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Want to Invest in YC Startups? Robinhood Has a New Fund for That
Published 1 month ago
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Robinhood CFO and Robinhood Ventures President Shiv Verma joins CoinDesk’s Jennifer Sanasie from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on the day Robinhood Ventures Fund II began trading. Verma breaks down how the fund gives everyday investors access to early-stage Y Combinator companies at the ground floor.
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Timecodes:
00:00 Robinhood Ventures Fund II Begins Trading on NYSE
00:42 Partnering With Y Combinator for Startup Access
01:11 How Robinhood Values Private Companies Using SAFEs
02:25 Fee Structure, Daily Liquidity, and No Accreditation Required
04:16 Why the Best Companies Are Staying Private Longer
06:13 Robinhood Chain, Tokenization, and the Next Bull Cycle