You will be invited to a fireplace chat with Bye Jubat on Sandhill Road on June 18th at StrictlyVC

I’m happy to announce that Baiju Bhattco-founder and founder and CEO of Robinhood aetherfluxJoin a rare, intimate fireside chat as part of TechCrunch’s StrictlyVC evening series June 18th at Sandhill Road in Menlo Park.

As with all our strict evenings, event Here’s just a handful of selective conversations – and the bat becomes something you don’t want to miss.

If I followed the transformation of retail investment over the past decade, I have seen Bhatt’s fingerprints. As a co-founder of Robinhood, he helped redefine how millions interact with the stock market. We prioritize clean design, user-centric product thinking, and of course, fee-free transactions.

Since retreating from his executive role at Robinhood, Bhatt has quietly worked on something radically new. AetherFlux is a space-based solar energy startup that aims to view from orbit to Earth using infrared lasers. vision? Clean and consistent energy is delivered to the planet’s most remote corners. Bhatt has put his own $10 million in funding in the startup and bets it in one or more ways. $60 million Overall.

In this exclusive gathering, Bhatt pulls back the curtains with some of the lessons he has learned from building the Robinhood. Why does he believe that the future of energy is beyond the Earth’s atmosphere? What is necessary to move from Fintech to space technology, and why did he meet now while raising funds in 2025?

The design at StrictlyVC events limits space and brings readers closer to (and can ask questions) who control the headline. If you’re into building, investing, or simply building, you’ll want to join us in this. It will occur on the quad on June 18th. Thanks to Mayfield, the co-host of the event. The door opens at 5pm for networking and drinks, followed by the program and more networking and drinks.

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