You’re invited to a fireside chat with Baiju Bhatt on Sand Hill Road on June 18 at StrictlyVC

We’re thrilled to announce that Baiju Bhatt, co-founder of Robinhood and founder and CEO of Aetherflux, will be joining us for a rare, intimate fireside chat as part of TechCrunch’s StrictlyVC evening series on June 18 on Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park. As with all of our StrictlyVC evenings, the event will feature just a handful of select conversations — and Bhatt’s will be one you won’t want to miss. If you’ve followed the transformation of retail investing over the last decade, you’ve seen Bhatt’s fingerprints all over it. As the co-founder of Robinhood, he helped redefine how millions interact with the stock market — prioritizing clean design, user-centric product thinking, and, of course, commission-free trading. Since stepping back from his executive role at Robinhood, Bhatt has been quietly working on something radically new: Aetherflux, a space-based solar energy startup aiming to beam power from orbit to Earth using infrared lasers. The vision? Clean, consistent energy, deliv ... Read full article.