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Updated · The Globe and Mail · Jun 24
SpaceX Completes $75 Billion IPO at $1.8 Trillion Valuation
Updated
Updated · The Globe and Mail · Jun 24

SpaceX Completes $75 Billion IPO at $1.8 Trillion Valuation

3 articles · Updated · The Globe and Mail · Jun 24

Summary

  • $75 billion made SpaceX’s June listing the largest IPO on record, valuing the rocket and satellite company at about $1.8 trillion.
  • The deal is presented as part of a broader U.S. capital surge into frontier technology, with investors pouring money into AI, space and medical tech companies that barely existed a few decades ago.
  • Alphabet raised $85 billion around the same time for its next AI buildout, and OpenAI and Anthropic are seen as potential IPO candidates at valuations near or above $1 trillion.
  • That fundraising wave is cited as evidence of a U.S. system that backs entrepreneurs and deep capital markets, in contrast to Canada’s weaker pipeline for new public growth companies.

Insights

Canada has $2.5 trillion in pension funds. Why is its startup scene in 'freefall' while US tech booms?
Is Canada's focus on supporting small businesses preventing it from ever creating its own global tech giants like SpaceX?