Robinhood’s newly listed RVI fund secures about $75M stake in OpenAI, broadening retail access to private tech

Robinhood Ventures Fund I said it invested about $75 million in OpenAI on April 17, 2026, marking a direct private-market stake by the newly launched fund ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}.

The investment was made through Robinhood Ventures Fund I (ticker: RVI), a closed‑end vehicle that began trading on the NYSE on March 6, 2026; Robinhood positions RVI as a way for retail investors to access private companies previously unavailable on public markets ^{[1] [4] [3]}.

Robinhood said the RVI stake comprises approximately $75 million of OpenAI common shares and highlighted that the fund’s portfolio includes private holdings such as Airwallex, Databricks, Stripe, Revolut and Ramp; the company also noted broader private-market scale, citing that private firms outnumber public ones and were estimated at over $10 trillion in value as of Q1 2025 ^{[4] [1] [3]}.

The move gives retail investors indirect exchange-listed exposure to OpenAI via RVI, according to Robinhood’s disclosures ^{[1] [3]}.