Hoodcat

Meet $JIRO — The Robinhood Cat Sometimes the best internet stories begin with the most unexpected question. A recent post about Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev points to the 2026 edition of the Japanese magazine 宅建受験新報 (Takken Juken Shinpo) and shares an unusually personal detail about the Robinhood founder: his family’s love for their pets. According to the story, Vlad’s family has two beloved animals — a Shiba Inu named Kitsu and a cat named Jiro.