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SpaceX Files Confidentially with SEC for IPO — $2T+ Valuation, June Listing

On April 1, 2026, SpaceX submitted a confidential draft registration statement to the SEC, confirmed by Bloomberg and CNBC, targeting a June Nasdaq listing. Initial valuation guidance was $1.75 trillion with a targeted $75 billion raise; by April 6 investor testing-the-waters meetings pushed the target above $2 trillion — what would be the largest IPO in history, tripling Saudi Aramco's $25.6 billion 2019 record. The company merged with Elon Musk's xAI in February 2026, combining space, satellite, and AI assets. Starlink generates an estimated $8.2 billion in annual revenue. Public S-1 expected in late April–May, ahead of OpenAI and Anthropic listings.

Why it matters

SpaceX going public is a sector-defining event that will re-rate every private space company overnight. The $2T target leans heavily on the orbital data center thesis — investors are being asked to price in xAI's potential to monetize Starlink's network for space-based AI inference. Whether that multiple holds is the defining question of the 2026 space capital cycle. For every founder in NewSpace, this is the exit validation they've been waiting 15 years for.

The numbers

Amount

$75B

Valuation

$2T

Details

Funding

Amount: $75B
Valuation: $2T
Round: ipo

Coverage

1 report

bloomberg.com ·Apr 2, 2026
SpaceX Aims for Over $2 Trillion Valuation in Planned IPO
Bloomberg reports SpaceX boosted its IPO target above $2T by April 2 after investor testing-the-waters feedback. Senior bankers are hosting meetings ahead of the formal roadshow. The post-xAI merger entity now spans rockets, Starlink (6M+ subscribers), and AI infrastructure. Valuation implies an 87x revenue multiple compared to $15-16B annual revenue.

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