App
Robinhood's Ethereum layer-2 network went live on July 1, and its first in-app earn product pays yield on the USDG stablecoin through Morpho's onchain credit markets, with Steakhouse curating and Ethena among the collateral.
Jul 1, 2026 · 2 min read · Subject of the story
Reported alongside Robinhood
- AMC Entertainment · in 2 stories with Robinhood
- Anthropic · in 2 stories with Robinhood
- OpenAI · in 2 stories with Robinhood
- Tether · in 2 stories with Robinhood
- U.S. Department of Justice · in 2 stories with Robinhood
- Alibaba · in 1 story with Robinhood
- Amazon · in 1 story with Robinhood
- Americares · in 1 story with Robinhood
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