5. Robinhood $280.0M
Round: Series F
Description: Menlo Park-based Robinhood is a stock brokerage that allows customers to buy and sell U.S. stocks, options, ETFs, and cryptocurrencies with zero commission. Founded by Baiju Bhatt and Vlad Tenev in 2013, Robinhood has now raised a total of $1.2B in total equity funding and is backed by investors that include 9Yards Capital, New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Ribbit Capital, Sequoia Capital, and Unusual Ventures.
Investors in the round: 9Yards Capital, New Enterprise Associates (NEA), Ribbit Capital, Sequoia Capital, Unusual Ventures
Funding month: May
Industry: Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, Ethereum, Finance, Financial Services, FinTech, Mobile, Personal Finance
Founders: Baiju Bhatt, Vlad Tenev
Founding year: 2013
Location: Menlo Park
Total reported equity funding: $1.2B
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