Topics
Latest
AI
Amazon
Image Credits:TechCrunch
Apps
Biotech & Health
Climate
Image Credits:TechCrunch
Cloud Computing
Department of Commerce
Crypto
Enterprise
EVs
Fintech
fund-raise
appliance
bet on
Government & Policy
Hardware
Layoffs
Media & Entertainment
Meta
Microsoft
concealment
Robotics
Security
Social
Space
Startups
TikTok
Transportation
Venture
More from TechCrunch
Events
Startup Battlefield
StrictlyVC
newssheet
Podcasts
Videos
Partner Content
TechCrunch Brand Studio
Crunchboard
Contact Us
We ’re thrilled to harbinger thatBaiju Bhatt , cobalt - founder of Robinhood and founder and CEO ofAetherflux , will be link us for a rare , intimate fireside chat as part of TechCrunch ’s StrictlyVC evening serial onJune 18 on Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park .
As with all of our StrictlyVC evenings , the eventwill boast just a handful of quality conversations — and Bhatt ’s will be one you wo n’t want to miss .
If you ’ve followed the translation of retail investment over the last decade , you ’ve seen Bhatt ’s fingerprints all over it . As the cobalt - founder of Robinhood , he helped redefine how millions interact with the stock market — prioritise white design , exploiter - centrical product thinking , and , of course , commission - free trading .
Since step back from his executive role at Robinhood , Bhatt has been quiet working on something radically new : Aetherflux , a space - based solar free energy startup aiming to beam power from orbit to Earth using infrared optical maser . The vision ? Clean , consistent DOE , deliver to the most remote corners of the planet . Bhatt is betting on it in more ways than one , including by pouring , to date , $ 10 million of his own investment firm into the inauguration , which has now raised$60 millionaltogether .
At this sole gathering , Bhatt will deplumate back the curtain on some of lesson get a line from build Robinhood ; why he trust the future of energy lies beyond Earth ’s air ; what it took to transition from fintech to infinite tech , why now , and what he has chance while fundraising in 2025 . ( Yes , he ’s a proved entrepreneur , but he ’s not immune to the market ’s ebbs and flows . )
Space is limited by design at StrictlyVC upshot to bring our readers nigher to those dominating the headline ( and so you may ask questions ) . If you ’re build , investment , or just obsessed with what ’s next , you ’ll want to join us for this one . It happens at the Quad on June 18 , good manners of our co - host in the outcome , Mayfield . threshold open at 5 p.m. for networking and drink , surveil by the program and more networking and drinks .
Register your nates hereto join the conversation with the leader and VCs shaping the startup world .
