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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 & SpaceAIBig Data & AnalyticsCloud

Raised this monthValuation: $400B, Mar 2026

Funding summaryUpdated 26 Oct 2026

$42Braised across 8 rounds since 2017, from 12 sources

$350MSeries H$100MRound$214MRound$500MRound$1.0BRound$40BDebt
Latest round
Debt, $40BOct 2026
Led by
Apollo and Apolloand 1 more
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Investors
5 (4 led)
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The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

20172019202120232025
$350MSeries H$100MRound$500MRound$1.0BRound?Round?Round$40BDebt
First round
Series H, $350M
Jul 2017
Biggest round
$40B
Debt · Oct 2026
Usual gap between rounds
5 months
the median of 7
SpaceXAI1 / 15Their pitch deckSpaceX's pitch deck, 15 slidesEach slide read for what it argues, against the decks that raised at the same stage.

The rounds

  1. Oct 2026
    Debt$40B4 new

    Reported by Crypto Briefing and 4 others

  2. Dec 2025
    RoundAmount undisclosed

    No investor was named in the report.

    Reported by TechCrunchSEC filing: $1.8M sold, first sale May 2025

  3. Jul 2025
    RoundAmount undisclosed

    No investor was named in the report.

    Reported by TechCrunchSEC filing: $1.8M sold, first sale May 2025

  4. May 2019
    Round$1.0B

    No investor was named in the report.

    Reported by Spacenews

  5. Apr 2019
    Round$500M

    No investor was named in the report.

    Reported by Primeunicornindex

  6. Apr 2018
    Round$214M

    No investor was named in the report.

    Reported by GeekWire

  7. Nov 2017
    Round$100M

    No investor was named in the report.

    Reported by TechCrunch

  8. Jul 2017
    Series H$350M1 new

    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 H2017Round2017Round2018Round2019Round2019Round2025Round2025Debt2026GoogleLApolloLApolloLGoldman Sachs Group IncLPIMCO

Everyone who backed them

GoogleAccelerator1round, led 1
ApolloPrivate equity1round, led 1
ApolloCompany1round, led 1
Goldman Sachs Group IncInvestment firm1round, led 1
PIMCOAsset manager1round

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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.

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