Retail traders can now get long OpenAI as Robinhood's venture fund takes a stake
Summary
Robinhood Ventures Fund I, an investment vehicle that lets regular traders buy into private companies, invested $75 million in OpenAI, the AI company behind ChatGPT. This gives retail investors (non-professional traders) access to ownership stakes in one of the most influential artificial intelligence companies, reflecting growing investor demand for exposure to leading AI firms.
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Original source: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/22/retail-traders-can-now-get-long-openai-as-robinhoods-venture-fund-takes-a-stake.html
First tracked: April 22, 2026 at 02:00 PM
Classified by LLM (prompt v3) · confidence: 85%