SpaceX
SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft, and operates the Starlink satellite-internet constellation. Founded by Elon Musk in 2002 and based in Starbase, Texas, the company has raised over $11B in primary funding and was valued at roughly $400B in a mid-2025 employee tender, making it the most valuable private company in the world.
Company snapshot
- Active
- Total funding
- $11B
- Funding rounds
- 35
- Last round (Secondary Market)
- $1.3B
- Last round date
- Jul 2025
- Founded
- 2002
- Employees
- 10001+
- Headquarters
- Starbase, Texas, United States
Last round vs total raised$1.3B of $11B
Founders
Elon Musk
Industries
- Aerospace
- Space Travel
- Satellite Internet
- Telecommunications
Notable investors
| Investor | Role |
|---|---|
| Founders Fund | Lead |
| Sequoia Capital | Co-investor |
| a16z (Andreessen Horowitz) | Co-investor |
| Fidelity Investments | Co-investor |
| Co-investor | |
| Gigafund | Lead |
| Valor Equity Partners | Co-investor |