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Riding an AI rally, Robinhood preps second retail venture IPO

Riding an AI rally, Robinhood preps second retail venture IPO

Published by skeptic

Just two months after listing its first venture fund on the stock market, Robinhood is preparing to launch a second. The company has filed a confidential registration for RVII, a standard regulatory step that allows it to work through the approval process before making details public. Unlike its first fund, which currently holds stakes in 10 late-stage companies — Airwallex, Boom, Databricks, ElevenLabs, Mercor, OpenAI, Oura, Ramp, Revolut, and Stripe — RVII will cast a wider net, investing in growth-stage and early-stage startups. It’s a meaningful distinction, given that early-stage startups are younger and carry more risk but also offer the potential for greater returns. The fundraising target for RVII has not yet been set, the company said in a blog post. For its inaugural fund, Robinhood sought to raise $1 billion but ultimately fell several hundred million short of that goal. Despite the shortfall, the first fund has performed strongly. RVI — the ticker for Robinhood’s first fund, which trades on the NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) — debuting on the NYSE at $21 a share …

India’s retail investor boom draws millions into stock market, but experts warn of risks

India’s retail investor boom draws millions into stock market, but experts warn of risks

Published by Sam Flores

Indian authorities have stepped up efforts to educate investors, urging them to focus on company fundamentals rather than market hype. SEBI, for instance, has expanded investor education and awareness programmes in recent years, to help retail investors better understand risks. Despite these efforts, analysts say the surge in retail participation has also fuelled inflated demand for some IPOs and risky speculative activity. One example is RRP Semiconductor, a stock that became a social media obsession and came under regulatory surveillance last year after an astronomical surge – rising 55,000 per cent in 20 months despite negative financials.  “People are not going through the fundamentals and they are blindly following a few of the people and investing in the stocks,” said Mehul Koradia, senior vice president and head of equity sales and equity products at brokerage firm Mirae Asset Sharekhan. “But from intermediaries’ point of view or regulators, they have been doing a very good job of educating people that it is always fundamentals which you need to focus on and we’re seeing the results.” For …