ROBINHOOD VENTURE FUND DRAWS 150K RETAIL INVESTORS
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Robinhood's second venture fund IPO attracted more than 150,000 retail investors, giving everyday traders access to pre-IPO companies including OpenAI, Stripe, and Databricks.
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