# SpaceX funding: rounds and investors > SpaceX has raised $42B across 8 rounds since 2017. Investors include Google, Apollo and Apollo. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/spacex (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Funded startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *SpaceX* 8 rounds we have observed, with the 5 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. Aerospace & Space AI Big Data & Analytics Cloud Raised this month Valuation: $400B, Mar 2026 Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$42B** raised across 8 rounds since 2017, from 12 sources **$350M** Series H **$100M** Round **$214M** Round **$500M** Round **$1.0B** Round **$40B** Debt - **Latest round:** Debt, $40B Oct 2026 - **Led by:** Apollo and Apollo and 1 more - **Step-up i:** 40× - **Investors:** 5 (4 led) See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 **$350M** Series H **$100M** Round **$500M** Round **$1.0B** Round **?** Round **?** Round **$40B** Debt - **First round:** Series H, $350M - **Biggest round:** $40B - **Usual gap between rounds:** 5 months [**SpaceX** AI 1 / 15 Their pitch deck **SpaceX's pitch deck, 15 slides** Each slide read for what it argues, against the decks that raised at the same stage.](https://millionrounds.com/decks/spacex) ## The rounds - **Oct 2026** Debt **$40B** *4 new* [Apollo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/apollo-global-management) Lead [Apollo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/apollo) Lead [Goldman Sachs Group Inc](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs-group-inc) Lead [PIMCO](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pimco) Reported by Crypto Briefing and 4 others - **Dec 2025** Round **Amount undisclosed** No investor was named in the report. Reported by TechCrunch SEC filing: $1.8M sold, first sale May 2025 - **Jul 2025** Round **Amount undisclosed** No investor was named in the report. Reported by TechCrunch SEC filing: $1.8M sold, first sale May 2025 - **May 2019** Round **$1.0B** No investor was named in the report. Reported by Spacenews - **Apr 2019** Round **$500M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by Primeunicornindex - **Apr 2018** Round **$214M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by GeekWire - **Nov 2017** Round **$100M** No investor was named in the report. Reported by TechCrunch - **Jul 2017** Series H **$350M** *1 new* [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) Lead Reported by Spacenews ## Who was in which round The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led. **Series H** 2017 **Round** 2017 **Round** 2018 **Round** 2019 **Round** 2019 **Round** 2025 **Round** 2025 **Debt** 2026 [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) L [Apollo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/apollo-global-management) L [Apollo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/apollo) L [Goldman Sachs Group Inc](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs-group-inc) L [PIMCO](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pimco) ## Everyone who backed them [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments) Accelerator **1** round, led 1 [Apollo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/apollo-global-management) Private equity **1** round, led 1 [Apollo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/apollo) Company **1** round, led 1 [Goldman Sachs Group Inc](https://millionrounds.com/fund/goldman-sachs-group-inc) Investment firm **1** round, led 1 [PIMCO](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pimco) Asset manager **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=spacex). ## Quick answers about SpaceX ### Who invested in SpaceX? SpaceX's investors include Google, Apollo, Apollo, Goldman Sachs Group Inc and PIMCO. Apollo led its latest round. ### How much has SpaceX raised? SpaceX has raised $42B across 8 rounds since 2017. 2 rounds did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor. ### When did SpaceX last raise? SpaceX's most recent round was a Debt of $40B in Oct 2026, led by Apollo. ### What was SpaceX's biggest round? Its most recent round, $40B in Oct 2026, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed SpaceX first? SpaceX's first round on record, in Jul 2017, was backed by Google. ### What stage is SpaceX at? SpaceX's latest named round is a Debt, in Oct 2026. ### Where is SpaceX based? SpaceX is based in the United States. ### Who led SpaceX's rounds? Google led the Series H in 2017; Apollo led the Debt in 2026. ## Companies like SpaceX In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**xPay** $1.5M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/xpay)[**Apex** $1.1B · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/apex)[**STRIVE** $1.3B · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/strive)[**FORT Robotics** $39M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/fort-robotics)[**Albert Invent** $20M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/albert-invent)[**Xona** $512M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/xona) ## Books about them - Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future Ashlee Vance · 2015 4.12 from 456,221 ratings on Goodreads About the book Elon Musk, the entrepreneur and innovator behind SpaceX, Tesla, and SolarCity, sold one of his internet companies, PayPal, for $1.5 billion. 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