SpaceX IPO could make Elon Musk world's first trillionaire
Austin, May 21
,: Elon Musk, who already enjoys the title of world's richest person, could soon have one more feather in his cap. The Tesla and SpaceX boss could become the world's first trillionaire as his space and AI company prepares to go public.
Musk, who is the majority owner in SpaceX, will see his wealth soar and could touch the trillion-dollar mark once the shares are available for trading. Musk's control of SpaceX comes from 85% voting power that he has owing to the supervoting Class B shares that get 10 votes for every 1 vote held by Class A shares.
The rocket maker that has been in existence since 2002 has made bold bets with ambitions ranging from colonizing Mars to setting up AI data centers in space.
The shares are likely to list next month with Musk having around a month's time to market the IPO and gather support for the public listing.
The IPO is going to be the biggest ever and will surpass Aramco's 2020 listing which saw the Saudi oil giant raising $29.4 billion.
It is not yet clear how much SpaceX would raise from public but the papers filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) revealed a tough financial picture with losses mounting. The company reported losses of $4.3 billion for the three months ended March.
The SpaceX merger with Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI in February made things difficult for the space company because of the massive spending needs of the AI firm on building data centres in a highly competitive market. On the merger, Musk said that the coming together of these companies will create an "innovation engine" putting AI, rockets, space-based internet, and media under one roof.
SpaceX also revealed that it has signed a deal with artificial intelligence startup Anthropic which will pay the Musk-owned company $1.25 billion a month for access to its compute data centres. The deal period extends till May 2029.
The filing showed that SpaceX would trade on the Nasdaq exchange under the ticker symbol SPCX. The IPO would test investor interest in Musk's vast business interests even as he grapples with mounting challenges at Tesla.
— ANI
Reader Comments
Honestly, this just feels like another step in the tech-billionaire circus. $4.3 billion loss in one quarter and still going public? That's not innovation, that's risk. Meanwhile, millions struggle for basics here. But I guess markets love hype more than sense.
Kaun hai ye log? 😂 One trillion dollars could solve India's farmer debt, healthcare, and education for decades. But no, let's fund AI data centers in space. Musk is a visionary, no doubt, but the wealth inequality is just criminal at this point.
Interesting move. The merger with xAI seems risky but strategic. The Anthropic deal for $1.25 billion/month is wild – that's some serious compute. I'd be cautious about the losses though. IPOs are not always a win for retail investors.
I respect the ambition but the losses are scary. 4.3 billion in three months! That's almost 50k crore rupees gone in a quarter. The AI merger might be a distraction from SpaceX's core mission. Let's see if the IPO hype justifies the value. I'm skeptical.
Yaar, the way things work in India, even a crorepati is a big deal. Trillionaire? That's next level. But as an investor, I'd rather put money in something stable like an Indian IPO. Musk's companies are too volatile – one tweet and the stock tanks!
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