Startup profile for Robinhood: what they do, why they are interesting, stage (public), industries, and links to our funding articles. Part of the Venture Capital Tracker startup directory.

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Robinhood

Commission-free brokerage that brought retail trading to mobile.

Stage

public

Status

public

Coverage

full

Why Robinhood is interesting

Robinhood democratized retail trading UX and remains a public-markets fintech reference — risk, engagement, and regulation included.

Key facts

  • Seed (Dec 2013): $3M led by Index Ventures; a16z participated — TechCrunch
  • Series F (May 2020): $280M led by Sequoia Capital; Ribbit Capital participated — Robinhood newsroom
  • Series G (Sep 2020): $460M with a16z and Sequoia participation — Tracxn

Investors in our directory

Funds linked from Robinhood's profile — open a fund page for stage focus and related deal articles.

Industries

Fintech Consumer

Industry hub pages are rolling out from our fund-derived baseline taxonomy.

Market / IPO context

Ticker: HOOD (NASDAQ)

IPO status: public

Editorial / static context — not a live quote.

FAQs about Robinhood

Funding context and why this company shows up in venture coverage.

Robinhood is listed among Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) investments on a16z’s public investment list.
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Last updated: 2026-07-24