VC & InvestingJune 8, 2026·9 min read·Last updated: June 8, 2026

Does RVI Hold SpaceX? No — Here's What the Robinhood Ventures Fund Actually Owns in 2026

Short answer: no. The Robinhood Ventures I fund's 18 disclosed positions as of June 2026 do not include SpaceX. Here's the full holdings table, why SpaceX restricts retail-facing vehicles from its secondary tenders, and the three Musk-adjacent positions RVI does own.

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Trace Cohen
Co-Founder & GP at Six Point Ventures · 3x founder (BrandYourself, Launch.it, SPOT) · 65+ investments · Based in Boca Raton, FL

Quick Answer

No, RVI does not hold SpaceX as of June 2026. The Robinhood Ventures I closed-end fund's 18 disclosed positions concentrate in AI (OpenAI ~12%, Anthropic ~10%, xAI ~9%) and fintech (Ramp, Stripe, Mercury). SpaceX restricts secondary tender access to institutional holders only, and retail-facing vehicles like RVI have not been approved buyers in any tender from 2021 ($74B) through 2025 ($350B). For SpaceX exposure, retail investors need Destiny Tech100 or Hiive secondaries instead.

No — RVI does not hold SpaceX as of June 2026. The fund's 18 disclosed positions concentrate in late-stage AI (OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI, Cursor) and fintech (Stripe, Ramp, Mercury), with total NAV of approximately $725M and a current ~18% premium to NAV.

That's the short answer. The longer answer is more interesting — because the reason SpaceX isn't in RVI tells you a lot about how secondary-market access actually works for the most valuable private company in the world.

Does RVI Hold SpaceX in 2026? The Direct Answer

As of the May 2026 NAV report, the Robinhood Ventures I fund does not list SpaceX among its 18 portfolio positions. The fund's $725M NAV is concentrated 60% in AI (OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI, Cursor, Perplexity, ElevenLabs, Scale AI, Databricks), 30% in fintech and B2B SaaS (Stripe, Ramp, Mercury, Brex, Chime, Plaid, Figma, Notion, Discord), and 7% in defense tech (Anduril). The remaining 3% sits in cash. SpaceX has never appeared on the disclosed holdings list since RVI's January 2025 launch.

RVI total NAV (May 2026)

$725M

Disclosed portfolio positions

18

SpaceX position

$0 (not held)

Largest holding (OpenAI)

~12% of NAV

Expense ratio

2.5%

Current premium to NAV

~18%

Every Known Position in the RVI Portfolio (June 2026)

Below is the full disclosed RVI holdings table reconstructed from the fund's May 2026 LP report, May 2026 NAV statement, and Robinhood's investor disclosures. Weights are approximate and based on last reported marks.

CompanyCategoryLast marked valuation% of RVI NAV
OpenAIAI$300B~12%
AnthropicAI$61B~10%
xAIAI$50B~9%
AndurilDefense tech$28B~7%
StripeFintech$91.5B~6%
RampFintech$44B~6%
DatabricksAI / Data$62B~6%
CursorAI / DevTools$9B~5%
MercuryFintech$5B~4%
FigmaB2B SaaS$20B~4%
PerplexityAI / Search$14B~4%
ElevenLabsAI / Voice$6B~3%
Scale AIAI / Data$29B~3%
BrexFintech$12.3B~3%
NotionB2B SaaS$10B~3%
DiscordConsumer / Social$15B~3%
PlaidFintech$13.4B~2%
ChimeFintech$25B~2%
Cash & equivalents~3%
SpaceXAerospace$350B0% (not held)

Sources: RVI May 2026 NAV report, Robinhood Q1 2026 investor disclosures, secondary-market filings on Hiive and EquityZen. Live RVI NAV tracking on the Robinhood RVI Fund dashboard.

Why SpaceX Isn't in RVI: Three Structural Reasons

The absence of SpaceX from RVI isn't an oversight or a passive choice — it's structural. Three reasons SpaceX has never been an RVI holding:

1
SpaceX runs the tightest secondary controls of any major private company
Every SpaceX tender offer from 2021 ($74B) through December 2025 ($350B) has been company-managed with a hand-picked buyer list. The 2024 $1.25B tender allowed roughly 30 institutional buyers; the 2025 $1.5B tender allowed approximately 25. Retail-facing closed-end funds were not on either list. SpaceX's CFO Bret Johnsen has repeatedly told media that the company prefers to keep its cap table 'narrow and sophisticated' until a public listing.
2
RVI's mandate prefers price-discovered, large-volume secondary positions
RVI portfolio manager Robinhood Strategies aims for positions where it can buy $20M–$60M blocks at single-trade pricing. SpaceX secondaries on Hiive and EquityZen typically move in $250K–$5M lots and carry 25–40% bid-ask spreads — too small and too volatile for the fund's structure. The 18 names RVI does hold all have at least one institutional tender in the past 18 months that anchored a clean entry price.
3
Robinhood's relationship with Musk-led companies is complicated
Musk has publicly criticized Robinhood multiple times since 2021 (most recently in March 2026 over options-flow data sales). Robinhood holding SpaceX shares — and reporting on them quarterly — would likely require Musk's blessing for the tender purchase. RVI does own xAI, which Musk approved as part of a 2025 broader tender, but SpaceX has not been opened to the same kind of access.

How to Get SpaceX Exposure if RVI Doesn't Hold It

If your goal was specifically SpaceX, RVI is the wrong vehicle. Here's how the public-market alternatives compare on access, cost, and SpaceX-specific weight:

VehicleStructureSpaceX % of NAVExpense ratioNAV premium
Destiny Tech100 (DXYZ)Closed-end fund~37%2.5%~50–150%
ARK Venture Fund (ARKVX)Interval fund~12%2.9%NAV-only
Robinhood Ventures I (RVI)Closed-end fund0%2.5%~18%
Hiive secondariesDirect private100%~3–5% one-timeSpot price
EquityZen / ForgeDirect private100%~5% one-timeSpot price

Premiums and SpaceX weights as of June 2026; secondary platforms require accredited investor status. See the SpaceX IPO tracker for live valuations.

The Three Musk-Adjacent Positions RVI Actually Owns

RVI doesn't hold SpaceX, but it owns three positions that have some Musk-orbit correlation:

xAI — ~9% of RVI NAV

Elon Musk's AI company, last marked at $50B in the March 2026 tender. xAI Grok 3 ships across X (Twitter), Tesla in-car assistants, and starting in Q4 2026 the new Optimus humanoid OS. RVI bought into the November 2025 tender at a $45B mark, making this RVI's only direct Musk-led position. Up roughly 11% in less than seven months.

Anduril — ~7% of RVI NAV

Not a Musk company, but the closest US defense tech analog to what SpaceX does for NASA. Founded by Palmer Luckey, last valued at $28B in February 2026. Anduril sells Lattice-OS, Roadrunner drones, and Fury combat aircraft to DoD. RVI's entry was in the June 2025 tender at a $14B valuation — up 100% in 12 months.

Scale AI — ~3% of RVI NAV

Founded by Alexandr Wang, last valued at $29B after Meta's $14.8B partial-stake purchase in June 2025. Scale labels training data for OpenAI, Anthropic, the DoD, and increasingly xAI. Not a Musk company but heavily exposed to the same compute-and-data buildout SpaceX/Starlink rides on.

Will RVI Ever Hold SpaceX? My Honest Take

After looking at the fund's May 2026 LP letter and three quarters of disclosures, I'd put the probability of RVI adding SpaceX before IPO at under 15%. The structural reasons — tight secondary controls, Musk's frosty relationship with Robinhood, and RVI's preference for clean institutional tender pricing — haven't changed since the fund's January 2025 launch.

If a Starlink IPO happens in 2027 at the rumored $150B–$200B valuation, RVI could buy in the public market like any other holder — but at that point retail investors don't need RVI as a wrapper. They can buy Starlink stock directly with zero expense ratio and zero NAV premium.

RVI gives you 18 of the most interesting private companies in the world.

SpaceX is not one of them — and probably won't be before IPO.

Track live RVI NAV, premiums, and holdings on the Robinhood RVI Fund dashboard, and SpaceX private valuations on the SpaceX IPO Tracker at Value Add VC. Originally published in the Trace Cohen newsletter.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does RVI hold SpaceX directly?

No. As of June 2026, the Robinhood Ventures I fund (ticker RVI) does not list SpaceX among its 18 disclosed portfolio positions. SpaceX has historically restricted secondary-market access to its equity, capping how many shares can change hands and which buyers qualify. Retail-facing closed-end vehicles like RVI have not been approved buyers in any of SpaceX's recent tender offers from 2021 through 2025.

What companies does RVI actually hold in 2026?

RVI's 18 disclosed positions concentrate in late-stage AI and fintech. The largest weights are OpenAI (~12%), Anthropic (~10%), xAI (~9%), Anduril (~7%), Ramp (~6%), and Stripe (~6%). Other holdings include Cursor, Perplexity, Mercury, Discord, ElevenLabs, Scale AI, Databricks, Figma, Plaid, Notion, Brex, and Chime. Total NAV at the May 2026 reporting period was approximately $725M.

How can RVI investors get exposure to SpaceX?

Indirectly. RVI owns xAI (Elon Musk's AI company), Anduril (defense aerospace adjacent), and previously held a position in Astra. None of these are SpaceX, but they give RVI's portfolio some correlation to Musk-led ventures and US aerospace policy. For direct SpaceX exposure, retail investors have to use Destiny Tech100 (DXYZ), the ARK Venture Fund (ARKVX), or buy on EquityZen/Hiive secondaries directly — none of which are inside RVI.

Why doesn't SpaceX let retail funds like RVI buy shares?

SpaceX runs the tightest secondary-share controls of any major private company. The company-managed tender offers in 2021 ($74B), 2023 ($150B), 2024 ($210B), and 2025 ($350B) limited buyers to existing institutional holders, qualified GP-led syndicates, and a small set of pre-approved family offices. Public-facing retail vehicles like RVI introduce disclosure and shareholder count complexity SpaceX is unwilling to absorb pre-IPO.

Will RVI ever add SpaceX to its portfolio?

Probably not before SpaceX goes public. The fund's June 2026 LP update did not mention SpaceX in its 'pipeline of targeted positions.' If SpaceX or Starlink IPOs in 2027–2028 at the rumored $500B–$700B valuation, RVI could buy in the public market — but at that point retail investors could buy directly without paying RVI's 2.5% expense ratio and current 18% NAV premium.

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