Robinhood launched a decade ago as a stock trading and investing app. During that time, it’s become a retail investment behemoth — but not without its share of controversy, including the GameStop trade freeze of 2021 and two rounds of layoffs last year. Add to that a declining user base and it begs the question, what’s next for Robinhood?
We’re excited to announce that we’ll all learn the answer to that question when Vlad Tenev, the company’s co-founder and CEO, joins us on the Fintech Stage for a session called “What’s Robinhood’s Next Chapter?” on September 19 during TechCrunch Disrupt 2023.
The company has been busy expanding its product portfolio. Last year, it unveiled Robinhood Retirement, an IRA designed for people — think gig workers and contractors — who work outside the typical 9–5 grind. They generally f …
