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TechCrunch May 21, 2026 at 21:39 Startups Rising Hot

Who will benefit most from SpaceX IPO? Mostly Elon — and a few from his inner circle

Elon Musk has the largest stake in SpaceX by billions of shares. The other biggest shareholders also have longstanding and deep ties to Musk.

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May 21, 2026 at 21:39 TechCrunch

Who will benefit most from SpaceX IPO? Mostly Elon — and a few from his inner circle

Elon Musk has the largest stake in SpaceX by billions of shares. The other biggest shareholders also have longstanding and deep ties to M...

May 21, 2026 at 19:35 TechCrunch

Forget ‘TechnoKing’: Elon Musk will really be king at SpaceX

Musk, who will have more than 50% of the voting power, will have a monarchical grip over the publicly-traded version of SpaceX — control ...

May 20, 2026 at 23:03 TechCrunch

The SpaceX IPO filing is filled with AI bets, Starship dreams, and Elon Musk at the center

SpaceX has finally made the contents of its IPO filing public, weeks ahead of what is expected to be the largest IPO ever and one that wi...

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Famously secret about its finances, SpaceX opens its books for the first time

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xAI burned $6.4B last year — SpaceX’s IPO filing shows why the spending is far from over

SpaceX's IPO filing reveals xAI lost $6.4 billion in 2025 while planning a massive Grok expansion — offering the first public look at Elo...

May 20, 2026 at 21:55 TechCrunch

Musk’s xAI is being sued over its data center generators — now it’s buying $2.8B more

Elon Musk's xAI said it will buy $2.8 billion worth of natural gas turbines over the next three years, according to SpaceX's IPO filing.

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