$CATSTRO
The lore
Fidel Catstro is not just a cat.
He is the Chief Cat of Robinhood.
This section is community lore built from publicly available posts.
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Baiju follows a cat on Instagram named "Fidel Catstro"
A cat-only Instagram profile, @msfidelcatstro, sits quietly among the accounts followed by Robinhood co-founder Baiju Bhatt. Not a stock ticker. Not a fintech account. A cat, with a very specific name.
View @msfidelcatstro on Instagram ↗
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The same cat has a Facebook profile — dating back to 2012
In February 2014, Baiju posted a photo with the cat. The profile itself predates that post, reaching back to 2012 — long before $CATSTRO, long before this website, long before anyone was looking.
View the 2014 Facebook post ↗
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A second photo, same day, no cat in the way
In the Facebook photo, Baiju's face is partially covered by the cat. But an archived snapshot of Robinhood's own "Company" page from that same era — captured on the Wayback Machine — shows a different angle from the same shoot. No cat blocking the view this time.
View the archived Robinhood page ↗
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Fidel makes multiple appearances on Baiju's own Instagram
This isn't a one-off photo. The same cat shows up more than once, across years, on Baiju Bhatt's personal Instagram — the kind of recurring cameo reserved for an actual member of the household. Or the company.
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The Facebook "Work" section lists his job title: Chief Cat, Robinhood, since 2011
This is the detail that turns a cute coincidence into a story worth minting. On that same Facebook profile, under "Work," the listed position isn't "pet" or "family cat." It reads Chief Cat at Robinhood — since 2011. Fifteen years on the job, and until now, nobody gave him a token.
View the profile ↗
