Baiju Bhatt

Co-Founder & Director, Robinhood Markets

Search every verified Baiju Bhatt interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Baiju Bhatt, co-founder of Robinhood, has been discussing his transition from financial technology to space-based ventures. In recent interviews, he described founding Aetherflux in 2024, a space-based solar energy startup, which he later renamed Cowboy Space Corporation. He stated that the company is developing rocket engines and aims to build a power grid in space to supply energy for artificial intelligence data centers, with an initial application of powering remote Department of Defense installations. Bhatt said the company is pursuing a vertically integrated solution to put data centers in orbit, arguing that space-based capacity could be scaled in weeks compared to multi-year timelines for ground-based development. Bhatt has also reflected on his experience building Robinhood, which he said was founded during the Occupy Wall Street era to address frustrations about access to financial markets. He described the company as putting "the power of capitalism in people's pockets" and empowering a new generation of consumers. In discussing entrepreneurship, Bhatt said he believes founders need "an irrational belief in yourself" and advised aspiring entrepreneurs to "stop talking to me and go work on your idea." He characterized his motivation for starting a space company as wanting to "increase the commercial envelope of space," which he described as an underdeveloped sector of the economy.