Baiju Bhatt - Co-Founder of Robinhood & CEO of Aetherflux (Video)
In this 31 July 2025 video, host Shawn Ryan talks with Baiju Bhatt, the Founder and CEO of Aetherflux, a space-based solar energy startup launched in 2024 which aims to beam power from orbit to Earth using infrared lasers.
A first-generation American of Gujarati descent, Bhatt co-founded Robinhood in 2013 with Vlad Tenev, serving as co-CEO until 2020 and Chief Creative Officer until March 2024, helping to revolutionize commission-free trading. He holds a BS in Physics and an MS in Mathematics from Stanford and previously started two finance companies in New York before launching Robinhood. Inspired by his father’s career at NASA, Bhatt founded Aetherflux, which has raised $60 million in funding with plans for a 2026 satellite demonstration to deliver clean energy to remote regions. He is a Forbes-listed billionaire with a net worth of $2.5 billion and an advocate for commercial space innovation.
https://youtu.be/Bt0vTrAtp0w
00:00 Introduction
01:47 Technology & Social Interaction
06:31 Classic Cars & COVID Projects
15:01 Driving Schools & Off-Road Adventures
18:43 Early Life, Family & Motivation
36:24 Particle Physics & Quantum Mechanics
42:49 Uncertainty Principle & Entanglement
54:49 Reflections on Higher Power
58:28 Psychedelics & Spiritual Awakening
01:23:46 Extraterrestrial Life & Conspiracies
01:33:27 Remote Viewing & Human Communication
01:41:03 Birth of Robinhood & Zero Commission Trading
02:01:32 GameStop Saga & Market Shifts
02:22:11 Life Changes & Space Ventures
02:24:31 Capitalism & the Future of Space
02:29:47 Aetherflux: Space Solar Power
02:40:18 Applications & Military Uses
03:09:30 Challenges, Vision & Final Thoughts
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