Who will benefit most from SpaceX IPO? Mostly Elon — and a few from his inner circle
Elon Musk's control over SpaceX remains significant as the company prepares for its IPO. The IPO is expected to raise around $75 billion, with a post-money valuation of $1.7 trillion. Key shareholders include Musk and a few board members who stand to benefit from the company's success.
- ▪Elon Musk owns just under 850 million Class A shares and nearly 5.6 billion Class B shares in SpaceX.
- ▪The IPO is projected to raise $75 billion, making even a 1% stake worth $17 billion.
- ▪Key shareholders include Antonio Gracias, Luke Nosek, and Gwynne Shotwell, each holding significant shares.
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While there are some shocking revelations in SpaceX’s S-1 as it gets ready to become a public company, Elon Musk’s total control of the company perhaps isn’t one of them. I could argue that the oddball provision where Elon Musk gets up to a billion more shares to add to his already oversized, company-controlling cache once a million people are living on Mars (yes, really), is perhaps the most jaw-dropping. It is also fairly unserious. Musk controls and can vote those shares now, by the way. But even a billion extra super-voting rights shares are immaterial in this company’s setup because Musk is, by miles, the largest shareholder in the company.
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