Baiju Bhatt | |
|---|---|
 Bhatt in 2018 | |
| Born | Baiju Prafulkumar Bhatt 1984or1985(age 38–39) [1] |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Stanford University |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Known for | Co-founder, Robinhood |
| Spouse | Adrienne Sussman [2] |
| Children | 1 |
Baiju Prafulkumar Bhatt (born 1984/1985) [1] is an American entrepreneur [1] [3] of Indian descent. [3] He was the chief creative officer and co-founder, along with Vladimir Tenev, of Robinhood, a US-based financial services company. [1] [3] [4]
Baiju Prafulkumar Bhatt, the son of Indian immigrants, grew up in Poquoson, Virginia. [5] He earned a bachelor's degree in physics from Stanford University, where he also completed a master's degree in mathematics in 2008. He and Tenev met during Bhatt's time at Stanford. [6]
In 2013, Bhatt co-founded the trading platform Robinhood with Tenev. [1] The idea stemmed from witnessing the issues in the financial industry during the 2011 protests of Occupy Wall Street. [7] In 2015, Robinhood launched a mobile app. [8]
Following a funding round in May 2018 which increased Robinhood's valuation to $6 billion, Bhatt and Tenev became billionaires. [1] [9]
As of August 2021, Forbes has estimated his net worth at US$2.4 billion. [10]
Bhatt spoke at Disrupt SF 2018 on investing where he announced plans to launch an IPO for Robinhood in 2019. [11] Bhatt made the Goldhouse 100 most impactful Asians in 2021. [12] Bhatt appeared in a Fast Company list, "Most Creative People", in 2017, and a Forbes "30 Under 30" list in 2016. [13] [14]
Bhatt is married to Adrienne Sussman. [2] They have one child, and live in Palo Alto, California. [2] [10]
Bhatt is portrayed by Rushi Kota in the 2023 film Dumb Money , a drama about the GameStop short squeeze. [15]
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