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SpaceX raised $75 billion in the largest IPO in history. Japanese retail investors got $2.2 billion of it.
ThinkingNews Desk · how this was written
SpaceX has launched the largest initial public offering in history. The offering has attracted significant investor demand, including substantial orders from major institutional firms and retail investors. Other companies are now attempting to capitalize on the market momentum generated by this record-breaking event.
Written from all 5 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- The Next Web·What SpaceX’s record IPO really means for the OpenAI and Anthropic listings behind it
- The Next Web·AI bubble fears are spreading, even as SpaceX readies the biggest IPO ever
- TechMeme·Sources: SpaceX's IPO has attracted $70B+ in orders from retail investors, who are expected to be allocated at least 20% of the available shares (Bloomberg)
- TechMeme·Sources: BlackRock put in an order to buy at least $5B worth of SpaceX shares; SpaceX received an over $1B request from a single family-office investor (Wall Street Journal)
- TechCrunch·Quantum Space’s military SPAC is trying to catch SpaceX’s IPO wave
- The Next Web·BlackRock ordered $5 billion in SpaceX shares as IPO demand hit $250 billion, nearly 4x oversubscribed
- TechMeme·Sources: Founders Fund's ~3% stake in SpaceX is now worth $50B+, after investing $600M; a16z will get the biggest return in its history, with a $10B+ stake (Bloomberg)
- The Next Web·SpaceX raised $75 billion in the largest IPO in history. Japanese retail investors got $2.2 billion of it.
- The Next Web·Founders Fund put $600M into SpaceX. The IPO just turned it into $50bn.
- The Next Web·A SpaceX-Tesla merger was a fantasy. The IPO just made it look plausible.
- The Verge·SpaceX’s massive IPO: all the latest news
- TechCrunch·SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI’s hot IPO summer
- TechCrunch·Robinhood sees ‘record-breaking’ traffic after SpaceX stock debuts
- Engadget·The SpaceX IPO broke Robinhood for some people
- TechCrunch·SpaceX IPO closes up 19% and delivers the world’s first trillionaire
SpaceX made its debut, trading higher than $135. The company's IPO closed up 19%. It delivered the world's first trillionaire.
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- The IPOs of SpaceX, Anthropic, and OpenAI could add up to $4T to US stock market value within months, fueling concerns they could trigger more capital-raising (The Economist)3 outlets
- SpaceX rings the bell on its Nasdaq debut, and Musk admits he gave it ‘less than a 10% chance’3 outlets
- SpaceX reports Q2 revenue of $4.29B from its connectivity division, which includes Starlink, $100B of cash and marketable securities, and a $47.5B order backlog (Nathan Bomey/Axios)3 outlets