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Robinhood Files RVI, a Public Fund Aiming to Give Retail Access to Private Companies

The SEC must clear the registration before trading can begin.

Overview

  • Robinhood submitted a Form N-2 to register Robinhood Ventures Fund I, a closed-end vehicle to be managed by newly formed subsidiary Robinhood Ventures DE, LLC.
  • The company intends for RVI to list on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker RVI and be tradable through brokerages including Robinhood Financial, pending effectiveness.
  • RVI plans to invest in a concentrated basket of private companies viewed as industry front-runners and to hold positions through IPO and beyond.
  • The initial filing left key details undisclosed, including fees, specific target holdings and the timeline to listing.
  • The move follows Robinhood’s EU tokenized-stock experiment that drew criticism and is framed against fewer U.S. public listings and an estimated private-market value exceeding $10 trillion.