SpaceX Reserves 5% of IPO Stock for Direct Buyers as $75 Billion Listing Nears
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Updated · CNBC · Jun 1
SpaceX Reserves 5% of IPO Stock for Direct Buyers as $75 Billion Listing Nears
6 articles · Updated · CNBC · Jun 1
Up to 5% of SpaceX’s IPO shares will be set aside for “certain employees and persons” through a direct share program, according to an amended filing Monday.
The filing says participants will be chosen at executives’ discretion and their shares will not face lock-up restrictions, giving selected buyers early access usually concentrated among large institutional investors.
A roadshow could begin this week, with SpaceX targeting a Nasdaq debut as soon as June 12 in an offering expected to raise about $75 billion.
The amendment also detailed SpaceX’s Anthropic ties: the AI company is leasing compute capacity equal to roughly 325,000 Nvidia GPUs and would pay $1.25 billion a month through May 2029, though either side can end the deal after an initial period with 90 days’ notice.
That disclosure lands as Anthropic has also confidentially filed for an IPO, underscoring how SpaceX’s blockbuster listing is unfolding alongside shifting relationships in the AI infrastructure market.
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SpaceX’s $1.75 Trillion IPO: Unprecedented Valuation, AI Integration, and Market Impact
Overview
SpaceX is set to make its public debut with an IPO on June 12, 2026, following a strategic merger with Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup, xAI. This merger boosted SpaceX’s valuation to $1 trillion and xAI’s to $250 billion, creating a combined value of $1.25 trillion. As a result, the SpaceX IPO is expected to be a landmark event in financial history, redefining the scale of market entries and positioning itself as one of the largest IPOs ever. The event highlights SpaceX’s expanded scope and signals a new era for both the company and the broader financial markets.