Robinhood Markets has outlined its principles for opening private markets to retail investors through Robinhood Ventures, while simultaneously securing regulatory approval to offer brokerage services in Singapore.
The twin announcements signal the company’s push to expand both its product range and geographic footprint in 2026.
Robinhood Ventures Targets Private Market Access
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev laid out three guiding principles for the firm’s private markets arm. The fund pledges to operate with transparency, protect investors through valuation discipline, and respect issuer preferences on retail exposure.
Robinhood Ventures Fund I, which trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker RVI, holds stakes in companies including OpenAI, Stripe, Ramp, Revolut, and Databricks.
The fund requires no accreditation minimums and charges no performance fees.
RVI recently acquired a $75 million position in OpenAI, purchased on April 17. After an 11% decline on its March debut, the fund has since rebounded 30%.
Singapore Expansion Through MAS Approval
Separately, Robinhood crypto head Johann Kerbrat announced that the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) granted in-principle approval for the company to offer brokerage services in the city-state.
The approval covers trading of securities and exchange-traded derivatives, custody services, product financing, and collective investment funds.
Singapore serves as Robinhood’s Asia-Pacific headquarters, where its subsidiary Bitstamp Asia already holds a Major Payment Institution license.
An in-principle approval does not yet constitute a full license. MAS must confirm that specified conditions are met before Robinhood Singapore Pte. Ltd. can begin operations.
Robinhood’s stock has dropped roughly 39% year-to-date after tripling in 2025. The company approved a $1.5 billion share buyback program in March to counter the slide.
Despite this news, Robinhood stock, HOOD, is down 5%, and was trading for $83.44 as of this writing.
