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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox person Baiju Prafulkumar Bhatt (born 1984/1985)Шаблон:R is an American entrepreneurШаблон:RШаблон:R of Indian descent.[1] He is the chief creative officer and co-founder, along with Vladimir Tenev, of Robinhood, a US-based financial services company.Шаблон:RШаблон:R[2]

Early life and education

Baiju Prafulkumar Bhatt, the son of Indian immigrants, grew up in Poquoson, Virginia.[3] 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.[4]

Career

In 2013, Bhatt co-founded the trading platform Robinhood with Tenev.[5] The idea stemmed from witnessing the issues in the financial industry during the 2011 protests of Occupy Wall Street.[6] In 2015, Robinhood launched a mobile app.[7]

Following a funding round in May 2018 which increased Robinhood's valuation to $6 billion, Bhatt and Tenev became billionaires.[5][8]

As of August 2021, Forbes has estimated his net worth at US$2.4 billion.[9]

Awards and recognition

Bhatt spoke at Disrupt SF 2018 on investing where he announced plans to launch an IPO for Robinhood in 2019.[10] Bhatt made the Goldhouse 100 most impactful Asians in 2021.[11] Bhatt appeared in a Fast Company list, "Most Creative People", in 2017, and a Forbes "30 Under 30" list in 2016.[12][13]

Personal life

Bhatt is married to Adrienne Sussman.[14] They have one child, and lives in Palo Alto, California.[14][9]

In popular culture

Bhatt is portrayed by Rushi Kota in the 2023 film Dumb Money, a drama about the GameStop short squeeze.[15]

References

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