Robinhood Ventures Fund I (RVI) priced its initial public offering at $25.00 per share for 12,615,608 common shares, creating a fund valued at $658.4 million. With the underwriter's option to purchase additional shares exercised in full, the total size could reach $705.7 million.
The fund began trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday under the ticker RVI, offering retail investors access to stakes in privately held technology companies. Holdings named in coverage include financial services firm Revolut and software company Databricks.
On its first day of trading, the fund fell about 11%, a decline noted amid broadly challenging conditions in public markets.
The fund provides retail investors exposure to privately held technology companies—reportedly including firms such as Revolut and Databricks—by holding shares of those private companies within a publicly traded vehicle.
The IPO priced the fund at $658.4 million. If the underwriter's option to buy additional shares (the
Coverage notes the fund fell about 11% on day one; reporting links the decline to a difficult overall environment for public markets rather than a specific company announcement.
The fund is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and trades under the ticker RVI.
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