SpaceX Overview

  • Founded

  • 2002

Founded
  • Status

  • Private

  • Employees

  • 12,000

Employees
  • Latest Deal Type

  • Later Stage VC

  • (Rumor/Speculation)
  • Latest Deal Amount

  • $750M

  • Investors

  • 180

SpaceX General Information

Description

Developer of rockets and spacecraft designed to realize the goal of making life multi-planetary. The company designs and manufactures reusable space launch vehicles for the transport of cargo, humans, and payloads into space with features including an attached trunk, a parachute system, multiple engines, and oxygen-based propellants, enabling clients to experience and benefit from affordable spaceflights.

Contact Information

Website
www.spacex.com
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Venture Capital-Backed
Primary Industry
Aerospace and Defense
Primary Office
  • 1 Rocket Road
  • Hawthorne, CA 90250
  • United States
+1 (310) 000-0000

SpaceX Timeline

2020202120222023
Financing RoundCaptured Employee CountEstimated Employee Growth

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SpaceX Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
47. Later Stage VC 02-Jan-2023 $750M 00000 Rumor/Speculation Profitable
46. Secondary Transaction - Private 30-Jun-2022 000 000 Completed Profitable
45. Secondary Transaction - Private 08-Oct-2022 000 Completed Profitable
44. Later Stage VC 04-Aug-2022 00000 000 Completed Profitable
43. Later Stage VC (Series F) 30-Jun-2022 00.000 00.000 00000 Completed Profitable
42. Secondary Transaction - Private 17-Jun-2022 00.000 Completed Profitable
41. Grant 21-Apr-2022 0000 00.000 Completed Profitable
40. Later Stage VC 29-Dec-2021 00000 00.000 Completed Profitable
39. Later Stage VC 20-Sep-2021 $6.69B Completed Profitable
38. Secondary Transaction - Private 13-Sep-2021 $6.69B Completed Profitable
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SpaceX Comparisons

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SpaceX Competitors (23)

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Gilmour Space Technologies Venture Capital-Backed Helensvale, Australia 000 000.00 000000000000 000.00
00000000 0000000 Venture Capital-Backed Abingdon, United Kingdom 000 00000 0000000000 0 00000
0000 000000 Venture Capital-Backed Kirkland, WA 0000 00000 0000000000 0
0000000 000000000 Venture Capital-Backed Cedar Park, TX 000 00000 0000000000 0 00000
0000 0000 00000000 Venture Capital-Backed Beijing, China 000 000.00 00000000000 000.00
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SpaceX Patents

  • 121

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • 000

    Total Patents Families

  • 36

    Granted

  • 9

    Pending

  • 000

    Expiring in next 12 mo

SpaceX Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
DE-102022125180-A1 System and method for accessing computing resources distributed across a group of satellites Pending 30-Sep-2021
DE-102022106904-A1 Systems and methods for beam-shape in hybrid beam-shape antennas Pending 29-Mar-2021 0000000000
US-20220321185-A1 Systems and methods for beamforming in hybrid beamforming antennas Pending 29-Mar-2021 0000000000 0
DE-102022106897-A1 Compact high frequency combiner Pending 29-Mar-2021 000000000
US-20220311467-A1 Compact radio frequency combiner Pending 29-Mar-2021 H04B1/006 0
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SpaceX Executive Team (28)

Name Title Board Seat Contact Info
Bret Johnsen Chief Financial Officer & President of Strategic Acquisitions Group
Gwynne Shotwell Chief Operating Officer, President & Board Member
Tim Hughes JD Senior Vice President & General Counsel
Yuan Song Chief Strategy Officer
Joao Semedo Co-Chief Technology Officer
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SpaceX Board Members (10)

Name Representing Role Since
Antonio Gracias JD Valor Equity Partners Board Member 000 0000
David Kidder Self Board Member 000 0000
Donald Harrison JD Alphabet Board Member 000 0000
Elon Musk Self Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Co-Chief Technology Officer, Chief Engineer/Designer & Chairman 000 0000
Gwynne Shotwell Self Chief Operating Officer, President & Board Member 000 0000
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SpaceX Signals

Growth Rate

0.80% Weekly
Growth
Weekly Growth 0.80%, 93rd %
-35.5%. 530%

Size Multiple

219x Median
Size Multiple 219x, 100th %ile
0.00x 0.95x. 413Kx

Key Data Points

Twitter Followers

5.5k

Similarweb Unique Visitors

15.0K

Majestic Referring Domains

314

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SpaceX Investors (180)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info
369 Growth Partners Venture Capital Minority 000 0000 000000 0
Alpha Dhabi Holding Company Minority 000 0000 000000 0
A.M. Management & Consulting Growth/Expansion Minority 000 0000 000000 0
Andreessen Horowitz Venture Capital Minority 000 0000 000000 0
Baron Funds Asset Manager Minority 000 0000 000000 0
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SpaceX Investments & Acquisitions (7)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
000000.00 11-Jan-2023 00000 0000 00.00 Business/Productivity Software
0000000 16-Nov-2022 00000 0000 000.00 Other Healthcare Technology Systems
00000 (000000 03-Nov-2021 0000000000 Wireless Communications Equipment
0000000000 19-Jan-2021 00000 0000 Media and Information Services (B2B)
Epic Games 18-Sep-2020 Later Stage VC 00.000 Entertainment Software
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SpaceX Subsidiaries (1)

Company Name Industry Location Founded
00000 (00000000 00 Wireless Communications Equipment Mountain View, CA 0000
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SpaceX Exits (2)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
0000000000 19-Jan-2021 00000 00000 00 Completed
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Surrey Satellite Technology 12-Jan-2005 Secondary Transaction - Private Completed
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